A Look at Our Project

Mudslides down Chinchontepec volcano destroyed homes in San Vicente, El Salvador, causing the government to build these make-shift shelters, little more than four walls and a roof, with no electricity or running water.

Habitat for Humanity is rebuilding a community of 130+ houses across the street from the current government-provided shelters. Houses are in various stages of construction development.

Just a typical day on a buildsite.

Mudslide Destruction

Ruins from 2009 mudslides.

A ruined house after mudslide.

The above pictures are posted on Habitat for Humanity: El Salvador website:
http://www.habitatelsalvador.org.sv/english/noticiasEng.htm

Background on our Project

The heavy rains in El Salvador between Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8 (2009) due to hurricane Ida and the low pressure area in the Pacific Ocean has resulted in 196 deaths, 78 missing people, and 7,773 people forced to live in 83 different shelters. Due to the mud slides resulting from the heavy rain, 1,487 homes have been damaged and of these, 288 were completely destroyed, 291 were partially damaged, and 908 are at risk of more damage.

The departments most affected by Ida were San Vicente, especially the municipalities of Verapaz, Tepetitán, and Guadalupe, as well as the departments of La Libertad and La Paz.

Habitat for Humanity El Salvador is working to determine the extent of the damage in the affected areas and to create a Plan of Attention for this disaster to begin the reconstruction of permanent housing. We hope to give a quick response to the families that have been left without decent housing. The personnel of Habitat for Humanity organized a food drive to help the displaced families and these donations were delivered to the municipality of Guadalupe in the San Vicente department.

The above was copied directly from Habitat for Humanity: El Salvador website:
http://www.habitatelsalvador.org.sv/english/noticiasEng.htm