Last Friday, Jean Yves Jason, the Mayor of Port-au-Prince, has 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, 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, it's firstly : to assist in the repair and strengthening of these homes ; secondly : train people at the level of the best practices so that they do not enter enter in homes that present dangers ; thirdly : put at their disposal a little funding so they can make repairs.

We give an guidance, it is necessary that purchases of materials are performed in hardware stores which we have given a label indicating that the products and equipment that are sold, are approved products that they will not give the same issues that before January 2010 [...]"

Marc-Andre Franche, UNDP Deputy Director in Haiti, carified that on the funds made ​​available by his organization, $500,000 will be used as a direct subsidy to citizens for the works and the rest will serve as technical support : trainers and guidance to citizens in the repair work "This program will show that the aitians are able to repair their own home," added Mr. Franche.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/article-837-haiti-reconstruction-retour-a-la-maison-pour-100-000-familles.html (in french)

HL/ HaitiLibre