Ministry of Public Works, UN and United States Collaborate to Help Displaced Safely Return to Their Homes
On February 24-25, 10 senior Haitian engineers and over 25 international engineers graduated from a four-day joint coordinated training program on how to conduct structural assessments. These engineers will train 200 additional engineers to become structural specialists by the end of next week. Under the authority of the Ministry of Public Works, the structural specialists will inspect 100,000 homes over the next three months.
The engineers will begin with the neighborhoods of displaced families who are currently in the largest, most crowded camps. These assessments are an important first step to help families return safely to their homes.
671 homes have already been assessed in Turgeau in the last four days.
The Ministry of Public Works also has developed standard criteria and training based on approved structural engineering practices.
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