Haiti Earthquake
Following the earthquake, economic development was credited as key to Haiti’s economic betterment. Despite the earthquake in the areas in and around the capital city, millions of Haitians were forced to move to these IDP camps due to harsh economic circumstance in the countryside.
Haiti has had a housing sector crisis even before the earthquake, which was estimated at 700,000 units. Additionally, at least another 250,000 houses were damaged by the earthquake resulting in the housing sector suffering a total damage of USD 2.3 billion.
As the government enforces camp residents to leave the officially registered IDP camps, there isn’t enough housing readily available to host these residents when the grant allotted for rent ends after a year. …show more content…
As of September 2014, only roughly 37,000 homes were rebuilt by various organizations. However, only about 20% of these homes are …show more content…
The housing policy of the government promises to finance housing construction in the country. Moreover, Haiti does not have any networks of banks or personal loan agencies to speak of where people could borrow loans for housing. Financially speaking, it would be extremely difficult for the government to officially recognize existing camps and start building them up to become permanent shelters.
According to the World Bank, more than 6 million out of Haiti's population of 10.4 million live under the national poverty line of $2.44 per day. Over 2.5 million Haitians live under the national extreme poverty line of 1.24 dollar per day. This makes it impossible for them to obtain loans on their own for housing.
The government has proposed to pay a lump sum of 20,000 Haitian Gourdes (USD 500) to every household that voluntarily leaves one of country’s officially registered IDP camps has met with extreme backlash from the camp residents whilst trying to forcibly evict the residing families. This decision by the government will have many residents clash living in these makeshift shelters clash with the government because if they choose to accept government’s offer to leave the camps, it would leave them with less opportunity to find work elsewhere. These shelters located in and around the capital city, although makeshift, attract large numbers of Haitians from across the nation in hope of finding work
Haiti has had a housing sector crisis even before the earthquake, which was estimated at 700,000 units. Additionally, at least another 250,000 houses were damaged by the earthquake resulting in the housing sector suffering a total damage of USD 2.3 billion.
As the government enforces camp residents to leave the officially registered IDP camps, there isn’t enough housing readily available to host these residents when the grant allotted for rent ends after a year. …show more content…
As of September 2014, only roughly 37,000 homes were rebuilt by various organizations. However, only about 20% of these homes are …show more content…
The housing policy of the government promises to finance housing construction in the country. Moreover, Haiti does not have any networks of banks or personal loan agencies to speak of where people could borrow loans for housing. Financially speaking, it would be extremely difficult for the government to officially recognize existing camps and start building them up to become permanent shelters.
According to the World Bank, more than 6 million out of Haiti's population of 10.4 million live under the national poverty line of $2.44 per day. Over 2.5 million Haitians live under the national extreme poverty line of 1.24 dollar per day. This makes it impossible for them to obtain loans on their own for housing.
The government has proposed to pay a lump sum of 20,000 Haitian Gourdes (USD 500) to every household that voluntarily leaves one of country’s officially registered IDP camps has met with extreme backlash from the camp residents whilst trying to forcibly evict the residing families. This decision by the government will have many residents clash living in these makeshift shelters clash with the government because if they choose to accept government’s offer to leave the camps, it would leave them with less opportunity to find work elsewhere. These shelters located in and around the capital city, although makeshift, attract large numbers of Haitians from across the nation in hope of finding work