More than half of the earthquake aid meant for Haiti instead went to American corporations.  And only One Percent went directly to Haitian companies.  Billions of dollars fell into a black hole and no one seems to be able to answer where the money wound up.

That’s from a new report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research.  It says that $2.5 Billion out of a pledged $6 Billion has been dispersed in Haiti, but there are no signs of any real progress since the 2010 earthquake.  The group blames a lack of transparency that sees money go in with little to no results.

By far the largest recipient of money from USAID is the Washington, D.C.-based Chemonics Corporation, which got more than $680 Million last year alone.  It’s supposed to build a temporary parliament, courthouses and public plazas.

But there hasn’t been much building in Port au Prince.  347 thousand people still live in makeshift refugee camps, protected from the elements only by bedsheets or if they’re more fortunate, plywood shacks.  Dozens die every time a hurricane goes through.  And last week, a UN report said that there is widespread malnutrition.

The 2010 earthquake in Haiti laid waste to the capital and largest city Port au Prince, killing more than 300 Thousand people.