When a massive earthquake struck Haiti two years ago today, the damage was staggering. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced and entire towns were reduced to rubble. In the wake of the destruction Architecture for Humanity stepped in to try and lend a hand in rebuilding the country in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. Today they’ve reported that with help from outside organizations like the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund they’ve managed to help tens of thousands of Haitians with rebuilding efforts and have completed three clinics and four schools (with seven more in the construction phase) and provided 5,000+ builders with the Rebuilding Haiti 101 Manual, reaching the lives of over 50,000 Haitians with their efforts to date. Read the rest of Architecture for Humanity Reports They’ve Helped Tens of Thousands in the Wake of the Haiti Earthquake Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: afh , Architecture for Humanity , clinton bush haiti fund , clinton global initiative , Disaster Relief , Disaster-proof design , earthquake , earthquake proof design , Green Building , green building in haiti , haiti destruction , haiti earthquake , haiti philanthropy , haiti schools , low cost green building , Open Architecture Network , rebuilding haiti , safe rebuilding
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Architecture for Humanity Reports They’ve Helped Tens of Thousands in the Wake of the Haiti Earthquake