STARTING POINTCrisis due to natural

disaster, earthquake 2010, that destroyed thousands of houses

Assistance to 2 camps on the road to Port-au-Prince, close to the Dominican border

Type of assistance: provision of food, medicines, water, clothes, blankets, tents

Evaluation of 667 houses of affected families in the 2 camps to determine the families who would be beneficiaries of houses

Families living out in the open, without access to basic needs, blankets or protection, after the earthquake of 2010

WHAT MOTIVATED THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

PARTICIPATING ALLIANCE INSTITUTIONSAssociation of Evangelical Men and Women in Action

(ADHFEA)Association of Youth for the Development of Boen (AJDB)Social Service of Dominican Churches (SSID)Church Word Service (CWS) Christian Aid ICCO Cooperation ECHOES ServicesUnited Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR)

NUMBER OF DISPLACED PEOPLE

At the time of dismantling the camps there were 593 families

356 qualified for the construction of houses

The remaining families returned to their communities of origin

TARGET POPULATION

356 families of the 2 camps where we worked after the earthquake, whose houses got damaged or destroyed

GEOGRAPHIC AREAGanthier and BoenSocial and economic characteristics: extreme

poverty, lack of houses, lack of basic services such as drinking water and water for domestic use, electricity, health care, education, a.o.

Economy: depend on subsistence agriculture and micro business, as well as some animal breeding

SELECTION CRITERIAFamilies with persons with disabilitiesSingle mothers with young childrenElderlyHaving lived in one of the camps Have land availableContribution in cash and in kind

LAND TENUREThe land for construction of the houses was

contributed by the beneficiaries, since as common in rural areas, the families own the land where they built the housesOwners by family inheritanceOwners through purchaseOwners through gifts/donations

Participation of the government facilitating the authorization to use government plots occupied by some families

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This project consists of the construction and repair of houses and latrines for families who lived in the camps of Ganthier and Boen

Type of houses: individual houses with 1, 2,

or 3 bedrooms, a porch, a living area and a kitchen

Built with block walls, cement floors and tin roofs

Structure with high resistance to earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods, taking into account SPHERE standards, and following requirements of the Government of Haiti

CONSTRUCTION

Microcredit and micro-businessesFood securityCapacity building in reduction of risks and

disastersHealth prevention, first aidDevelopment of local capacities

SUBPROGRAM OF SUPPORT TO PARTICIPATING FAMILIES

COSTS OF THE HOUSES

House with 1 bedroom: $ 7,000 House with 2 bedrooms: $ 10,000House with 3 bedrooms: $ 12,000

GOALS Construction and repair of 356 houses and

latrines for an equal number of families affected by the earthquake in the communities of Boen and Ganthier

Improve the quality of live of participating families

GENERAL OBJECTIVESProvide dignified houses to the families

affectedReduce the level of insecurity of houses, and

increase the level of quality of live, through provision of quality houses and programs for family support (food security, drinking water, environmental protection, etc.)

Promote strategic alliances in order to add resources, reduce the housing deficit, and increase the nutritional level of families

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVESFacilitate 356 houses to an equal number of

families over a period of 4 years in the communities of Ganthier and Boen

Implement a program of integral community development: food security, strengthening of local, existing organizations and social actors, water for domestic use, health education, microcredit, and reduction of risks and disasters

METHODOLOGY The participative method used has been one of the most important elements for the success of the project:Participation of leaders and social actors and integration of participating familiesCommunity participation from the start of the conception of the project through enquiries, meetings, diagnoses, planning and execution of the projectContribution of the local community through provision of unskilled labor by each participating family and a small economic contribution

CURRENT SITUATION OF THE PROJECT

Awaiting construction 175 houses and latrines

No availability of resources to continue the construction of houses of remaining families

and for the components of family sustainability

ACHIEVEMENTSHOUSES BUILT

143

HOUSES REPAIRED 38

TOTAL OF PARTICIPATING FAMILIES 181

PERCENTAGE ACHIEVED FROM THE GOAL OF 356 51%

LATRINES BUILT 181

MICROCREDIT 85

FAMILIES IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION 55

CAPACITY BULIDING IN REDUCTION OF RISKS AND DISASTERS, FIRST AID, HEALTH PREVENTION

110

Repaired (2011) 38

Phase 1 (2012) 44

Phase 2 (2013) 62

Phase 3 (2014) 37

TOTAL 181

DETAILS OF HOUSES FINISHED

NEEDSThe housing aspect is fundamental after the

earthquake, with a large deficitLack of quality in existing houses and a high

number of people without housesComplete the goal set (houses for the remaining

175 families and reach other vulnerable families in the community in terms of houses)

Advance in terms of construction of houses, for which we need strategic alliances, which will facilitate giving an urgent response. This will for a big part be possible with the economic participation of multilateral organizations and partner agencies.

OUR PERSPECTIVEAchieve the construction of all houses

required in the communities of our intervention, thus reducing the housing deficit, and minimize the levels of poverty in these communities through the inclusion of other components, through strategic alliances

RECOMMENDATIONS IThat multilateral organizations and donors

use local agencies and organizations with experience in these kinds of projects, whose results have been successful

That more resources are dedicated to reduce the deficit of houses for those affected by the earthquake

That donors keep a link between agencies and the implementing organization for monitoring and follow-up

RECOMMENDATIONS IIThat the Haitian government establishes a

policy of construction of dignified houses for the families in need

Design and implementation of a program of urban planning

That the Haitian government facilitates organizations that propose projects of construction of houses the access to purchase of materials resulting in lower costs

THANK YOU!