File:January 2012 - Haiti, two years on Handing over refurbished homes in Leogane (6686597929).jpg
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"We were seven people under a tent, and I couldn't take it anymore. I wanted to repair my house but I could not afford it.” This was the experience of Lormil Marie, a resident of Leogane, the city twelve miles from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, that was at the epicenter of the earthquake which struck on 12 January 2010. Her story is far from unique. Home to 130,000 people, 90% of the city’s buildings were destroyed by the earthquake, and many of those that were left standing were badly damaged. Thousands of families were made homeless. Even those whose homes weren't completely destroyed did not have the resources, or the expertise, to safely make repairs themselves. Two years on, damage and debris from the earthquake is still visible in Leogane. But with support from UK aid, the international NGO ACTED (Agency for Technical Co-operation in Development) is continuing to help. Since September 2010 locally trained engineers have assessed structural damage of over 16,000 houses and completed the repair of 266 houses – providing safe homes for Lormil Marie, and for 340 other families. “These families feel they are moving into a new home”, said Gérald Servé, ACTED’s co-ordinator for Leogane in Haiti, “which is vital if they are to move on from the trauma of the disaster and start rebuilding their own lives.” The project has not been without its challenges, including political transition through elections and a widespread cholera epidemic. But with a determined and enthusiastic team of locally trained engineers, some of the most vulnerable families are beginning to be able to move on from the earthquake and plan for the future. "I am thankful for having been selected as beneficiary, and really happy with the final result", says Lormil. "It is more that I could imagine. I would have never been able to do this work by myself. I'm home, at last.” To find out more about this project and how the UK is still helping in Haiti, please visit: www.dfid.gov.uk/Stories/Case-Studies/2012/Haiti-two-years... Picture: Department for International Development/Brenda Coughlan Terms of use This image is posted under a Creative Commons - Attribution Licence, in accordance with the Open Government Licence. You are free to embed, download or otherwise re-use it, as long as you credit the source as 'Department for International Development/Brenda Coughlan'. |
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