It's an official holiday here in Haiti and am in the office reading through an email sent by HO on our 2009 budget.
I'm in shock.
I knew that things were bad in Ireland, not to mention the rest of the world, and that funding is going to be hugely affected as a result but I didn't think it would be this bad. Our unrestricted budget is now cut by almost half - this would be cutting our already stretched 2009 budget by almost 20%.
I feel like crying... There's so much need in this country and the projects we were proposing to do would be less than a drop in that ocean. But now, not being able to do that - it's fucking heartbreaking. From a selfish point of view, it would probably also mean significant staff costs, and these are people who I've grown close to and who have often worked for us for a number of years.
Oh fuck it. I'm getting drunk tonight.
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