Haiti February 2010

HAITI FEBRUARY 2010WITH RELIEF

by Ken Leith

BUILDING TENT CITIES AND FIXING SCHOOLS

Our group repairs schools and builds latrines and showers for a

tent city

HELICOPTER VIEW OF PORT AU PRINCE

Maj.Gen. Ken KeenSouthCom

Bronco Hill – tents and the 82nd Airborne on a golf course

DISTRIBUTING AID TAKES STRATEGY•Finding local partners to take charge

• Manage the price of rice•Avoid creating camps of dependent

refugees

GOVERNMENT AND CHURCH BUILDINGS IN P. A. P.

No infrastructure left for the Haitian leadership

Racing against the Hurricanes

The Relief efforts in Haiti now race against time

Tent cities won’t survive hurricanes Low cost temporary housing Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and RELIEF

AN AFTERSHOCK MAKES OUR GROUP REFUGEES

Stranded at the airport for 24 hours with MRE’s and cots

LIMITATIONS OF TRANSPORTATION

Rebuilding efforts will need to adapt to the conditions of Haiti

Use panelized structures that are designed to provide efficient one story structures. The benefits are:

low cost easy to transport by trailer from the port to the needed locations require no poured foundations or heavy lifting equipment are hurricane resistant up to 156 mph winds 5-10 year life expectancy from materials can be assembled by unskilled, volunteer labor in modular forms encourage joint collaboration with Haitian NGO volunteer labor are available in the limited time window needed to beat hurricane season

Solutions

Pre-fab structures

126 Relief Foundation volunteers . Haiti February 22, 2010