News from Haiti: January 2008
Young Slums and the Death of a Poet
As of today, 68 chlorinators have been installed by International Action. Of the more than a dozen recent installations, here are some of the most significant:
Cite Militaire – this was an area originally designated for the military, inaugurated by Dictator Francois Duvalier in 1957. The "military sons" who grew up here aspired to serve the country until the Haitian army was dissolved in 1994. Today as many as four or five families share a single house. Cite Militaire is known today as a "young slum", with no water or electricity. 3000 people will be able to drink clean water because of the chlorinator we've installed there.
Ti Chery – This is the most dangerous place after Cite Soleil. From 2004-2006 when the operation Baghdad took place, Ti Chery became hell on earth as the young Haitian poet and journalist Jacques Roche was killed. The neighborhood is happy to see an organization like us that is thinking of them and most importantly about their health. Before, nobody could tell that there were people living in Ti Chery. We've installed 3 chlorinators to bring the area to life.
Photos: January 2010 Earthquake
Look at photos that show our work immediately after the earthquake and one month afterwards.
More from International Action
 |
 |
Support Us
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
||
 |
|
 |
|
||
From Our Blog
In Haiti, Typhoid Outbreaks Reported, Diarrhea Threat Looms
In Haiti, Typhoid Outbreaks Reported, Diarrhea Threat Looms Newsletter, July 13, 2010 Last week, I returned from conducting a 6-month post-quake assessment of our clean water program in Haiti.
Where We Work
We've been busy lately. Take a look at the map of what we've done.