GHESKIO Neighborhood Redevelopment Initiative

Goal

“ Create an environment that improves the living conditions of GHESKIO’s displaced population and its surrounding neighborhoods.”

Project Location

Considerations

• Population at GHESKIO: 6,000

• Children Under 5yr Old: 1,000

• Daily Income: Less than $2 USD

• Area of Selected Site: 51,000 m2

• Area of Current Site: 8, 300 m2

Comprehensive Strategy

• Empowering Approach

• Organizational Structure

• Community Development

Organizational Structure

Physical Environment

Core Housing Unit

Infrastructure

• Drinking Water

• Sanitation

• Electricity

• Drainage

Canal Delmas

Social Services

• Elementary School

• Health Clinic

• Waste Collection

Employment

• Employment Opportunities Within Neighborhood:

– Short-Term:

• Site Preparation

• Building of Core Units

– Long-Term

• Commercial Area

• Infrastructure Maintenance

Implementation ScheduleP

HA

SE

II

PH

AS

E I

PH

AS

E I

IIP

HA

SE

IV

PHASE I PHASE II PHASE III PHASE IV

Building Phases

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

Phase IV

Legend

Utilities

Phase II

Phase III

Phase IV

Focus of Mission

• Replicability

• Shared Responsibility

• Potential Improvement in Standard of Living

Acknowledgements

• AguaClara, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University

• Cornell Design & Planning Club

• DEED Design Engineering Education Development

• Ernst Valery Investments Corporation

• Mr. Fred Keller, Cascade Engineering

• Dr. Kenneth C. Hover, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University

• International Planning Students Association, College of Architecture, Art & Planning, Cornell University

• Mr. Lindsay Mattison, Executive Director, International Action

• Dr. Jean William Pape, Director of GHESKIO Center

• Prof. Alice Pell, Vice-Provost of International Relations, Cornell University

• Mr. Syed Mujtaba Husain, Director of Economic Sectors, Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency, Humphrey Fellow