Emily Troutman is a writer and photographer whose work focuses on global humanitarian issues. In October 2009 she was named UN Citizen Ambassador.
In Haiti... The World From Her Mother's Side
As the earthquake shook the house around her, ten-year-old Dessica ran outside and into a field behind her small street. Did you run out alone? I asked. Yes, she says. You didn't wait for your mother or your sisters or brothers? No, she says. I just ran.