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Eco-friendly Orphanage — We Can Build an Orphanage Haiti, We need your help

April 6, 2010 in All the Buzz, Green Design

So exciting!!! Plans are starting to fall in to place. We are definitely building the new orphanage at the new location in Jacmel Haiti!

Our team is starting to gather donations and sourcing the materials needed for this fast-tracked project. We want to get the kids out of the sun and elements into a safe loving happy healthy home.

Objective:

To construct an off-grid orphanage on gently sloping land on the outskirts of Jacmel, Haiti. Sustainable site plan incorporating renewable energy, food production, water capture and reuse, and waste treatment design

Project scope to include:

6 BR, 2BA 2-Story Orphanage with kitchen, dining, laundry, clinic, office, storage, assistant director’s room, and central courtyard.

5 BR, 2BA Guest House

2 BR, 2BA 2-Story Director’s House

Lia and our kids

Our hope is to have the structure built before the winter. Please contact me if you have any Green products suggestions, connections for donations, lastly materials at cost.

Here’s preview of some of the things we need:

All building materials and equipment for a Gabion structure

Solar Well Pump, Solar Panels (plus inverters, battery backup, etc)

Water Filtration / Grey Water System

Furniture (beds, chairs, tables, lockers, shelves, fans, etc)

Bathroom faucets, fixtures, toilets, sinks, showers, plumbing pipes etc.

Stoves, Refrigerators, Laundry machines (propane or electric)Exterior/Interior lights

Tiles and Wood Flooring

Banisters and railings
We are gathering materials in Miami & the Dominican Republic. Please help spread the word, lets show them that we haven’t forgotten and are pooling together to help.  The kids will thank you a for it.

Much Appreciated!!!!

Please visit the for more info on the kids and our progress! http://www.wecanbuildanorphanageblog.com/

Tags: Green Design, Haiti