While a vast foreign aid effort is struggling to meet Haiti's desperate earthquake survivors' needs 17 days after the disaster, the storm-ravaged Haitian city of Gonaives is still struggling to recover following the devastation of Hurricane Hanna two years ago. <br /><br />In the immediate aftermath, over $100m of aid was pledged for Gonaives with agencies from around the world committing to help reconstruct the city. <br /><br />In Gonaives, those who survived the hurricane are piecing together their lives, aware of how precarious their existence is, and still awaiting help.<br /><br />There are signs of reconstruction projects being financed all over the city, however, residents say that after the flood waters receded so too did the urgency.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports from the port city of Gonaives, on whether the Haiti aid effort will be any better this time around. [January, 30, 2010]
