Two years after the Haiti earthquake, Habitat has helped more than 40,000 families -- Habitat for Humanity Int'l 1
Two years after the Haiti earthquake, Habitat has helped more than 40,000 families
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New Beginnings (Slideshow)
On Valentine's Day 2012 in Haiti,155 families left homeless by the 2010 earthquake moved into their new Habitat homes.
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155 permanent core houses have been built so far in the Santo community of Léogâne, thanks to:
Habitat will construct another 100 houses in 2012.
Even more will be constructed, pending additional funding.
More than 4,000 families have received transitional or upgradable shelters.
Habitat’s upgradable shelter is designed so concrete blocks can be added as the family’s finances improve.
More than 350 houses have been repaired or rehabilitated.
All repairs are designed to make the houses more resistant to future disasters.
More than 24,500 emergency shelter kits have been distributed.
The kits include tools, work gloves, rope and tarps to clean up debris, complete basic repairs and create emergency shelter.
More than 12,000 housing damage assessments have been conducted.
These help determine which structures can be made safe and which need to be torn down.
More than 4,450 Haitians have been trained in:
- Construction techniques
- Financial literacy
- Damage assessments
- Disaster risk reduction
- Business development
More than 700 Haitians have found job opportunities
- Through Habitat Haiti’s main office and Habitat Resource Centers.
- In a nation with an unemployment rate of 60 percent, job opportunities are a crucial part of rebuilding.