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Chile: ADRA to Provide Additional Shelters for Displaced Quake Survivors For more information, contact: John Torres, Senior Public Relations Manager Donate to ADRA’s Chile Earthquake Response Fund
SILVER SPRING, Md. — As part of a continued effort to provide improved temporary housing to displaced earthquake survivors in Chile, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) launched a new project to assist families in two of the most affected cities. “The earthquake has destroyed so much,” said Jorge Alé, country director for ADRA Chile. “People who lost everything are still trying to make do, living in tents, or staying with friends and family.” The new project, which is being implemented in the south central cities of Talca and Concepción with funding from the Government of Germany and ADRA Germany, will build temporary shelters for 100 families, or 500 people, between the months of April and June. Each pre-fabricated shelter will be made of timber and is expected to last between two to three years. “They are designed to provide protection for displaced families while their homes are rebuilt,” added Alé. ADRA is working with local authorities in the targeted region to identify and select beneficiary families according to their needs. This latest project follows the recent start of the Semi Permanent Shelter Program (SPSP), which was launched in early April with financial backing from the United States Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and ADRA International. By its completion in September, this 1.4 million project will provide semi-permanent housing for approximately 5,000 displaced residents in the country’s central coastal region, and give better access to sanitation facilities. According to a report by the United Nations, more than 1.8 million people have been affected by the earthquake and resulting tsunami in the country’s four most affected regions. More than 370,000 homes suffered considerable damage or have been completely destroyed. To support ADRA’s response, send your contribution to the Chile Earthquake Response Fund at www.adra.org, or contact ADRA at 1.800.424.ADRA (2372). To donate via mobile phone in the U.S. text the word “CHILE” to 27138, add a space followed by the amount you want to give (e.g. “CHILE 50). You will receive a call shortly to process your credit card donation. Follow ADRA on Twitter and Facebook to get the latest information as it happens. ADRA is a non-governmental organization present in 125 countries providing sustainable community development and disaster relief without regard to political or religious association, age, gender, race or ethnicity. For more information about ADRA, visit www.adra.org. Author: Nadia McGill |
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