>> reporter: many haitians are now taking matters into their own hands. this man is building a new house to replace the one that was destroyed in the earthquake. "i couldn't afford new construction material," he says, "so i scavenged parts from the streets and from the rubble." from the rubble of a devastated city a new generation of makeshift house something going up, likely even more vulnerable to the floods and killer storms that plague this country. if it sometimes feels like haitians are resigned to their fate, it is perhaps because the presidential palace is still in ruins. even the most powerful people in this country have barely begun picking up the pieces six months after the earthquake. >> ivan, the government minister that you interviewed there said much of what the government is doing is preparing the population for the hurricane season? exactly what is that?