About Program
Close to 400,000 people still live in tents and temporary shelters since the devastating 2010 earthquake. Often, entire families will live in these small, 1-room shelters, and are extremely vulnerable to hurricanes, earthquakes, rain, wind, mudslides and theft. Groups will build a new home for a family using 2x4s, plywood and a metal roof. All of our trips that are available for individuals to sign up, are designated as short-term wooden home trips.
Groups that choose to help construct a wooden home for a family in the surrounding community will be able to meet the family before they start building. During the week, the group will work together with a Haitian foreman (and some laborers) and the majority of the work will involve hammering, sawing, digging, shoveling, etc.
