Photograph courtesy of Habitat for Humanity

Construction Industry Funds the Rebuild of Homes in Haiti

The COINS Foundation has committed to build 50 homes with monies raised by the Construction Industry, primarily through the COINS 3 Peaks Challenge.

The catastrophic January 10th earthquake wreaked havoc throughout the Caribbean nation of Haiti and damaged countless homes. An estimated 3 million people are dead, injured or made homeless in the capital Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. This was the worst earthquake for two centuries, striking one of the world's poorest nations.

In parallel to the emergency relief response, The COINS Foundation in partnership with Habitat for Humanity will support the longer-term, marathon reconstruction effort that will be required to rebuild and transform Haiti: the sustainable development required when world's attention is no longer focused on Haiti.

Habitat for Humanity is a shelter, housing and construction specialist who focuses on the essential reconstruction which immediately follows the emergency aid, which is currently flooding in. Habitat for Humanity has operated in Haiti for 26 years and has a significant infrastructure and expertise in country to respond and assist with the recovery and reconstruction process. 

Professor Paul Collier, patron of The COINS Foundation, fully endorses this approach:
“Haiti needs transformation rather than reconstruction... We aren’t putting Haiti back on its feet – sadly, Haiti was never on its feet. The Haitian government recently produced a long term development plan and it is now vital that the International Community use the energy of the moment to pick up on this plan to do longer-term transformation. If we don’t do this, we will be back in the cycle of catastrophe. This earthquake is the 5th catastrophe Haiti has had in the last 15 years.”