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World Service - World Have Your Say
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James Fletcher
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	<title>Heading to Haiti</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>Hello WHYS community! As you'll  have read in <a href="https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/blogs/worldhaveyoursay/2010/04/whys_will_be_in_haiti_next_wee.html#207717">Alicia's post</a>, the team is heading to Haiti next week to do two programmes. I'm going to be presenting them so I thought I'd say hello before we head off. </p>

<p>Although I haven't been involved with the programme for a while, WHYS and I go back a long way.  When I first came to the BBC in 2006 I worked regularly on WHYS as a producer, and eventually I hung around long enough that Mark gave me the chance to present the show a few times. So though I may not know all of you, some of you are old friends.<br />
</p>]]><![CDATA[<p>This year I've been based in Washington DC for the World Service - so when the earthquake struck Haiti, I was with the first BBC team that got there about 24 hours later.</p>

<p>The terrible scenes we saw will be familiar to those of you who watched the news coverage as the disaster unfolded. But being there 24 hours a day, you see a lot of things that never make it on to the news too.</p>

<p>Amidst all the suffering and loss, I was struck by how life goes on. The way the Haitians reacted made a deep impression on me - helping each other, not giving in or falling apart, making the best of a bad situation, and doing everything they could to help us even when they had lost so much themselves.</p>

<p>Three months later, that patience and humanity is really being tested. Although the international community has pledged lots of help, for most Haitians nothing has changed. I was back there earlier this week, and it rained heavily every night. Conditions are deteriorating, rebuilding still seems a long way off, and after three months of living in makeshift camps the frustration is building. </p>

<p>So it's a crucial time and i'm really excited to be heading back to Haiti with WHYS next week. The thing I love most about WHYS is its ability to get under the skin of a story and to connect you the listeners with the people at the heart of that story. </p>

<p>With the two shows we're doing all of you will have a great chance to ask questions and hear the stories of Haitians in Port au Prince and around the world - how they're coping, how they live their lives day to day, whether they have any hope for the future.</p>

<p>So post your questions and thoughts here, and join us for the shows on Wednesday and Thursday next week. Speak then!<br />
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James Fletcher
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