A home built by Build Change in Banda Aceh, Indonesia as a part of the recovery from the Boxing Day tsunami.
Special Note: Echoing Green interviewed Dr. Elizabeth Hausler in January 2005 to talk about the impact of the Boxing Day (December 26th, 2004) tsunami on communities surrounding the Indian Ocean. Earlier this year, that disaster commemorated its 15th Anniversary, but the lessons learned in the aftermath of that tragedy are surprisingly timely to the global Coronavirus pandemic.
By: Jessica Stanford, Country Director-Philippines
The COVID-19 pandemic is without doubt an unprecedented event, impacting lives, communities and economies around the world. As governments and nations work together to implement prevention, containment and mitigation measures, families from California to metro Manila are instructed to #stayhome, #shelterinplace to help curb the worst of this public health crisis.
But what if you’re one of the 1.2 billion people who live in substandard housing today?
Dear Friends of Build Change,
With millions in self-isolation or quarantined around the globe, homes are the front line in the battle against COVID-19.
More than perhaps ever before, our homes are the center of our lives, and our retreats (forced or not) from an uncertain world. My hope is that wherever your home is, it is a place where you feel safe riding out this disaster. I know that I am increasingly grateful every day for a safe home,