Un Techo para mi Pais launches a campaign for the reconstruction of Chile and Haiti
- The NGO launched a fundraising campaign in Latin America and the United States to be devoted to the reconstruction of Chile and Haiti, two countries affected by an earthquake earlier this year.
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Under the motto “Such Enormous Tragedies Are Felt All Over the World”, the institution makes a public appeal to companies and individuals, through its website and social networks, to support reconstruction work in Chile and Haiti. Donations can be made through the website, (Donations links: Chile and Haiti) , or through the “purchase” of housing parts of at Mercado Libre.
“At this point, Un Techo para mi Pais is working in two very different countries that have recently been affected by two earthquakes, leaving thousands of families homeless and living in very precarious conditions. |
Our volunteers have already built a large number of transitional houses in Chile and Haiti, but the need remains infinite. We need every Latin American to commit themselves to rebuild with the same vigor as we would in each of our countries,” said the Social Director of Un Techo para mi Pais Latin America, Maximiliano Perez.
The team that is leading construction with university students in both countries, who participate actively in the organization of constructions with families affected by earthquakes last January (Haiti) and February (Chile).
“Un Techo para mi Pais has mobilized thousands of young people who want to change the reality of our countries. We are the ones responsible for changing the situation, and those structural changes have to come from our own people, “said Regis Berkins, a volunteer for Un Techo para mi Pais- Haiti, who participated in one of the reconstruction jobs in Chile.
The work of Un Techo para mi Pais has been endorsed by various official agencies. In the case of Chile, the Government formally solicited the organization’s participation in reconstruction. At the same time, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, recognized the work of the NGO in Haiti, rewarding the commitment; likewise, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) finalized a joint strategy for the next four years through the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF).
To date, Un Techo para mi Pais has already made two interventions in Haiti, building a total of 116 transitional houses and mobilizing over 500 volunteers. For its part in Chile, more than 20,000 homes have been built with a total of 71,700 volunteers.
