Let's recap:
Right now in Haiti, every NGO worker I know has a curfew and tight security restrictions. There are riots across the country against UN troops. There is a cholera epidemic that has killed over 1,200 people. There are earthquake survivors living in 1,300 camps across Port-au-Prince. The infrastructure is a shambles. There are reports of arms being smuggled into the country in anticipation of the presidential elections this weekend. My boss left the country on Friday with her daughter because of the deteriorating security situation.
And today at a meeting with USAID, they off-handedly mentioned that danger pay has been discontinued for Haiti. What does this mean? It means that in the midst of all that is currently going on, I just took a 20% pay cut.
Shame on you, USAID.
They cut your danger pay? When the people in the tents are attacking the UN tanks? Ah, bon.
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