Picking up the pieces on Haitian charity Published: 03:46 p.m., Friday, August 20, 201 The story of Douglas Perlitz is a tragedy on all fronts. The once-lauded founder of Project Pierre Toussaint, a humanitarian initiative that helped young people in Haiti, admitted last week that he sexually abused at least eight boys at the center. It was a devastating end to a shocking story of betrayal.   The people served by Project Pierre Toussaint live in poverty unimaginable by most Western standards. By giving his life to serving people in desperate need, Perlitz was honored over the years as a humanitarian of great proportions.   It was all a lie.   Today, the facility is shuttered and Perlitz is going to jail. Everyone involved in the sad saga, including those who knew nothing of the crimes committed far from home, has a responsibility to try to bring something positive from this disaster, something to give back to people who have had so much taken from them.   To their credit, officials at Fairfield University, where Perlitz went to school, say they are hopeful they can work with donors and other charities to try to reopen Project Pierre Toussaint. Though the university had no official connection to the organization, Perlitz was held as an example of good words undertaken by former students, and ties between the school and donor groups ran deep.   University President Jeffrey P. von Arx says in a letter in Sunday's Connecticut Post that the school "will not abandon (its) efforts to help Perlitz's victims." It is a laudable goal, and one everyone involved is urged to follow through on. ____________________ "La vraie reconstruction d'Haïti passe par des réformes en profondeur des structures de l'État pour restaurer la confiance, encourager les investisseurs et mettre le peuple au travail. Il faut finir avec cette approche d'un État paternaliste qui tout en refusant de créer le cadre approprié pour le développement des entreprises mendie des millions sur la scène internationale en exhibant la misère du peuple." Cyrus Sibert Reconstruction d'Haïti : A quand les Réformes structurelles? Haïti : La continuité du système colonial d'exploitation  prend la forme de monopole au 21e Siècle. WITHOUT REFORM, NO RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN HAITI (U.S. Senate report.)