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Wednesday 17 March 2010

April fools shelters for Haiti?

Contact was made to organisations working in Haiti by a supplier looking for "corporate and private sponsors to help us get the first 100 Homes for Haiti shipped out by April 1, 2010." April fools day is a suitably apt delivery date. It does not mention the anticipated commission of the supplying companies.
This image is inspirational - if space were this easy to find in Port au Prince, the situation would be much simpler. It gets better:The design details for this shelter (10,000 usd for a basic model!!!) include living rooms, bathrooms, and only bed space for 4 people. Very wishful - the average family size is 5 in Haiti - many are larger...

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