There were three priorities for this trip to Haiti. Firstly, to hire and train a first team of CO2 Bambu assembly workers. Secondly, to build the Lutheran World Federation house to be a model bamboo house. And finally, to find a warehouse to receive future shipment of bamboo materials.
While Julio (CO2 Bambu’s technical director, pictured on left with hat) launched construction with a just assembled Haitian team of masons and carpenters, Ben was scouting for a warehouse in the region of Petit Goave by the coast, and the epicenter of the January 12 earthquake.
Here Julio makes a first assessment of the cost of building a warehouse here.
Julio using guitar diplomacy to bridge the language gap and to meet our neighbors in our new warehouse.
Julio and the core of our first Haitian team. On the right, is team leader Vorb Charles whose fluent language skill in Spanish (thanks to his work in the Dominican Republic) is matched by his good humor and natural leadership capability.
The prefabricated bamboo panels go up.
The house is starting to take shape