Immediate. Sustainable. Permanent.
The Haiti Housing Project plans to build cost effective, sustainable developments built out of shipping containers to foster community and provide families with a safe place to raise and educate their children. Units will be microfinaced and the development will create jobs and train workers.
The Haitian Housing Project is a non-profit group aimed at delivering immediate, sustainable, cost effective, and permanent housing to families affected by the earthquake on January 12, 2010. The goals of this project are to provide immediate housing to Haitian families, stimulate the Haitian economy, rebuilt Haiti's schools, and foster healthy communities in the longer term.
The Problem
On January 12, 2010, Haiti was devastated by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Subsequent to the initial shock, there have been over 52 sizable aftershocks. These events have killed hundreds of thousands of people, and destroyed countless buildings, leaving the goverment disabled and left over one million people without shelter as we move into hurricane season.
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The Solution
To address this issue, we have developed a scalable community model with a focus on families. Our solution utilizes unused shipping containers to build 150 person communities. These containers provide an immediate shelter, are readily available, are sustainable, can withstand winds up to 150mph and are seismically safe. Most fabrication is done on site, training and employing Haitian workers. Schools are built into each community, as well as commercial space available for lease. Tenants will finance a portion of the unit cost, through micro-financed loans provided by a local micro-financing institution. This solution addresses a number of Haiti's immediate and historic problems. Not only will our solution provide immediate assistance to people without shelter, but will provide economic stimulus, worker training, educational support, and will help to foster the successful families and communities that will be required to run the cycle of poverty in Haiti around.