Many thousands of Haitian families are now without shelter. Loss of life and survivors’ injuries are at an unprecedented scale for this region. Our first initiative in concert with the SDA Hospital and others is a 1,500 square foot field hospital in a 44 foot diameter Pacific Dome with World Shelters U-Domes providing interior spaces. The field hospital will be located across the street from the existing SDA Hospital in Port au Prince, and will provide much-needed additional capacity to care for the overwhelming number of people injured in the earthquake.

Beyond the immediate imperative to provide medical care, food and water for survivors, assistance to Haiti must further the longer-term goals of rebuilding and recovery. Your support of World Shelters’ Haitian relief efforts will provide a maximum value in context-appropriate shelter that will help make the transition towards permanent housing “built back better” while contributing to local economic development in Haiti

BFI has been a long-time supporter of World Shelters and friend of Pacific Domes. For further information about how you can help please visit worldshelters.org or Pacific Domes.