Qatar Katrina Fund : 10 Years After the Storm

Author/Creator:

Steedman, Scott, author

Publication/Creation:

Washington, DC : Embassy of the State of Qatar, [2015]

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Qatar Katrina Fund : 10 Years After the Storm / text by Scott Steedman ; principal photography by Rush Jagoe

Variant Titles:

Qatar Katrina Fund : Ten Years After the Storm

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Additional Author/Creators:

Jagoe, Rush, photographer
United States. Embassy (Qatar), issuing body

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Illustrated works

Subjects:

Hurricane Katrina, 2005--Pictorial works
Disasters--Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Diplomatic and consular service, Qatari
Disaster relief--International cooperation
United States--Pictorial works
Qatar--Foreign relations--United States--Resources

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

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.

Summary:

"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 later 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"--Jacket.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

207 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 34 cm

General Note:

"To honor the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, In honor of those who returned to rebuild, From the people of Qatar."

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936653718302486

OCLC Number:

929024700

Barcode:

010003021819