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Haiti Earthquake Response: Building Resilience through Networks and Partnerships

Haiti Earthquake Response: Building Resilience through Networks and Partnerships Irvin Adonis, Mario C. Flores and Kathryn Reid Habitat for Humanity International Atlanta, Georgia USA. 5 th CDEMA Conference December 2010. Habitat’s Mission in Haiti.

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Haiti Earthquake Response: Building Resilience through Networks and Partnerships

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  1. 5th CDEMA Conference December 2010 Haiti Earthquake Response: Building Resilience through Networks and Partnerships Irvin Adonis, Mario C. Flores and Kathryn Reid Habitat for Humanity International Atlanta, Georgia USA 5th CDEMA Conference December 2010

  2. Habitat’s Mission in Haiti PARTNERSHIPS – AN INTEGRAL PART OF EACH PROCESS • Serve 50,000 families in five years • Return families to their homes or neighborhoods • Build back safer • “Pathways to Permanence”

  3. Pathways to Permanence: Process Humanitarian Context – Key consideration • Cooperation and Coordination – IASC “Cluster system” • Flexible terms of engagement for partners • Focus on livelihoods and neighborhoods • Involvement of the community as a partner – for effective community development. • However addressing the immediate situation was essential • Emergency Shelter Kits (ESKs) PARTNERSHIPS – AN INTEGRAL PART OF EACH PROCESS

  4. ESK contents

  5. Resilience through Partnership: Process Steps to partnerships: • MOUs • Beneficiary selection criteria • Beneficiary selection • Plan and distribution • Monitoring, evaluation and reporting

  6. Resilience through Partnership: Partners ADRA - Adventist Relief and Development CARE International Hands On Disaster Response IEDA - International Emergency and Development Aid AABMC International Action Ties American Red Cross Lott Carey Premier Urgence Save the Children Yele • USAID/OFDA • UN - ERRF • SHO – Netherlands • German foreign office/Humedica • others

  7. Pathways to Permanence: Process • Assess shelter/housing needs • Analyze weaknesses of local construction businesses and trades (housing value chain) • Engage families, communities and local organizations in planning • Provide technical assistance • Support community development

  8. Habitat Resource Centers (HRC) • The delivery mechanism for Habitat’s response • Provide services to families while strengthening the local economy: • Technical assistance • Materials • Construction • Vocational trade skills • Disaster resilience training

  9. Components of Haiti’s HRC program • Housing solutions • Integrated community development • Program sustainability & operational capacity • Livelihood development & economic recovery • Transforming housing & land systems • Disaster risk reduction • Design, planning, monitoring and evaluation • Direct mission support PARTNERSHIPS – AN INTEGRAL PART OF EACH PROCESS

  10. Current & Planned HRCs Current: Planned: Cabaret Port-au-Prince LéogâneJacmel Gonaives St. Louis du Sud Cap-Haïtien Hinche

  11. Housing Solutions Recyclable Transitional Shelter • 18 square meters covered • Designed for average size Haitian family of five • Wood-frame structure with diagonal crossbeams, metal strapping • Concrete post foundation • Made with materials that can be reused in a permanent house PARTNERSHIPS – AN INTEGRAL PART OF EACH PROCESS

  12. Housing Solutions Upgradable Transitional Shelter • 18 square meters covered • Designed for average size Haitian family of five • Steel-frame or wood-frame structure with diagonal crossbeams and metal strapping • Built on a permanent foundation • Can be upgraded with durable walls to be a permanent home PARTNERSHIPS – AN INTEGRAL PART OF EACH PROCESS

  13. December 2010 Housing SolutionsCore Houses • 18 square meters • Permanent house that can be expanded over time • Land tenure security required

  14. Integrated Community Development • Collaboration with community and partners • Viable communities include proper housing as well as: • Clean water • Sanitation • Health, education & community services • Infrastructure and utilities PARTNERSHIPS – AN INTEGRAL PART OF EACH PROCESS

  15. Habitat’s strategy for the Caribbean • Providing Technical Assistance and Support for partners around housing /housing solutions • Support implementation of projects (DRR and DR) through partners PARTNERSHIPS – AN INTEGRAL PART OF EACH PROCESS

  16. December 2010 Integr!ated Community Development • Collaboration with community and partners • Viable communities include proper housing as well as: • Clean water • Sanitation • Health, education & community services • Infrastructure and utilities THANK YOU! PARTNERSHIPS – AN INTERGAL PART OF EACH PROCESS

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