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Cross Catholic Blog
- August 31, 2010
The All-in-One ‘Perfect’ Project
When a single project can house the homeless, create jobs for the jobless, protect the planet, and be self sustaining—all at the same time—Cross International Catholic Outreach would consider it to be just about the perfect project!
That’s why we’re so excited about a special enterprise being launched in Haiti. It’s an all-in-one housing program, vocational training program,
construction company, and livelihood for orphans.
Now for the details.
The houses are designed by Shelter2Home. They resist earthquakes, hurricanes, fire, termites, and 96 percent of the sun’s heat. They’re made of environmentally-friendly materials, yet you can’t tell them apart from traditional cement homes in Haiti. Through Cross Catholic’s support, these homes will go to families who lost theirs in the earthquake.
Boys of working age at Espwa Village are learning how to assemble pre-fab houses that will go to families who lost their homes in Haiti’s earthquake. This will be a steady livelihood for them for years to come.
Right now, orphaned and vulnerable kids of working age at Espwa Village are getting trained to put these pre-fab homes together. They’ll be able to make a living for years to come while rebuilding Haiti, through the construction company they’re forming. Those are good job prospects considering Haiti had 80 percent unemployment before the earthquake!
