Haiti Reconstruction Effort Still Underway
Haiti reconstruction efforts are still going on. Its been way over a year ago the earthquake caused major damages to the area. Money is still needed as well as fixing structures.
The inner city still has areas that lie in ruins. Areas are rebounding but are still small. Many governments, churches and the Red Cross donated a lot of money.
Telethons were put on by many celebrities. Several famous celebs came to Haiti to offer whatever efforts they could to help out this region. There have been many people that has put in months of service to help rebuild and offer social work.
Many missionaries have blogs and post on social networks the progress that they are making in their areas to help the people. Not only is the country dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake, but they also had elections going on.
Many homes and roads have been rebuilt in addition to schools that were destroyed. Even with funding coming in the progress is slow in coming. This leaves people to wonder why it is not progressing quicker. It can be difficult getting supplies and equipment into some areas. There was also damages to the port.
Most of the aid in the beginning was for food, water and temporary shelters. The focus is now on long term reconstruction. Many buildings that were not destroyed are being evaluated for upgrades. With experience manpower at a minimum, upgrades and new builds lag behind.
Many volunteers are still coming to this country to help but will need to have some training to understand what is required. There are many churches that have helped with rebuilding homes and taking in families. There are many churches that have been rebuilt.
The biggest need is for an organization of groups to get construction teams moving with the design teams that can rebuild properly in these earthquake zones. By building sustainable building, they are planning for the future in case of another disaster. Having structurally sound buildings will allow them to withstand a catastrophe.
Early warning systems need to be put in place. These systems can give advance notice and save many lives. By monitoring seismic activity, this would allow residents to get to safe locations and out of buildings that can fall. The local governments should work in conjunction with the USGS to use the data of this activity and warn heavily populated areas of possible earthquakes. These systems are already in place in other areas of the world. Read more about: haiti Reconstruction
The inner city still has areas that lie in ruins. Areas are rebounding but are still small. Many governments, churches and the Red Cross donated a lot of money.
Telethons were put on by many celebrities. Several famous celebs came to Haiti to offer whatever efforts they could to help out this region. There have been many people that has put in months of service to help rebuild and offer social work.
Many missionaries have blogs and post on social networks the progress that they are making in their areas to help the people. Not only is the country dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake, but they also had elections going on.
Many homes and roads have been rebuilt in addition to schools that were destroyed. Even with funding coming in the progress is slow in coming. This leaves people to wonder why it is not progressing quicker. It can be difficult getting supplies and equipment into some areas. There was also damages to the port.
Most of the aid in the beginning was for food, water and temporary shelters. The focus is now on long term reconstruction. Many buildings that were not destroyed are being evaluated for upgrades. With experience manpower at a minimum, upgrades and new builds lag behind.
Many volunteers are still coming to this country to help but will need to have some training to understand what is required. There are many churches that have helped with rebuilding homes and taking in families. There are many churches that have been rebuilt.
The biggest need is for an organization of groups to get construction teams moving with the design teams that can rebuild properly in these earthquake zones. By building sustainable building, they are planning for the future in case of another disaster. Having structurally sound buildings will allow them to withstand a catastrophe.
Early warning systems need to be put in place. These systems can give advance notice and save many lives. By monitoring seismic activity, this would allow residents to get to safe locations and out of buildings that can fall. The local governments should work in conjunction with the USGS to use the data of this activity and warn heavily populated areas of possible earthquakes. These systems are already in place in other areas of the world. Read more about: haiti Reconstruction