Compassion Homes
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In Vietnam, families who live in poorly constructed dwellings face increasing threats from rising tides, destructive flooding, and more frequent and powerful storms. The Climate Resilient Compassion Homes program is a cost-effective approach to assist vulnerable families to prepare for the effects of climate change by building more flood-proof and storm-resistant houses. Since 2010, EMW has been enabling families in 12 provinces in Vietnam to build climate resilient Compassion Homes. Each home is constructed using high-quality materials and incorporates brick walls, elevated foundations, and improved ventilation designed to withstand typhoons and floods. Each new home has two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen area, a latrine, and a veranda. Compassion Homes help improve living conditions for hundreds of families and enable them to maximize their resources for essentials such as food, medicine, education, savings, and sanitation. With a safe space and a secure roof over their heads, families more clearly realize the benefits of installing latrine and water connections, and are better motivated to improve their hygiene, sanitation, and overall health.
