Joint Programs with NGOs
"Now, with a chlorinator installed, the 233 students at National Virginia Sampeur School drink clean water. The clean drinking water became a big event in the 2007-2008 academic year."
Dr. Remy at African Methodist-Episcopal Church (AME)
International Action maintains at least 110 chlorinators in Port-au-Prince at any one time. We do this both to supply our own staff and to encourage any non-governmental group who is willing to install chlorinators. So far we have trained staff from Concern Worldwide, CARE, World Vision, Partners in Health and Kokapop. We are further committed to providing chlorine to any device installed for the first year.
Together, we aim to make Port-au-Prince the first large city to use neighborhood chlorinators for public water. We hope to make Port-au-Prince a model for cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America which lacks urban water treatment. The shift of rural populations to cities is a worldwide trend and has overwhelmed sanitary and water facilities in many cities. We hope to demonstrate a solution to this problem and train non-profit groups in the installation process.
If you'd like to work with International Action, fill out our Help Request Form and send it to info@haitiwater.org.
Past Work
We've worked with many NGOs in the past. Here's an e-mail from Doug and Teresa Frye of the LOCC Mission Orphanage. Within a few weeks, we fulfilled their request and repaired the chlorinators damaged by the earthquake (see photos).
Thank you for your response to our request from nearly a year ago. The four units that you installed in our orphanage were a huge success. Within 30 days of the installation, we could see a difference in all of our children that were sick. Your chlorinators have saved lives.
However, we need your help again. One of our water towers came down during the earthquake destroying the unit. We salvaged part of it but we need your help on the reassembly or replacement of that unit. Since the earthquake, we have secured a mission house that we are already using for volunteer teams coming to Haiti for the reconstruction of the country. The house we have secured is also in need of water treatment. We cannot and do not consume this water because testing has shown it unsafe. Anything you can do for this mission will be appreciated.
Thank you,
Doug and Teresa Frye, LOCC Mission Orphanage
P.S. The workers who made the installation on the units at the orphanage and their supervisors were extremely efficient and courteous. Just thought you would like to know.
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