TENTS FOR HAITI
February 10, 2010
There is an urgent need for tents in Jacmel, Haiti where the Bumi Sehat clinic is located. Tents are being collected at the following locations in the US:
West Coast:
Penny Tyrrell
c/o Bumi Sehat Haiti-Tent Drive
93 North Polk Eugene, OR 97402
East Coast:
Andre Gillis
c/o Bumi Sehat Haiti-Tent Drive
417 North Front Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
Midwest people please ship to the East Coast.
The first shipment will depart for Jacmel in about one week from today, but there will be a continuing need for tents for some time.
We are looking for tents in good condition of all sizes that are water proof and have a rain shield protection. In addition, if possible include a tarp to go with these tents for additional rain protection.
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As tents gather, here’s a proposal about how to start more robust shelter before the tents decay. The proposal — “Hexayurt Country” — is by Vinay Gupta, who has extensive experience in disaster relief policy, as he puts it:
“I’m the guy who figures out how to rehouse people after a nuclear bomb goes off, or how to represent what people are really dying of in an easy-to-read diagram. That’s what I do. Hexayurt Country, that’s my domain: [2%] of the population have died or are dying, and now it’s time to consider doing whatever it takes to keep people alive.”
Pretty robust idea, read it at Hexayurt Country.