Charity seeks volunteers to help build homes in Haiti

A NEW Irish charity is aiming to build or repair 3,000 homes in poverty-stricken Haiti over the next three years thanks to a €1 million kickstart from its founder.

Haven, set up by Cork entrepreneur Leslie Buckley, is looking to recruit 250 volunteer builders, tradesmen, cooks and cleaners for the initial trip to the Caribbean nation in late October.

Mr Buckley and his wife Carmel officially launched the organisation yesterday with a personal donation of €1m.