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"To honor the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, In honor of those who returned to rebuild, From the people of Qatar." |
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"Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest, costliest, and most devastating disasters in American history. The Category 5 storm hit the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, ravaging large parts of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. A few hours laterm the levees protecting New Orleans broke and 80 percent of the city was flooded. At least 1,800 people died and more than a million others left their homes in the largest mass migration in US history. On the other side of the world, His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the then-Amir of the State of Qatar, watched the tragedy unfold on television. Two weeks later, his government created the Qatar Katrina Fund, pledging $100 million to the recovery of devastated areas. In the months that followed, 18 projects-focusing on housing, health care, and education-received funding. Ten years after the storm, New Orleans and the Gulf Coast are still recovering-but thanks to the efforts of so many, they are thriving. This is the story of Qatar's gift and its role in the renewal of a legendary American city and its surrounding communities"--Dust jacket. |
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Foreword: America's greatest comeback story / Mitch Landrieu, mayor of New Orleans -- Introduction: a gift of friendship / His Excellency Mohammad Jaham Al-Kuwari, ambassador of the State of Qatar to the United States -- Prologue: the storm -- A place to come home to: the Qatar Katrina Fund's housing projects -- Healing and caring after the storm: the Qatar Katrina Fund's health care projects -- An education for a better future: the Qatar Katrina Fund's education projects -- Appendix 1: about Qatar -- Appendix 2: Qatar foreign aid. |
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Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Pictorial works.
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Disasters -- Gulf Coast (U.S.)
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Diplomatic and consular service, Qatari.
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United States -- Pictorial works.
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Qatar -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Resources.
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Disaster relief -- International cooperation.
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Illustrated works. |
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Jagoe, Rush, photographer.
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United States. Embassy (Qatar), issuing body.
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| Alt Title |
Qatar Katrina Fund : Ten Years After the Storm |
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