The community outreach brochures, pamphlets, and children’s coloring books and CD prepared by TRAC – the Terrebonne Readiness and Assistance Coalition – were presented to Dr. J.M. Yolene V. Surena, the Coordinator of the Disaster Risk Management unit in the rebuilding of Haiti. Dr. Surena welcomed the materials, and noted that they were actively developing similar information for all the communities throughout Haiti.
SIGUS worked with TRAC in the successful "Lift House" program, where the SIGUS team designed an energy efficient model house, elevated 10-12 feet to meet the new building codes in response to Hurricane Katrina.
For information on the Lift House, see:
A Home for Ms. Betty 2006-2007 (Powerpoint)