Last week, Haitian President Michel Martelly visited German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He is seeking to attract investments from Germany and other European countries to Haiti. "I'm going around, trying to re-establish confidence," Martelly says. "How do we create jobs for people? We invite investors, we offer incentives, we create wealth for our people, and things start changing." In January 2010, a massive earthquake struck Haiti, claiming more than 200,000 lives and even destroying the presidential palace. The country has struggled to rebuild. Worse yet, many donor countries have failed to meet the pledges they made to Haiti. "I don't even want to talk about that money anymore, although we do ask those who promised to help to try and keep their promises."
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