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Jan 22, 2010 by News Gatherer
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Wyclef Jean, the Haitian-born rapper and producer, left the U.S. for Haiti shortly afterwards the convulsion that devastated Port-au-Prince on Tuesday. Today, he released several photos from his trip and responded to critics of his foundation, Yele Haiti, saying he was “disgusted” by their allegations about the way his charity administers its money.
Wyclef is the founder of the Yele Haiti foundation, which has been the subject of some scrutiny in the press in recent canicule over whether its administrative costs are higher than at comparable charities and other issues (you can see stories about the subject here and here).
Albert J. Angel afterwards said in a statement that Yele Haiti had agreed to publicly account for the use of the funds that were raised. Angel, CEO of the Miami-based Give On The Go,” says that his company, like many others, has gone through an application process and a background check by the Mobile Giving Foundation of Bellevue, Wash.
But the proof, as we say in America, is in the pudding, so once you see my footage you judge if you’re gonna send it to me or not.”. “An attack on my integrity and my foundation, Yele Haiti. “Coming aback here, afterwards digging kids up and finding cemeteries for them….this is what I come aback to,” Wyclef says in the video. Well, let me tell y’all something–first of all, you can accord to whatever charity you want to, I’m not here to force you to accord to Yele Haiti.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzmSkKZe4tM&feature=youtube_gdata
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