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Albany, NY – The death toll from Haiti's earthquake is well over two hundred thousand, and the rebuilding could take years. Despite overwhelming support internationally, the scope of the devastation simply cannot be handled in a few short weeks. And the rainy season begins in March. Rear Admiral Patricia Wolfe is a Navy reservist who was called to active duty shortly after the quake to coordinate relief efforts staged at the military base off the coast of Cuba. Her job is to keep supplies moving until humanitarian organizations and the Army take over the long term aid effort. She spoke with me from her office at Guantanamo Bay.
5:06 Haiti relief
Rear Admiral Patricia Wolfe is stationed in Guantanamo Bay, where she's coordinating the delivery of supplies for US military relief efforts in Haiti.
And do you remember Mexico's earthquake? Its people do. And shortly after the Haiti earthquake, Mexico City mobilized a relief effort because they vividly remember what the aftermath was like. Here's an update from Grant Fuller of the world vision report.
3:54 Mexico relief PRX
Michelle Obama has made food and children her issues. She's planted a vegetable garden at the White House and brought local schoolchildren there to work in it and enjoy the food they've grown. She's spoken out for nutritional education, for healthy food. But Rita Henley Jensen, founder of Womens eNews, was hoping she'd talk about a child's very first food - and the choice between breastfeeding and manmade formula.
7:43 Breastfeeding Jensen
Rita Henley Jensen is founder of Womens eNews...that's womensenews.org.
In the small villages along a lake in Guatemala, a local women's group has teamed up with UNICEF to teach women about nutrition. Bleu Chevigny files this report.
5:12 Guatemala