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IGS Build: an international volunteer programIGS Build is an international volunteer program to save low-income children and families from natural disasters by integrating newer, stronger and more sustainable materials & architectural designs into homes and schools so they are strong enough to survive the next disaster.
Want more specific details on what that means? Click here You can join our IGS Build team by volunteering, donating, sponsoring, starting your own college chapter or entering our design competition. Need our Help?While there are many kinds of natural disasters, IGS is focusing its 2009-2010 volunteer efforts on hurricane, flood and tornado prone areas. If you know of a community that can use our assistance strengthening their homes, schools and infrastructure against these kinds of disasters, please contact us right away.
Send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with:
• Your name & contact info • The community's location • A short paragraph about why this location needs IGS's help
And please see our volunteer list for the various kinds of volunteer roles available. You may be able to help in more ways than you think! We Can Do This
Gilchrist, Texas after Hurricane Ike. 2008. One house survived. One house was built to withstand the storm. This house was not an IGS project*, but it is a real life example of the success that preventative building methods can have. Just imagine 3 or 4 or 40 more houses surviving the storm, like this one.
(Read the amazing CNN story about this house here)
Greensberg, Kansas after an F5 tornado. 2007.
Almost nothing survived, but the silo stood tall (as you can see in the background).
Seeing this, designers and engineers decided to build a house shaped like a silo.
This house was not an IGS project*, but these photos taken during a site visit by IGS's Founder show the incredible engineering, creativity and material concepts that we have available to us today. The ingenuity and fortitude of projects like these, to rebuild our future to the best of our ability, are the heart of IGS's purpose.
And here is how we do it: How IGS works
United States - MidwestIGS is currently seeking project locations (homes and schools) that need tornado and flood mitigation assistance in the following states:
Arkansas Iowa Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Texas
If you know of homes or schools in these areas that meet IGS project criteria (see "About Us - Our Mission") please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the following details:
• Your name & contact info • Location of property • A short paragraph about why this property needs IGS's help Page 1 of 2 «StartPrev12NextEnd» |
