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Transcript of 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