Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny
(Albert Camus)
Published on 16 June 2010
Type: News
Chuck Setchell with the USAID Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) visited us during our weekly Lunch and Learn session. He is preparing to return to Haiti and wanted to share with us how the agency is helping Haitians find shelter. He talked about some of the challenges to resettlement efforts, which include the vast amount of rubble left over by the earthquake, land tenure issues and the lack of recovery plans by the Haitian government.
Chuck said that past experience suggests that the population in Port au Prince and other cities will increase, not decrease, so aid groups needs to 'think big' to help the affected population. For now, the agency is assessing emergency shelters in affected areas to prepare for the hurricane season.
Here are some interesting facts from his presentation as collected by Cameron on his twitter account:
Attachment: usaid_shelter_approach.pdf (178.74 KB)
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