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REAL. LIFE. Exhibit remembers anniversary of Haiti earthquake

9 January, 2011 - 09:41

(PORTLAND, Ore. January 6, 2011)-At the one-year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, Medical Teams International offers special opportunities for visitors to the REAL. LIFE. Exhibit to experience what life is like for people in Haiti after the disaster.

In the newly opened multisensory Haiti earthquake vignette, visitors can:

  • Stand in the rubble at an intersection in Haiti's capital and feel the immensity of the destruction.
  • Meet Augustina, a widow, who lives with her five children in a tent made of tree branches, sheets, and a tarp. More than one million people still live in tent shelters one year after the earthquake.
  • See the drawings of children who watched family members die in the quake. Hear their voices as they try to recover from their trauma.
  • Share the REAL. HOPE. that volunteers from Medical Teams International continue to bring to thousands of people affected by the earthquake.

Since the earthquake, Medical Teams International has shipped medicines and supplies valued at $9 million, sent more than 170 medical volunteers, and served more than 445,000 people[...]

[Published in AidNews - Read the original article]