Rebuilding Efforts - as of June 2010
Rebuilding and Recovery Plans – Revised – June 25, 2010
Our recovery plan is based on a “humility of action” philosophy that emphasizes a realistic acknowledgment of our size, strengths and weaknesses. It means that we are not controlled by the situation or the huge amounts of aid and volunteer labor entering Haiti; rather, we proceed with humility, directing our help to the “HT universe” in an efficient, direct and meaningful way.
Thanks to tremendous support from our friends, we’ve built a healthy recovery fund. Collaboration with partners such as Mary’s Meals in Scotland, Holy Family parish, and donations from many schools, parishes and foundations help us cope with the huge task facing us. We need to rebuild our schools and HQ so that they can withstand future disasters. Recovery will take years and every gift we’ve received will contribute to the painstaking rebuilding of our schools and programs.
We cannot house short term volunteers at this time, but hopefully by September of 2010, we can create a volunteer community to mentor our Haitian staff and assist with our daily operations (go here for more info on our volunteer community). Meanwhile, there is so much we must do and we are trying to keep the work in the hands of the people most damaged. We will channel resources and expertise, but not deny Haitian residents the chance to earn income and rebuild their own homes and neighborhoods. We will use local residents and workers in all our projects. We will seek out special skill sets – i.e., engineers, medical people, mechanics, water well drilling technicians, solar engineers, and others to help train our native staff teams.
We established an efficient shipping and storage mechanism without expanding our size or depending too heavily upon imported goods and supplies.
Our rebuilding plan will focus on emergency charity grants – work projects, school rebuilding and repair, temporary ongoing outreach activities, housing and work projects, and office and headquarter rebuilding.
Activity-Description |
Proj. cost |
Expended YTD |
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Charity Jezu (Emergency Charity aid packages)Special charity aid packages to staff and student families based on need for housing and immediate support. This will help people solve their immediate shelter and human needs problems and inject income into the local economy. |
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$165,000 |
$133,000 |
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$63,000 |
$76,000 |
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$100,000 |
$14,000 |
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$100,000 |
$33,000 |
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$100,000 |
$9,000 |
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$60,000 |
$5,000 |
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School Rebuilding and RepairSecured all campuses and opened 3 major schools – elementary, middle school and high school. Created a plan with help from U.S. Engineers from to safely rehab all buildings. The demolition, new construction and repair work give teams of local residents and builders much needed employment. |
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$362,479 $110,000
$150,000 |
$134,000
$0 |
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$104,917
$225,000 |
$154,399
|
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$124,000 |
$65,662
|
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$70,820 |
$17,000
|
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$76,000 |
$66,000
|
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$27,000
$65,000 |
$13,000
$23,000 |
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$325,000 |
$107,000 |
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$97,000 |
$97,000 |
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Ongoing Nutrition OutreachWe will conduct elderly feeding programs and temporary school/community feeding from March 15 - July 30. |
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$110,000 |
$72,000
|
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$210,000 |
$128,000 |
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$45,000 |
$15,000 |
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$99,000 |
$97,000 |
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$45,000 |
$45,000 |
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Rebuilding our Logistics/HQ base and residenceConstructed new office base and will build a new residence/HQ. New office includes sleeping quarters for two, 5 offices, conference room, reception, harmacy, storage containers, communications & generator, a shower/toilet. Our residence will contain kitchen, dining area, a conference room, 3 dormitories that can house 20 oblates and quarters for 10 volunteers, bathrooms, a chapel, and private living area for Fr. Tom and 3 guest rooms. |
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$85,000 $65,000 |
$72,000 $0 |
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$230,000 |
$14,000 |
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$110,000 |
$126,000 |
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Housing and work projectsPeople need shelter and work. We will create teams of workers and provide simple housing those in most need. When possible, we will create work teams to help with demolition and rebuilding of our buildings. |
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$250,000 |
$0 |
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$90,000 |
$9,000 |
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Medical Clinic OutreachWe run daily mobile clinics at each campus location – serving 500 people per day. Instead of rebuilding the large cement clinic in Boston – thereby land locking us and leaving us at the mercy of the population, we will purchase a mobile clinic with 3 rooms that can travel to any site – both in PAP and Gonaives. |
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$252,000 $7,000 $90,000 |
$252,000 $7,000 $0 |
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Water well drillingWe will use our well drilling machines to install wells in areas hardest hit by the earthquake. – Working with the local Church, we will identify parishes, schools and other areas that could be water sources for the populations living in tent cities. |
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$100,000 |
$17,000 |
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Equipment and VehiclesWe need major repairs on 2 jeeps,1 bus, 1 transport truck and we must purchase a dump truck and another flatbed transport vehicle to help us with demolition and rebuilding. |
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$20,000 |
$20,000 |
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$12,000 |
$11,000 |
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$20,000 |
$8,000 |
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Ongoing Logistical and Operational supportDuring the next six months we will need to fund travel to and from Haiti, internet and phone communications, funds to ship and transport supplies and other operational expenditures. |
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|
$20,000 |
$31,000 |
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|
$10,000 |
$13,000 |
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$25,000 |
$15,000 |
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Special ProjectsHT can serve as a partner and conduit for groups that share our mission and need special assistance. These projects would not be run by HT, but we would help fund construction, or provide resources. |
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$175,000 |
$9,000 |
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$55,000 |
$0 |
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