Jeffree Trudeau was here on the southeast coast of Massachusetts for a brief visit last week. We had the opportunity to sit and talk and catch up, and we know many of you are wanting news of WBO’s Bamboo Housing Project in Haiti.
As you can imagine, there are scenarios and situations well beyond any [...]

Good day to all and our gratitude goes out to all of you who have contributed either monetarily or in kind to our efforts in supporting the people of Haiti.
The work and commitment of our team over the recent months has brought the potential of bamboo to the limelight for dozens of international relief organizations, [...]

The World Bamboo Organization and the International Network of Bamboo and Rattan (www.inbar.int) have joined forces in a more official capacity, motivated by their common interest in the use of bamboo for sustainable housing. Sharing also in the effort of poverty eradication in the recently earthquake-hit country  of Haiti, WBO and INBAR have agreed that [...]

WBO’s project director, Jeffree Trudeau has been very successful in establishing a prefabricated bamboo home pilot project for the people of Haiti, as well as establish a team of people in Haiti to work with permaculture specialists for a long-term  bamboo plantation project. Over the past month we have raised enough money to fund the [...]

Prior to the devastating earthquake that struck January 12, 2010, Haiti had an estimated housing deficit of 1,000,000 homes (Habitat for Humanity). As a result of the quake, at least 200,000 additional homes were severely damaged or destroyed, and 1.2 million people are homeless or displaced. At the same time an unparalleled wave of [...]

The Haiti bamboo housing project is in full swing, thanks to the commitment of Jeffree Trudeau and his team. However, none of it would be possible without the generous support coming from around the world in the name of BAMBOO. We want to thank you all and acknowledge the donations coming from these wonderful [...]

Two homes in two days from Bamboo Living on Vimeo.

Second Situation Report, February 9, 2010
From Jeffree Trudeau, WBO Special Projects Director
I would personally like to share my deepest gratitude to all who have come forward from the world of Bamboo, with donations ranging from money, to raw materials and finished products, to hands-on help on location.
WBO and Generation Bambou have taken the initiative to [...]