News
Executive Director McCune in Haiti June 9 - 16th, 2010
for "Rebuilding a New Haiti" conference to promote Prizm programs for
immediate shelter to "Beat the Hurricanes" and provide long term sustainable
economic development for the people of Haiti.
Prizm Foundation Project Haiti - 5 Point Plan
Incremental Relief
Scalable, Repeatable, Self-Sustainable
First a small community demonstration pilot, then the town, then the province,
then the country
Water
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This
is a critical life saving need.
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There
is no safe drinking water in most of Haiti.
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Prizm
Foundation Project Haiti has developed an easy, low tech sustainable method for
providing safe drinking water.
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Cost of $1.50 - $2.00 per person per year
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Model
is repeatable and scalable to the entire Haitian populace.
Food
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Project Haiti is now and will continue to deliver highly nutritive foods
regularly to areas yet to receive aid in any meaningful amount.
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After
survival relief is accomplished, local food production programs will ensue.
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If we
sent seeds now, they would likely be eaten for survival.
Shelter
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Project Haiti will provide ongoing shipments of the VertexTM Building
Systems.
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Provides immediate Category 5 temporary and permanent shelter.
Evacuation Solutions
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At
present there are no mass evacuation facilities.
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Prizm
will provide critically needed evacuation building design solutions required for
mass sheltering in the event of a hurricane.
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Assist
the large organizations managing the camps with implementation.
Sustainability
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All of
the above efforts will be carried out with sustainability as part of each step.
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Water
programs will include job creation and scalability.
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Food
programs will include future food security and local production.
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Shelter will be accomplished with local paid labor with minimal tools required.
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Manufacturing of the building systems in Haiti will occur after a suitable
partner(s) have been identified.
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Evacuation solutions will be provided that are Category 5 hurricane resistant
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Earthquake resistant
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Inexpensive
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Fast
to erect
Click here
- Haiti Situational Analysis & Project Outline
United Way of Central New Mexico
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Way.
Online Training
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Open House
Coming soon
Raffle
News
Our raffle is being cancelled and refunds will be mailed out in the coming
weeks. We thank all those who participated and apologize for the cancellation.
We just did not have significant ticket sales.
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