Shelter recovery in urban Haiti after the earthquake: the dual role of social capital

Guitele Jeudy Rahill · Nazife Emel Ganapati · J. Calixte Clérismé · Anuradha Mukherji

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Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies Disaster Management and Resilience Social Capital and Networks

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This paper documents the culture-specific understanding of social capital among Haitians and examines its benefits and downsides in post-disaster shelter recovery following the 12 January 2010 earthquake. The case study of shelter recovery processes in three socioeconomically diverse communities (Pétion-Ville, Delmas and Canapé Vert) in Port-au-Prince suggests that social capital plays dual roles in post-disaster shelter recovery of the displaced population in Haiti. On the one hand, it provides enhanced access to shelter-related resources for those with connections. On the other hand, it accentuates pre-existing inequalities or creates new inequalities among displaced Haitians. In some cases, such inequalities lead to tensions between the haves and have-nots and instigate violence among the displaced.

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