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RedR supports emergency relief in Haiti
Joseph Ashmore is one of
RedR’s 1700 members. He
went to Haiti just over a year
ago to help with aid workers
following severe flooding in
Gonaives.
“When I was in Haiti, I
was concerned about the
risk of earthquake. Houses in
Port-au-Prince are built high
up onto the hill side and the
town is developed with limited
planning and using poor
construction techniques.”
Thousands of people are
dead or missing. Many more
are homeless. Haiti is facing a
long hard struggle to clear the
wreckage and rebuild homes
and services; that struggle will
be all the harder in what is the
poorest nation anywhere in
the Americas.
RedR urgently needs
money to support its work
in Haiti. It is looking to raise
£200,000 to pay for a team to
fly out and support the training
RedR, the charity that trains Haiti has been hit by its thousands of buildings. A needs of aid groups working
emergency aid workers most powerful earthquake in five storey UN facility and the there.
around the world, has two centuries. It struck close to nation’s presidential palace To contribute call 020
launched an appeal to support the densely populated capital, were among the buildings 7840 6000 or visit www.
work in Haiti. Port-au-Prince, bringing down destroyed. redr.org.uk
Nick Clegg investment. ACE has called that additional infrastructure TfL announces
commits to
for the government to explore investment spending would
the use of infrastructure support.
Blackwall
infrastructure
gilts and the introduction of In his speech, the Lib
Tunnel
and education
a regulatory asset base to Dem leader did say that his
encourage pension funds to party was looking at ways to
refurbishment
spending
invest in infrastructure. encourage private investment. Transport for London has
Nelson Ogunshakin, ACE’s Given the state of public announced that work will start
Nick Clegg, leader of the chief executive, told Impact: finances this seemed a in February to upgrade the
Liberal Democrats, has “As a recent report by the UK sensible way to approach the Blackwall tunnel.
committed his party to Construction Group showed, country’s infrastructure needs. Around 50,000 vehicles
spending on education and for every £1 invested in Meanwhile, education pass under the Thames via
infrastructure if it wins power at construction a return of almost investment would prove vital to the 112 year old tunnel each
the upcoming general election. £2.50 is gained in terms of the long term prosperity of the day. The £70million project
Speaking in January at economic activity.” UK, ensuring people have the will improve safety and lighting
a Reuters Thomson event ACE has also called for skills to meet the employment and update communications
Clegg said: “We have greater detail on the projects needs of future decades. systems. The project will see
isolated only two areas where works take place over night to
we will make immediate, help limit disruption to traffic.
significant additional spending Garrett Emmerson,
pledges: in education and in TfL’s chief operating officer
infrastructure investment.” for streets, said: “Our
The Association for refurbishment programme
Consultancy and Engineering will enhance the safety and
has welcomed both security of everyone who uses
commitments. the tunnel, and will prolong
This follows on from ACE’s the life of this busy commuter
policy papers on infrastructure route across the Thames.”
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