Many called on people to avoid giving to the charity over its response to a devastating earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation in 2010.
The American Red Cross responded to the Grassley memo by defending its transparency and spending."We believe they are justifiable costs given the size and complexity of the Haiti program, the scope and scale of the destruction, the 10-year duration of the program, and the challenging and sometimes dangerous conditions of working in Haiti," the charity said of internal expenses.
France Francois, a Haitian American who had previously worked as a development worker in Haiti, told people to instead send their money to"Haitian-led" organizations in a post that went viral.at the time:"We wanted to highlight the fact that there are local organizations on the ground that can mobilize quickly and more effectively than an organization parachuting in from Washington or Europe.
McGovern suggested these"myths" would"cause generous donors to question whether to give and make it harder for us to help the Haitian people. It could even erode trust in foreign aid in general. That would be a tragedy for Haiti."
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