About Us

• Our vision is to eradicate poverty housing worldwide

• We are motivated by our Christian faith

• We work by empowering local communities to solve their own housing problems

• We have enabled over 1.75 million people in 92 countries to have a safe, decent place to live

• Last year alone, we helped over 300,000 people

We have been building in Haiti for 26 years. All our homes (and all 50 of our staff) survived the earthquake. And we have staff in neighbouring countries poised to help.

We’re no strangers to reconstructing after disasters. This is Bandah Aceh in Indonesia, immediately after

the 2004 Asian Tsunami…

…and this is what Bandah Aceh looks like now, These are all homes built with the help of Habitat for Humanity. In all, we

built or repaired 25,000 homes after the Tsunami.

12th January – Haiti suffers its biggest earthquake for 200 years

Up to 200,000 people died, and an estimated 1 million survivors are in immediate need of shelter

Badly constructed homes collapsed,increasing the death toll substantially

Survivors are forced to sleep in the open…

…or to sleep in tents or shelters made of sheets…

…or to sleep in tents or shelters made of sheets…

© Reuters/Carlos Barria, courtesy of www.alertnet.org – no reuse without permission

…but every May, the hurricane season begins, and Haiti is battered by storm after storm.

In 2008, over 50,000 Haitian homes were damaged or destroyed by hurricanes.

If hurricanes can cause as much damage as this to concrete buildings and roads...

...what damage will they do to earthquake survivors, living in tents and shelters made of sheets?

Habitat for Humanity URGENTLY needs your help to help them. Our plan is to rebuild in three stages:

We have established a new temporary base from which to oversee reconstruction projects

STAGE 1: EARLY RECOVERY

Stage 1: Recovery Starter Kits will be given out to enable communities to repair homes still standing, or construct robust temporary shelters ahead of the hurricane season.

Only 2% of Haiti remains forested – so most build materialswill have to be bought in.

STAGE 2: REHABILITATION AND CLEARUP

So Habitat for Humanity will organise community groups to clear debris and

recycle any salvageable build materials.

Participants will be paid in cash, enabling them to earn an income and

begin to regain their independence and rebuild their lives.

Resource Centres will be set up to identify and provide for gaps in the local supply of housing materials, architectural, finance and construction skills and address them in ways that support local livelihoods. (This is a Resource Centre in Indonesia after the 2004 Tsunami).

STAGE 3: RECONSTRUCTION AND RECOVERY

Destroyed homes will be replaced with Core Houses, small, permanent, disaster resistant homes that can be quickly built and to which families can make additions over time. Cost c. £1700 per house.

This core house was built in Sri Lanka after the 2004 Tsunami.

Help us to take survivors from living conditions like these…

© Reuters/Eduardo Munoz, courtesy of www.alertnet.org – no reuse without permission

Both the port and the airport have been damaged, making it difficult to bring in supplies.

…and give them a place to call home again...

…for it is not just homes, but lives, that you will be helping to rebuild.

How you can help

• PRAY: – for the safety of our staff– that they will know how best to help the local people– for the survivors of Haiti, that God will bring them comfort– that the charities involved are able to work efficiently and

compassionately together, in spite of the difficult circumstances.– For the latest, visit www.habitatforhumanity.org.uk.

• DONATE: – Visit www.habitatforhumanity.org.uk to make a donation online. – Or call 01295 264240 and donate over the phone or get details

on how to send in a cheque.

• RAISE FUNDS:

– Get a team together to take part in Hope Challenge (see www.hopechallenge.org.uk) in the Peak District in June to raise funds.

– Or tell your friends about the event.

– Alternatively, we can email you our Fundraising Toolkit full of ideas on how to raise funds and have fun at the same time.

• GIVE A TALK:

– Download resources at www.habitatforhumanity.org.uk

How you can help

On behalf of the earthquake survivors in Haiti:

Website: www.habitatforhumanity.org.uk

Phone: 01295 264240

Email: info@habitatforhumanity.org.uk