Assess, Repair, Rebuild

On August 4th, a chemical blast destroyed parts of the Port of Beirut, Lebanon. Over 6,000 people were injured, and 200 lives lost. Within just a small 5 km radius, over US $3 billion in damages have been reported – mainly to houses. Please join us in raising funds to ensure families can return to safe homes.

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Morocco and Turkey’s Tragic Lesson: Disaster Prevention Needs a Stronger Foundation

Friday’s devastating earthquake in Morocco took the country – and world – by surprise. At 6.8 magnitude, it is the strongest earthquake to hit the country since 1900 and has highlighted major weaknesses in the country’s infrastructure, particularly in rural communities. Unfortunately, as we have already seen this year in Turkey and Syria, this devastating […]

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Recent Success: SESH and USAID/BHA KUAT Collaboration in Indonesia

A group of 13 students from Cal Poly’s Structural Engineering Students for Humanity (SESH) joined the USAID/BHA Komunitas Perkotaan Untuk Aksi Tangguh (KUAT) Activity to identify structural/urban risks in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia in response to recurring floods and the threat of an earthquake in the region. They collaborated with 23 local university students from Bandung […]

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