The President Martelly will inaugurate today Monday 27 February 2012, the project of 400 houses in Zoranje, initiated on June 12, 2011 by the Head of State which had declared at the ceremony of laying the first stone "It is a day of hope for the Haitian people, the hope to rebuild Haiti [...] this project is the signal of our determination to build new sustainable communities [...] the signal that shows that the country will regain its ability to put people back to work and that the local businesses will be able to become more involved in reconstruction."

Built in Zoranje on a land of 6.8 hectares these sustainable housing, meet the urban and seismic standards and aim according to the President "to improve the quality of life for low-income families, affected by the earthquake of January 12."

This project, totaling 30 million dollars funded by the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), is part of a program in 3 phases, to build a total of 2.000 units in the departments of the West, North East and South. The project was coordinated by the Fund of Economic and Social Assistance (FAES) [Government of Haiti], supported by a steering committee comprising several stakeholders in health, education, the Ministry of Planning and institutions like the DINEPA.

It has been necessary to wait a little more han the 100 days originally planned for this project, as will surely emphasize the critical observers, but what matters most to the beneficiaries is that the promise was kept.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3175-haiti-reconstruction-400-houses-built-in-100-days.html

S/ HaitiLibre