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   capndunzzl said, about 1 year ago

   …ha ha…she really nailed that one!
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   Fiendly Neighbourhood Terrorist said, about 1 year ago

   A journey of a thousand parsecs begins with a single astronomical unit.
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   Saskfan said, about 1 year ago

   @capndunzzl

   Darn; you got there before me! :)
   
   And Evie has framed an excellent response.
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   tqnis said, about 1 year ago

   There is one thing I do not understand.
   Seems that there are 40% of unemployment in Haiti. Why do not they build those houses themselves, why they need help from Evie? I understand they may need material help, but don’t they have more than enough workforce?

   That is asked with all respect to everyone helping developing nations, being myself member of nation who recently received many help from americans. Thank You!
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   JoanHelen said, about 1 year ago

   @tqnis

   I think the answer to your question is on Jan Eliot’s blog or website. I remember reading it a few months back and I’m sure there was some mention of the local people also getting involved in the restructuring of Haiti. Habitat for Humanity is doing wonderful work in many struggling countries.
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   JoanHelen said, about 1 year ago

   @tqnis

   You can visit the website through the link to the right of this page.
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   yardlet6 said, about 1 year ago

   @tqnis

   Many trees were taken down for fuel and building before the earthquake hit. A lot of natural resources were gone and education is limited. Haiti had always had bad luck but the people have a lot of self pride because they were the first country to have a slave revolt that succeeded.
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   Comics Lover said, about 1 year ago

   ah, good, a visit from on high from St. Evie, I was missing those.
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   Doctor11 said, about 1 year ago

   That is SO true.
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    sjsczurek said, about 1 year ago

    @tqnis

    It takes more than a lot of people. It takes planning, coordination, and sound leadership. Hopefully, those things are being developed among the people of Haiti as this rebuilding is going on.

    And “work force” is TWO words, not one. Never mind what they print in the papers. TWO words.
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    flagfly said, about 1 year ago

    Good insight and words from all of the above.
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    tqnis said, about 1 year ago

    Leadership, coordination, leadership. And sometimes probably just setting an good example.

    Makes sense. Thanks again!
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    mrssaskfan said, about 1 year ago

    One of the reasons so many homes collapsed in Haiti is that there were hardly any building codes. Getting help from people who KNOW how modern homes should be built would be much better than people throwing up shacks and shanties.
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    violinrules said, about 1 year ago

    there’s an interesting mentality…
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    flake-67121 said, about 1 year ago

    know what the recipients are going to do with those houses?
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