Haiti’s orphans

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Tom DiFilipo, head of the Joint Council on International Children’s Services, about the plight of thousands of children left orphaned by the earthquake in Haiti.

Haitian orphans

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Dixie Bickel runs an orphanage about 15 miles out of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince. She has over 150 children to look after and like many others in the country she is now waiting for help to arrive. Fortunately all the children remained safe during the earthquake. Anchor Marco Werman talks with Dixie. Download MP3 (Photo courtesy of God’s Littlest Angels)

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