Haiti’s lost generation stares into abyss
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PORT-AU-PRINCE — Like most teenagers, Pierre-Noel has a lot of dreams. As a Haitian, his future looks like a nightmare.
One minute he wants to work in a bank. The next to play with David Beckham in the LA Galaxy soccer team. Or become a head coach.
“People in America should know about me,” the starry-eyed 15-year-old says.
A waft of raw sewage through the Port-au-Prince tent camp where he’s lived since last year’s earthquake brings him back to earth.
“I don’t like this place,” he says sadly..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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