Faces of Recovery: The comfort of home
This story is from the "Faces of Recovery" series about how Haitians, the UN and partners responded to the devastation caused by the August 2021 earthquake.
A farming family in the remote commune of Cavaillon, in the Sud or south department of Haiti has decided to move back into their earthquake-damaged home, as teams from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) continue to assess people’s needs.
“My name is Daniel Louis and when the earthquake struck, I took refuge in a communal tent with my wife and family. But we missed the comfort of home, so we returned to sleep there, even though only two walls were left standing. We received items from IOM which made life easier, such as blankets, jerry cans for water and even a solar lantern.
IOM told us how to rebuild our house safely to reduce the risk of it collapsing again if there is another earthquake.
More help is arriving all the time and we are now more confident that we can have opportunities to work again and provide for our nine children and 15 grandchildren”.
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