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Damages in general are minor cracks, but the kitchen is unsafe. There is a make-shift kitchen outside. We have analyzed what needs to be done and should get things underway Mon.
Electricity is back since Feb between 6pm and 6am every day.
A 'small' 4.0 aftershock happened on Feb 9, 2010 at Leogane (about 30 miles away from Fond Doux). That's bigger than the 3.8 earthquake in Illinois.
Officials surveyed the closest city to us, Petit Goave. The buildings in downtown Petit Goave are 60% destroyed.
The U.S. Military delivered food, water, and medicine to not only us but also the people of the area. They have made us the distributors and we are passing these things out to the people.
Everyone is afraid and exhausted from the lack of a good night’s sleep.
Repairs were attempted on some of the cracks on the roof of the main house, but with the aftershocks they keep widening.
projects
School
Currently: K-6 school in six classrooms built with a wood frame and a tarp roof. A two-level school building with 12 classrooms (for a full K-12 school) plus a school office room is in the beginning stages of construction.
Chicken coop
A mongoose-proof chicken coop that will house up to 200 chickens. Chickens and proper chicken feed are needed.
Staff housing
Several small homes have been built around the vicinity of the main house to house staff members. More are needed. Property on which to build is available.
Student housing
There are two small dorm rooms outside of the main house for children ages eight and up. We need at least four more dorm rooms to accommodate the children we currently house, in order to free the main house for its original purpose.
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A small team travelled from Los Angeles in mid-March to bring some food and supplies, assess damages to our property and begin repair efforts.
On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by a 7.0 earthquake with the epicenter about 60 miles away from Fond Doux, Haiti. The epicenter of the 5.9 aftershock on January 20, 2010 was located at the nearest city to Fond Doux, Petit Goave, which is just 12 miles away.
Some effects of the earthquake and its aftershocks:
- The earthquake destroyed about 60% of Petit Goave. Fortunately, the buildings at Haiti Village are all standing, but there are many small cracks in multiple building walls, and three significant cracks in the roof of the main house, in three different rooms. Everyone is still sleeping outside.
- Outside electricity is not available any more. The transformer and many poles are destroyed. We had to purchase a generator and now continually have to buy fuel for it in order to pump water from our deep well.
- The price for water, food and gas tripled in Haiti, if it is even available at all.