The earthquake that devastated Haiti a year ago exacerbated one of the nation’s most wrenching problems—its epidemic-level population of orphans. Filmed in the northern city of Cap-Haitien, this affecting documentary follows three of Haiti’s estimated 1 million orphans as each struggles to get by in a poverty-ravaged nation. An hour before Children of Haiti airs, Frontline examines one of the greatest threats to Haiti’s stability as it rebuilds: criminal gang members who escaped prison en masse in the chaos that followed the quake. Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 10 p.m., PBS; check local listings
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
The Week Unwrapped: Why are sinkholes becoming more common?Podcast Plus, will Saudi investment help create the "Netflix of sport"? And why has New Zealand's new tourism campaign met with a savage reception?
-
How Poland became Europe's military powerThe Explainer Warsaw has made its armed forces a priority as it looks to protect its borders and stay close to the US
-
Quiz of The Week: 15 - 21 FebruaryHave you been paying attention to The Week's news?
