sonunigam (Love Geek):
Haiti Earthquake: One Year Later
On January 12, 2010, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti just 10 miles west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. The earthquake damaged nearly 190,000 houses, of which 105,000 were completely destroyed. Of the more than two million affected survivors, 1.3 million are still displaced today. *
12-01-11 - 09:04:44

sonunigam (Love Geek): Milestones in Habitat's recovery work in Haiti
Soon after the earthquake in Haiti, Habitat for Humanity set a goal of serving 50,000 families over five years, helping them move toward safe, secure and permanent places to call home. *
12-01-11 - 09:08:54

sonunigam (Love Geek): In one year, Habitat has already reached milestones:
*. More than 21,000 emergency shelter kits are in the hands of people who needed them most. The kits included tools-hammers, pliers, chisels, work gloves, rope and tarps-that have allowed Haitians to clean up debris, complete basic repairs and create emergency shelter. *
12-01-11 - 09:12:21

sonunigam (Love Geek): In addition, more than 3,300 emergency shelter kits have been stockpiled, ready to distribute quickly whenever a disaster occurs. *
12-01-11 - 09:13:04