I found this awesome organization by the name of Earthship that is doing an amazing job helping Haitians rebuilding their country. They are able to build houses and water supplies with the things that are thrown away on the street as garbage. That shows it’s not about what have but what we do with what we have. It’s all about creativity.
What’s remarkable about this is the fact that they are empowering Haitians to be self-sufficient so that they can rebuild their homeland after the earthquake. I always believe in empowerment. Education is the key. It doesn’t matter how much foods and supplies we fly into the country. At the end of the day, we have to ask, “Will they be able to make it after the helpers leave?”
I congratulate Earthship for a job well done. I hope many more organizations follow their leads. Here’s their own statement about this:
“We do not want people to become dependent on products that we make or any country makes. We want people to be empowered by the ability to create sustenance for themselves, and in doing so, create employment, jobs and a mini-economy. An entire method that is independent of corporations, largely independent of oil and independent of politics.” http://www.earthship.com/disaster-relief
