Haiti - Humanitarian : Large project to rehouse 404 families in Port-au-Prince
For the last two weeks, Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) teams in the Haitian capital have been working on a large construction project on the "Rony Collin" land, where 404 temporary shelters and sanitation facilities are being built, with support from the American Red Cross.
Built on a concrete slab, the wooden shelters with a metal sheet roof were designed to be resistant enough to hurricanes and heavy rains that regularly hit the country.
As part of a partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Chemonics and concerned local authorities, the extensive project should help 404 families leave the tents they have been living in since the 12 January 2010 earthquake and live in a secure and weatherproof home.
