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The housing crisis in Haiti constitutes a grave violation of human rights. A majority of Haitians live in overpopulated urban centers, shanty towns or under-developed villages that failto meet...
This 1-page handout displays the transitional shelter designed by Handicap International for use in Haiti.
This issue of Humanitarian Exchange focuses on the response to the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, noting not only the mistakes made but also encouraging action on the lessons learned.
After the earthquake, approximately 700, 000 heavy duty tarpaulins (plastic sheeting) and 100, 000 plastic tents were distributed by shelter agencies. At present more are being distributed to...
The earthquake that occurred on 12 January 2010 has led to the deaths of an estimated more than 200, 000 persons, and created 1, 300, 000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). A greater number has...
The following review is intended to further define key operational priorities of the IASC Haiti E-Shelter & CCCM Cluster to help ensure continued multi?level support for the activities of...
This document is a work in progress about technical guidance in Haiti: shelter distribution, transitional shelter construction and material checklist. Drafted by the Shelter/NFI and CCCM Cluster...
This report provides an interim account of the response to the 12 January earthquake in Haiti and to document the key lessons being learned. The report concentrates primarily on the activities of...
This document by USAID is a two page article about the role of hosting support related to humanitarian shelter needs. Humanitarian community actors have increasingly recognized in recent years the...
This resource documents IOM's response to the Haiti earthquake. Included is a brief summary of re-location efforts and a case study of its transitional shelter projects. The document also...