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Make It Right Foundation

CGI Commitment: Make It Right Foundation from Students of the World on Vimeo.

5th Anniversary of Katrina from Students of the World on Vimeo.

Homeowner Services from Students of the World on Vimeo.

Natl10 MIR Playground Vignette from Students of the World on Vimeo.

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A secondline parade in the Lower 9th Ward. The community maintains its old spirit even though the homes have a new look. (Photo: S. Wolson)

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The stairs that once led to the entrance of a home stand eerily next to a newly built Make it Right house. These remnants are common throughout the Lower 9th. (Photo: A. Tsai)

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The Parfait's Make It Right home June 11, 2010. A portion of the roof is covered in various plants as an environmentally-friendly form of insulation. (Photo: M. Collins)

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Collin Foots sits in one of two rocking chairs, all he could salvage from his destroyed home. (Photo: A. Tsai)

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View of the Lower 9th Ward from the Clairborne St. Bridge at sunrise June 19, 2010. (Photo: M. Collins)

MIR neighborhood June 11, 2010. (Max Collins/Students of the World)

Sunrise over a Make It Right home in the Lower 9th Ward. (Photo: M. Collins)

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A young resident of the Lower 9th Ward. Make It Right aims to build new, sustainable homes in a timely manner so residents can return to their neighborhood and livelihoods as soon as possible. (Photo: M. Collins)

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Shelf of trophies in an abandoned home in the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans. The Lower 9th Ward was flooded by Hurricane Katrina, forcing families to flee their homes. (Photo: M. Collins)

Case Study

New Orleans

2010

Development + Recovery, Environment

The Make It Right Foundation (MIR) builds safe, sustainable, and affordable homes in the Lower 9th Ward, placing a focus on design, preservation of the community’s spirit, and project efficiency so residents can return to their homes as soon as possible. SOW partnered with MIR in 2010 to produce videos and photography that would feature:

  • All aspects of the MIR project, including recruitment, homeownership, and construction
  • Meaningful interactions with residents
  • Eco-friendly design elements
  • Reflection on the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

SOW produced four videos and a comprehensive photography portfolio for MIR. Videos screened at 6th Annual Clinton Global Initiative Conference, fundraising events surrounding the 5th Anniversary of Katrina, and a fundraising Groupon which reached 7 million people and raised more than $30,000.

 

Produced by Students of the World, National Team, 2010.