Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:44 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:44:24 GMT
Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.Several hundred canoeists and kayakers are taking part in Paddle Georgia 2013. It'sMore >>
Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:34 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:34:01 GMT
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.The Albany Housing Authority is still working on a plan that could bring up to 30-millionMore >>
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:05 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:05:52 GMT
Five months after the mysterious murder of a Coffee County woman, people gathered Tuesday night in Douglas to remember her and to launch a community effort to make sure her case isn't forgotten. FriendsMore >>
People gather to bring attention to one of many unsolved murders of women in Coffee County.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:25 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:25:17 GMT
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. The condition ofMore >>
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:24:00 GMT
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
January 5, 2005
Americus -Hundreds of thousands were left homeless by the deadly earthquake and tsunamis that devastated Southeast Asia. Habitat for Humanity CEO, Paul Leonard explains "Their walls were torn down. Some of them are living in the temple. Some of them are living with friends. There's very little water. Food is scarce. They have only the clothes they had on their back."
In Sri Lanka, survivors are building makeshift shelters made mostly of aluminum. Here in South Georgia, Habitat for Humanity in Americus is building a model brick house that exemplifies the structures many survivors will soon be able to call home. "Where the houses have been destroyed, the foundations are still solid so our plan immediately is to go in and help those families build a one room shelter with a little veranda," says Leonard.
They'll later add rooms to those houses already belonging to Habitat families, but there are others. Leonard explains"We're making this a priority in terms of trying to strengthen our program in Asia pacific and to be supportive to those who have been so terribly damaged by this tsunami."
Conditions in some of the areas hit hardest by the tsunamis are similar to slum housing that can be seen in the Global Village. Most had little to start with, now they have nothing at all.
Leonard said "It would be hard to imagine a more difficult living circumstance," but with Habitat for Humanity busy in housing relief efforts after this deadly disaster, the living circumstances for many will soon improve.
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