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Haiti is still recovering from the 2010 earthquake that killed an estimated 316,000 people and displaced 1.5 million more.Photo credit: Carol Han, USAID/OFDA.
Ravine Pintade: Rubble Everywhere
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake generated enough rubble to fill dump trucks lined up from Maine to Florida twice.Photo credit: Carol Han, USAID/OFDA.
Ravine Pintade: Rebuilding
In the Ravine Pintade neighborhood, USAID (OFDA) worked with Global Communities and other partners to remove rubble and help rebuild the neighborhood.Photo credit: Carol Han, USAID/OFDA.
Ravine Pintade: Building Better
USAID (OFDA) also helped provide 5 water kiosks to Ravine Pintade. Children no longer need to cross dangerously busy streets to get water for the family.Photo credit: Carol Han, USAID/OFDA.
Ravine Pintade: Neighborhood Pride
“The only people who cared to visit us was USAID,” said Ravine Pintade resident Mimose Joseph. “I would say the neighborhood’s marvelous now.”Photo credit: Carol Han, USAID/OFDA.
Ravine Pintade: Thankful
Resident Yvette Etienne’s message to USAID (OFDA): “It was an extraordinary job that was done. Thank you, thank you, thank you very much.”Photo credit: Carol Han, USAID/OFDA.
Ravine Pintade: Preparing for Future Disasters
Thanks to the project, children have a safer place to live. Ravine Pintade now has 7,900 feet of retaining walls to stabilize slopes, and homes are built wider apart, all to help protect against future disasters.Photo credit: Carol Han, USAID/OFDA.
Ravine Pintade: All Smiles
The smiles say it all. The kids in this neighborhood say they know America helped them.Photo credit: Carol Han, USAID/OFDA.
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