why has wyclef jean risen as one of the saviors after the haiti earthquake?”
Haitian-born rapper, producer, social entrepreneur and Haitian Goodwill Ambassador Wyclef Jean has already changed thousands of lives in his home country, but that’s not enough. The Grammy award winning singer talked to Hollyscoop during the ESPN the Magazine’s NEXT Big Weekend in Tampa, Florida about his foundation Yéle Haiti and his future plans of opening a school in Haiti. He said: “Right now we’re just focusing with Yéle Haiti, it’s the start of a new year. The next goal is to try to raise money so we can build a physical facility. “I want to start working on building a school. It’s going to be called the Yéle Center. Hopefully I can start the fundraiser in six month, and I have the model,” he told Hollyscoop.com exclusively. He added, “I want something that’s sustainable for kids. One person got me out of Haiti, my parents got me to America. I took the dream back to Haiti. If I could just save one kid from that school and get the
A major earthquake struck just off the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, sparking a tsunami watch for parts of the Caribbean, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There was no immediate report of damage or injuries from the quake. However, The Associated Press reported that a hospital had collapsed. The quake had a reported magnitude of 7.0 and was centered about 10 miles (16 km) off the coast and about 6 miles (10 km) underground, according to the USGS. A tsunami watch was posted for Haiti and parts of Cuba, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas, but historical data suggests a destructive, widespread tsunami was not a threat, the USGS reported.
