Non-governmental organisation will be in the field with a focus on supporting orphans, the very young, the sick and infirm. Nicolas Sarkozy has called for a collision of nations to help lift Haiti out of its poverty. But its young people in particular will need support.
It will take months, perhaps even years, before all Haitians leave the hastily erected camps. Even longer before families are reunited and lives rebuilt. Amid all of this hardship and uncertainty are young people without homes, work or an education.
Much of Haiti's reconstruction is dependent upon these young people. They will inherit the legacy of this earthquake and it will be down to their resilience to overcome the personal and social challenges in the years to come. Every area of their lives has been affected and, whatever our organisation, we should recognise how and where we can help.
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