Clean water and improved health are major goals of the Health for Haiti class. In a recent report on NPR’s Morning Edition, Dr. Louise Ivers, senior health adviser for Partners in Health, discusses cholera and the need for clean water and safe toilets in Haiti. Dr. Ivers emphasizes how critical this is for people living in rural areas…
The children at the Good Samaritan Foundation Mission in Cite Soleil are continuing to enjoy their computer classes. There are over 100 children using the 15 computers at this location. I received a recent update from Pastor Vincent. He says, “We bring the children in one class at a time, but even then sometimes the line is long…
Today Tida sent me some images of the busy water filtration system in Grande Saline. Thousands of gallons of clean water are being distributed every day. We will be sending money soon to help the community purchase the gas needed to run the generators that power the water filtration system. With the hope of making this…
Here are some recent photos from the computer school in Grande Saline. The solar power equipment installed by the 2015 Health for Haiti students and Dr. Gay Canough from ETM Solar Work is providing plenty of power for the computers. There are about 90 students having weekly computer classes at Don Bosco Ecole Informatique de…
Last week the Haitian newspaper Haiti Libre published an article about the recent increase in cholera cases in Haiti (http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13654-haiti-alert-the-number-of-cholera-cases-exceeds-that-of-2012.html). The article mentions the Artibonite region of Haiti (which includes the area of Grande Saline that Health for Haiti serves) and reports that figures released by Haiti’s Ministry of Public Health and Population show that the…
Check out the great work that the kids at George F. Johnson Elementary School are doing as part of the Bridge to Haiti program! http://www.uek12.org/protected/ArticleView.aspx?iid=5GYG2B&dasi=2GI So far 99 students at the Good Samaritan Foundation School in Cite Soleil have created PowerPoint presentations to share with local students. Below are some recent pictures of the children…
The recent rains in Haiti have made the condition of the river water in Grande Saline even worse, but the filtration system is doing a great job!
People continue to come for clean water in Grande Saline. JJ and Esterling went to Grande Saline yesterday to check on the system and the operators. Together they cleaned out the tanks and made some small adjustments to the system. The operators had asked for some chairs so that they could sit out of the…
As Dr. Robinson reported, many people are coming for clean water in Grande Saline. They are coming by foot, on bikes, motorcycles and horses. It is so wonderful to see the people in the community taking the clean water. Our next goal is to provide the equipment to power the system with solar power. Thank…
Dr. Robinson, our partner in Haiti, sent a message this morning and asked me to share it with the entire Health for Haiti team. “Good morning! Last night I received a call from 2 of the operators, Nadège and Duckens, because I talk to them everyday about the running of the water filtration system. I…