Haiti: Where Did the Money Go? is a 2012 Film at Eleven Media production that was produced, written and directed by Michele Mitchell. Shot in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the documentary looks at what really happens with the money donated to help with disaster aid. Haiti: Where Did The Money Go? aired on PBS and won the 2013 Edward R. Murrow Award for News Documentary.Synopsis
Part 1: Good intentions
The film begins by discussing the astounding amount of money raised to aid Haiti. Americans alone donated 1.4 billion in relief funds to NGOs in the year following the disaster. These organizations faced criticism in the past due to their unorganized responses to previous disasters. When the earthquake in Haiti struck, these aid groups envisioned a new system of organization, or “humanitarian aid 2.0,” that would provide effective and quick relief. Michele Mitchell travelled to Haiti for the first time in November 2010 to see if this had been carried out.