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| In front of REBUILD Shop |
For the rest of the day we sorted the sandals that are in the shop, so that we can seperate them from the new weekly production expectation.
Give love, another partner organization funded by Patricia Arquette and Rosetta Getty, primary makes compost toilets, which typically cost $1000 in materials to make, started making a compost toilet for RG today.
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| Give Love Volunteers building compost toilet for new land |
Our afternoon plan was to hire a driver to go to the UN to check on the grant application that Julie and I have spent countless hours on and have waiting over 3 months to see if we received our proposal, but it was too difficult and we were running out of time. Instead, Julie called the UN- which is very hard to get a hold of a contact on phone since most of the day people are dealing with crisis, and left a message to have our contact call her back. With surprise, she called her back within an hour and told us the proposal is being reviewed right now. That is very good news!! It was also an accomplishment to have found that information out over the phone because most meetings are done face to face, which money spent in transportation via a tap tap or hiring a driver, which can cost about $40 round trip. I am so surprised how expensive it is to live in Haiti and having a car is essential! Unfortunately cars cost around 30K not including a driver which is about $20 per day, and necessary to combat the traffic and driving styles. I know with a car Julie can accomplish more and I look forward to the day we as REBUILD supporters are able to buy her one.
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| Julie, RG Founder & Sam, Grassroots United Founder |
We also had some time to sit down and meet the founder of Grassroots United, another partner organization which has hosted over 200 nonprofits on their land since the earthquake. The current RG shop is located at Grassroots United. I saw just within the past few days how important it is to be around other nonprofits, so the RG can continue to foster partnerships with various nonprofits in the Haitian community.
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| House made with re purposed materials |
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| Recycling Area at Grassroots United |
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| The place to get the most amazing coke! |
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| Compost toilet at Grassroots United |
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| In front of Grassroots United |
Christine, it amazes me how you were able to capture so much about life in Haiti and REBUILD in just 4 days. Your journal is very precious to me. I know it was an exhausting weekend, but I am so thankful to you and Britani for taking the time to upload these photos (which isn't an easy task here) and write about our life, partnerships, etc. Thank you so much for everything! I love you a lot and miss you.
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