Health and Housing in Haiti
PROJECT LOCATION
Saint-Marc, Haiti
Status
Complete
When
2013 – 2014
Health Concern
HIV, Tuberculosis
Project Hypothesis
Housing, environmental, and infrastructure design can improve living standards and health outcomes among Haiti’s rural population living with HIV and Tuberculosis.
Project Strategy
Open Innovation Campaign calling for innovative housing designs utilizing housing design as a key strategy in preventing infectious disease.
Number of Structures Improved
- 10+
Beneficiaries
- 68+ individuals
- 35000 reached through community training and outreach
Project Partners
- Local Implementing Partner — Fondation Esther Boucicault Stanislas (FEBS)
- Research Partner — Office of Technical Studies
- Local Consultants — Expertise and Construction SA
- Research Partner — University College London
- Design Partner — DXA Studio
- Design Partner — University of Virginia
SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT PROVIDED IN PART BY
For more information on this project, please contact ARCHIVE here.
Community participating in the selection of the winner of the design competition.
Community participating in the selection of the winner of the design competition.
ARCHIVE and local partners during construction of The Breathe House.
Children from the community take a look around the construction site.
Local construction workers.
Construction nearly complete on two of The Breathe Houses.
ARCHIVE staff and local partners conducting surveys to establish the community’s needs.
Local tradesmen working hard.
ARCHIVE partners, construction team, and local children pose for a photo.
Community children take a look around the construction site.