Earth Bag Shelter in Bigones near Legone, Haiti. It is about 700 square feet; cost about $28,000; roughly $400 per square foot. Most of that cost was volunteer labor from US. Not sold on it. To be earthquake proof it needs some steel reinforcing both vertical and horizontal. The workers finishing up the home didn’t know if any was used. Money was donated by Swoon, A Brooklyn Street Artist. Google her for more info.
A traditional farm home.
Two boys at the home and the home from above. The home and community center was built on a Mango Farm. The landowner, Fritz Pierre Louis has planted 30,000 Mango Trees over the past 5 years. He pays the local farmers to water and take care of the trees. Once they are mature in about 5 years he will split the profits from the Mango sales. He is also supplying water filters to the area residents.
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The community center inauguration 12 Jan 2011, from Swoon Website.
Views from inside the community center.
Foothills. Terraces grow potatoes and vegetables.
Typical foothills path.
Lady in front of her home. She took us all through her home showing us the earthquake damage, cracked walls. She did not want me to take her picture because she wasn’t dressed properly but after I said please she said ok. One thing about Haitian people they are very clean and neat when not in there work clothes.
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