In Haiti, Housing And Food Shortages A Concern In Some Areas Hit By Hurricane

A photo of the New Shepherd School following Hurricane Matthew.
A photo of the Good Shepherd School following Hurricane Matthew. The buildings were designed to be earthquake and hurricane resistant. They all withstood the 2010 earthquake, and the walls remained intact through Hurricane Matthew, but the roofs did not withstand the hurricane's winds of 145 mph. New Life For Haiti
A photo of the Good Shepherd School following Hurricane Matthew. The buildings were designed to be earthquake and hurricane resistant. They all withstood the 2010 earthquake, and the walls remained intact through Hurricane Matthew, but the roofs did not withstand the hurricane's winds of 145 mph. New Life For Haiti
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A photo of the New Shepherd School following Hurricane Matthew.
A photo of the Good Shepherd School following Hurricane Matthew. The buildings were designed to be earthquake and hurricane resistant. They all withstood the 2010 earthquake, and the walls remained intact through Hurricane Matthew, but the roofs did not withstand the hurricane's winds of 145 mph. New Life For Haiti
A photo of the Good Shepherd School following Hurricane Matthew. The buildings were designed to be earthquake and hurricane resistant. They all withstood the 2010 earthquake, and the walls remained intact through Hurricane Matthew, but the roofs did not withstand the hurricane's winds of 145 mph. New Life For Haiti
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In Haiti, Housing And Food Shortages A Concern In Some Areas Hit By Hurricane

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Pastor Fran Leeman has been working on sustainable development projects in the Grande Anse River Valley in Haiti for more than a decade.

The Grande Anse River Valley area was right in the eye of Hurricane Matthew.

Leeman, who is director of New Life for Haiti, is currently in Marfranc to assess the damage and being the rebuilding process. He joined us to talk about how the recovery efforts are going.