Mariela is down to just one goat.
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Three months ago, the grandmother in her seventies had four of the creatures living in her simple home in Haiti's Central Plateau region. Today those animals have been replaced by people - family members from Port-au-Prince who made their way home following the earthquake.
Days after the disaster, her son arrived with an adopted child. A week later came a cousin with a street youth who had taken refuge in his house. Two other nieces then caught the first available ride out to the countryside.
Eight people in total arrived from the city in the weeks following the disaster. They came with what little money they could pull together. Of course, with so many mouths to feed, that didn't last for long.
Source: Global Voices | Craig and Marc Kielburger
