RedPeg Marketing and Habitat for Humanity in Haiti

Posted By: Tamara Francois

Thanks to a generous donation of $2,500 by RedPeg CEO Brad Nierenberg, I had the opportunity to travel to Haiti with The Carter Project, Habitat for Humanity. I was among a group of 400 volunteers to successfully build 100 homes for displaced earthquake victims in the Santo Community of Leogane, Haiti, from November 6-12. Although the volunteers have departed Haiti, Habitat’s work continues. Over the next 6 weeks, Habitat will add 29 wells and latrines to each home that we built by hiring and training local Haitians. Habitat secured enough land to build 500 homes total but volunteers and financing are still needed. I can’t wait to do it again next year and complete the project. Join me?!

Here are a few pictures from the trip.

1. Three of the homeowners that will receive a home

2. Our team’s first assignment was to attach the walls to the cement foundation that was done during the pre-build. They were heavy as I don’t know what and took 6 of us to lift.

3. The homeowner Lesley and I work on his house together

4. The President of Haiti stops by our worksite for a visit. I was so excited to talk to him!

5. Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are longtime Habitat volunteers. Here we are talking after a long workday

6. Prepping the wall for siding

7. Our team nails in hurricane clips from every angle

8. The homeowners celebrate and sing “Thank You Savior” when the homes are complete

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