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APRIL
2012 FIRST PHASE STARTING THE H.E.A.R.T. SCHOOL
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January
12, 2010 brought all eyes of the world focused on Haiti. An
earthquake had turned a poverty-stricken country into a place
where all hope seemed to be lost. One of the most desperate
conditions was that millions of people had lost homes to live
in and schools to educate the next generation.
Rotary
International arrived within hours with tents for temporary
houses and schools sprang up in buildings that were still standing
and considered safe. The immediate need was solved but not a
permanent solution for Haitians to regain a semblance of normalcy.
The need for permanent structures for living quarters is still
on the drawing board waiting for ample funding and long term
actions.
Midtown Atlanta Rotary Club also saw the need. They did not
wait for others to step forward. They took on a big commitment
and set the stage to develop the Rotary Villages School. Their
Haitian partners are the
Petionville Rotary Club and HEART
Haiti Another Rotary partner is a Rotary Club in Bulgaria
whose president Nikolay Shushkov visited MARC several months
ago. Rotary
Club Blagoevgrad - Centrum, Rotary District 2482, Bulgaria
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The first phase is to build a school for the 46 children who
are still living in tents. Shipping containers will be used
as the basic, strong construction. The school will be able to
accommodate up to 75 students and will include space for kitchen
and dining area. The kitchen will be staffed by the HEART
Haiti volunteers who already work diligently to provide
nutritious and healthy meals for the children. Shipping container
construction has been chosen because it resists destruction
from future hurricanes and earthquakes, is less than half the
cost of conventional construction, can be completed in a short
period of time, and is a building method that is easily learned.
Our Haitian crew, with a design and construction volunteer supervisor,
is already on site. Both the crew and the supervisor have had
experience building with containers, and their plan is to have
the school to present at the time of the Caribbean District
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| HAITIAN
CREW PREPARING
THE SITE WEEK #1 |
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| HAITIAN
CREW PREPARING
THE SITE WEEK #2 |
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"ROTARY
VILLAGES"
Built by
The People of Haiti
Sponsored by:
Midtown ATLANTA
Rotary Club"
HEART
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MARCH
8, 2013 RIBBON CUTTING |
MARC
Foundation (designated to Haiti project)
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