International -- Habitat for Humanity Int'l 1
International
Traditionally, Disaster Corps is a domestic program with its sole focus on assisting disaster-affected communities across the United States.
Due to recent devastations across the globe, Disaster Corps was given a unique opportunity to help international programs in need of our expertise.
Recent international Disaster Corps assignments:
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Rod Hyatt, Angela Emmerton and Susan Hobbs from HFH Australia with DCVs Joyce and Bob Daugherty, Dick Armstrong and Jim Doran.
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Australia
Habitat for Humanity is responding to the devastation in northern Australia after weeks of flooding followed by a category 5 typhoon.
The storms wrecked many Habitat homes and communities, rendering more than 50 per cent of the affected homes unlivable.
HFH Australia requested Disaster Corps Volunteers with knowledge and experience to heighten capacity building efforts and assist with managing volunteer projects to clean, repair and paint homes.
In the summer of 2011, Disaster Corps deployed four volunteers to assist HFH Australia in the areas of program development and project management.
Habitat will use Disaster Corps Volunteers and staff on short-term contracts. This combination of assistance will provide capacity building and support to these organizations. The DCVs and staff will increase the scale of shelter/housing-related interventions, such as debris cleanup in home sites, mucking out flooded homes, home repairs, etc.