5,000 FAMILIES WILL REPAIR THEIR HOMES THROUGH CARMEN
(Haiti Libre) -
On Friday (Dec.9), Jean Yves Jason, the Mayor of Port-au-Prince, launched the program CARMEN (Support Centre for Strengthening of damaged houses). This program of a duration of 6 months is funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to the tune of USD$1.3 million, which aims to repair 5,000 houses [classified yellow] in the metropolitan area.
Mayor Jean Yves Jason explained that this program only concerns "...houses that were marked yellow by the Ministry of Public Works. We invite these people to visit one of the three offices CARMEN (Fort National, Carrefour Feuilles and Canapé Vert) to register and that they understand the purpose of the project.
The essence of the project, is firstly : to assist in the repair and strengthening of these homes ; secondly : train people at the level of best practices, so that they do not enter enter in homes that present dangers; thirdly: put at their disposal a little funding so that they can make repairs.
We give guidance. It is necessary that purchases of materials are made at hardware stores which we have given a label, indicating that the products and equipment that are sold, are approved products and that they will not give the same issues that there were before January 2010 [...]"
Marc-Andre Franche, UNDP Deputy Director of Haiti, clarified that the funds made available by his organization,... $500,000, will be used as a direct subsidy to citizens for the works and that the rest will serve as technical support: trainers and guidance to citizens in the repair work. "This program will show that the Haitians are able to repair their own home," added Mr. Franche.
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