University of Maryland students set up shelters in Haiti - washingtonpost.com: "About 13 University of Maryland and three Howard students were scheduled to make the trip, along with a handful of engineering professionals. Their main goal is to teach earth bag construction to Haitian residents and students in hopes that those residents will be able to teach others to use the method for years to come.
Earth bag structures have been built in Haiti and in parts of Africa and the southwestern United States, but still are relatively rare, said Tom Marable, a professional engineer on the project. Anyiwo's group spent three days in College Park building a test shelter to make sure they had experience with the method."
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