Agreed. It's been encouraging to hear all the talk about "sustainable aid".<p>I'll be curious how they solve the corruption problems though. If you have international observers on hand, others will scream "colonialism".<p>But honestly, after Haiti was ranked as the most corrupt nation on earth in 2006[1], I don't think there's anyway you give long-term aid without intensive supervision.<p><i>[1] <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6120522.stm" rel="nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6120522.stm</a> </i>