Inspiring Hope

As most people already know, on Tuesday January 12, a magnitude 7 earthquake hit the island of Haiti. As expected, the damage done to Haiti by this earthquake was very severe. Over 150,000 people were confirmed dead and 10% of the population instantly found themselves homeless. However, as large as the damage was, I was surprised to see people hopeful for the future, despite losing so much. While there are many possible explanations of this unusual hope, one possible explanation could be the magnitude of the response to help. In addition to all of the advertised ads and fundraisers that are trying to raise money for the Haiti relief, more than 10,000 US citizens have traveled to Haiti to help rebuild the country.

While Haiti may never completely recover from this natural disaster, I too can't help but feel hopeful as I see different organizations trying to raise money and offer whatever support they can to the Haitian people in their time of need. Likewise, I feel that is how LTI's role in the Boston community and around the world should be too. Rather than trying to solve every single problem, the role of LTI should be to help its students create service projects that inspire hope in a community going through a difficult situation.



Your Public Relations Chair,

Walter Anazonwu