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Community Recovery
In the wake of a disaster, one of Episcopal Relief & Development’s priorities is to continue working with affected communities for the long term, assisting them in their recovery process. The agency will continue to partner with the Church in Haiti and local partners, supporting Haitians on their long road to recovery.
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At least 1,300 men and women have begun to benefit from a cash-for-work initiative, gaining short-term employment and a monthly salary of approximately US $100. There will be opportunities to participate in at least 40 church-led community recovery projects including rubble removal; rehabilitation of local markets, clinics, schools and churches; hurricane preparedness through rehabilitation of roads and ditches; and assistance for vulnerable community members (e.g., the elderly, the ill and pregnant women). These cash-for-work opportunities will assist both those living in the quake zone as well as those who have temporarily relocated to non-quake zones to live with family members.
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Lutheran World Relief has donated 39 school tents to be used until school buildings can be repaired and/or rebuilt. Each school tent accommodates at least 50 children and their teachers. Children are also being supplied with school kits, 33,000 of which were also donated by Lutheran World Relief.
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An additional 4,000 short-term (four-day) cash-for-work jobs will be created through shelter and sanitation projects throughout the country.
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Block latrines are being built to serve approximately 9,300 people in four locations where schools are reopening: St. Etienne, Darbonne, St. Croix and St. Matthieu. Each of these locations will receive one block of ten latrines. In addition, household latrines will be repaired in the rural communities of Léogane and up to 1,000 latrines will be built near community structures. In some areas, no latrines were accessible prior to the quake.
