Programs: J/P Haitian Relief Organization
Announced:
December 12, 2012
Category:
Addressing Critical, Unmet Needs
Fund Amount: $1,349,483
Above, one of many severely damaged homes in the Delmas 32 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince.
With a $1,349,483 grant from the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, the J/P Haitian Relief Organization (J/P HRO) is retrofitting yellow-tagged (moderately damaged) homes around the Delmas 32 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. While repairs address existing damage from the earthquake, retrofits go further, fixing existing damage while also reinforcing entire structures against future seismic and hurricane disasters.
J/P HRO, with technical support from BuildChange, works alongside homeowners and Haitian construction teams in retrofitting the homes. Together, they provide direct training and guidance throughout the construction project.
With the Fund's grant, J/P HRO is retrofitting homes for 280 families living in camps and unsafe housing in the area.
Why We Invested in J/P HRO
Clinton Bush Haiti Fund's grant to J/P HRO reflects our commitment to supporting job creation and preparing people with job and life skills, particularly in the construction sector, which lays the groundwork for longer-term reconstruction. It also reflects our near-term goal of filling critical gaps, here for safe housing in the Delmas 32 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince.
Transforming Lives and Livelihoods
The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund grant to J/P HRO is:
- Returning close to 1,300 people into safe, permanent housing.
- Training Haitian homeowners and construction teams in modern earthquake and hurricane construction standards.
- Retrofitting damaged homes as a faster, more cost-efficient substitute for building new homes from the ground up.
About J/P HRO
J/P HRO is a U.S. 501c3 organization founded by the actor Sean Penn. Since the 2010 earthquake, J/P HRO has managed a camp in Petionville that is one of the largest Internally Displaced Persons camps in the country. J/P HRO also manages a neighboring camp, Cité Maxo. The camps, located in the Port-au-Prince neighborhood Delmas 32, were home to approximately 16,500 individuals as of July 2012. J/P HRO’s existing work includes programs to remove rubble, provide medical care, host a primary school, relocate families to permanent housing, and retrofit damaged public and private structures. For more information about J/P HRO visit www.jphro.org.
