EnviroDome: See what the St. Augustine Catholic has to say about what is happening in Haiti

I just finished reading an article in the “St. Augustine Catholic” September issue (pages 16-17).

Herman Gelin of Prince of Peace Parish in Jacksonville takes a trip to Haiti (his homeland) to witness first hand, the devastation that rocked Haiti in the January 12^th Earthquake. Gelin states within the article that, on his way to the southern Haitian town of Jacnel, he found himself forming impressions much like the rest of the media: Very little appears to have changed in Haiti since earlier this year. He did not see much improvement compared to the amount of money sent to Haiti. He said that the hotels were full of the foreign staff of overseas charities and non-governmental organizations paying $120.00 per night. Meanwhile Haitians seem to be waiting for a master plan of recover that hasn’t arrived.

The article goes onto state that Oblate Father Andrew Small, who directs the U.S. Bishops’ Secretariat for Latin America, said there is little Permanent rebuilding in Haiti at this time. Instead, the focus is on providing suitable transitional Shelter and housing in support of church life and activities there. Father Small also noted that they are looking for secure, hurricane-proof shelters so that the children can attend school.

Even though the storm that ripped through Port-Au-Prince September 28, 2010 was not a hurricane, it did do some serious damage. Six lives were lost in the most recent storm. EnviroDome has a dome in Haiti now. As expected the dome stood up to the storm with no issues. The EnviroDome that is in Haiti has been erected on a wood platform. We would normally bolt the dome to the ground using hurricane straps but we have not secured the structure because the dome will be set up in another location soon.

EnviroDome in Haiti!