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Globe photographer Deborah Baic documents life in the tent cities and beyond one year after Haiti's devastating earthquake. To learn more, follow the links under the gallery.

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A young boy guides his donkey carrying bananas across the muddy river in Jacmel, Haiti.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Jacmel, Haiti, as it looks nearly one year after the earthquake that shattered the much of the country.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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The bustling Bel Air market in the city centre of Jacmel, Haiti, is still operating but has become dirtier, with large amounts of garbage left in the street.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Garbage and debris at the market.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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A vendor at the market.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Yollette Disir with her children at Pinchinat Camp for Displaced Persons in Jacmel, Haiti. There are still many people living on the former soccer field. Pinchinat continues to have problems with crime, filth, illness and flooding.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Charlotte Charles, a women's rights advocate who leads one of the grassroots security groups at Pinchinat Camp for Displaced Persons in Jacmel, Haiti, says she was assaulted and all her belongings stolen from her tents.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Children play near water taps at Pinchinat Camp for Displaced Persons in Jacmel, Haiti.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Children play near the water taps at Pinchinat Camp for Displaced Persons in Jacmel, Haiti.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Children play around the former soccer nets at Pinchinat Camp for Displaced Persons in Jacmel, Haiti.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Children line up to receive donated toys brought to the camp by Charlotte Charles, a woman's rights advocate who leads one of the grassroots security groups at Pinchinat Camp for Displaced Persons in Jacmel, Haiti.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Children line up to receive a donated toy at Pinchinat Camp for Displaced Persons in Jacmel, Haiti.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Pinchinat Camp for Displaced Persons in Jacmel, Haiti.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Pinchinat Camp for Displaced Persons in Jacmel, Haiti.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Resident of the original Abri Pwovizwa Shelter Camp, which moved from a small church yard.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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A man welds a metal gate on the street in Jacmel, Haiti.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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The newly built fast food restaurant called the Jakbel on Main Street in Jacmel, Haiti, one of the few visible chances in recent months.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Patrons and Aid workers at the counter at Mimi's Grill on Main street in Jacmel, Haiti.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Mariolyn Rene with her two daughters and a relative at the Mayard Camp for Displaced Persons in Jacmel, Haiti. Ms. Rene says it is somewhat better than living in tents at the larger Pinchinat displaced person camp, but she said her canvas home leaks and rain gets in the cracks of the cement block base.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Mariolyn Rene, with her family members in a home built for them at Mayard Camp for Displaced Persons in Jacmel, Haiti.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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The latrines at Mayard Camp for Displaced Persons in Jacmel, Haiti.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Children pose for the camera in Jacmel, Haiti among the foundations for new homes in Mayard, another area for displaced people still living in tents in Jacmel after the earthquake.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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