"I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you
who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve" Albert Schweitzer

Friday, May 28, 2010

Haiti's Steps To Recovery

Amputation has become one of the defining injuries of January's catastrophic earthquake in Haiti. Thousands were left without limbs after being caught in collapsed buildings. The task now facing NGOs and charities, such as Handicap International,  is to fit prosthetics and rehabilitate victims.  In this clip, there is also a heart warming story about a young girl rescued from a quake collapsed building, separated from her mother, exported to another country as an orphan, then ultimately reunited with her family.

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