Haiti Earthquake

The Haiti earthquake was an absolute nightmare. It destroyed hundreds of buildings and made a massive impact on the economy. A vast amount of factories and industries were shut down meaning there were a large amount of redundancies and people were living in complete poverty. There was also a high amount of people left homeless meaning money from the government and services giving aid had to spend money not only on rebuilding and restoring the economy but supporting civillians in need. another factor that affected the economy was death, the death count was so high that rescue services had to be deployed from other nations to help retrieve bodies and rescue trapped survivors which meant restoration couldnt be started until all were found and acounted for.

The Pumpkin Revolution

The Pumpkin revolution is a project put forward by 'Practical Action'. It is a simple system to help people affected by river flooding become successful in growing and sustaining a food supply for them and their families. The way the system works is a hole is dug and a pumpkin seed is placed at the bottom surrounded by excrement. The hole is then filled and because  the pumpkins are then able to survive not just floods but droughts aswell they grow healthily underneath the ground and produce a large amounts of seeds aswell. The beauty of this project is its simplicity. It can be taught by anyone, to anyone and costs little or no money to sustain in the long term. The project started off in Gaibandha, India, a place badly affected by river erosion and flooding and this project turned the whole area around and brought it back to place filled with happy people