Wednesday, September 7, 2011

For the People. With the People.


 


 

The last project realizing by Sustain Haiti makes me proud of being part of this great organization. Last year, we met with Kenson (member of a local organization in Ca-Ira, Leogane) who was very interested in working with us to provide clean water to the people of Ca-Ira. people, live in part of the city, used to work or take canoes for a long distance to get clean water. Now, they have water in their backwards or couple yards away due to the new well and water system we teamed up with the local population and other NGOs to drill.

The project had been done in two phases:

  1. The drilling- Near to 140 feet deep and was drilled with some sophisticated equipment. We were able to team up with Alpha and Omega of Georgia State to make the drilling possible and pay for the cost. The water is coming with a speed that vanishes away all the concerns we had on the quantity and quality of the water. We anticipated using three inch diameter pipes; but the pressure and the volume of the water is so strong after the drilling, we had to use four inch pipes instead. The speed… you can fill up your five gallon bucket in exactly four second. In addition, the water has been tested drinkable by CARE with no treatment for more than 24 hours contained in a recipient.
  2. The piping and tap water- with so much water pressure, we decided to distribute the water at different points in the area to serve about 5,000 people. There are six water points or stations on the well: three are located in the West, two East, and one North from the well (see illustration below). Nearly two miles PVC pipes have been use to build the system.

    Not to forget… most people and landlords along the road, where we passed the pipes, have tap water in their backyards.

    And the big protagonists to make it happen: Sustain Haiti working side by side with the local people in Ca-ira and Bwa Lam. People like Kenson from Ca-Ira (he is the MAN), Frantz Nasson from route Ca-Ira, and the group Aegon.

To Sustain Haiti, many people are grateful to the dream team for playing a key role to make project possible. They love what you did for them. –they want me to thank Dustin for his great leadership and vision on this project and for extending his trip to make sure it happened, and all the volunteers from the States, Canada, Columbia, and Leogane who work so hard- You guys rock!!!

Above all, big thank you to big sponsor, Pinnacle Security for their support- Mickey and Kevin (VPs at Pinnacle), thank you guys for your vision and your leaderships. Without you, guys, great project like this and many others we're doing would not be possible. Go Pinnacle Security!

Reach the Children really reached out to the poor children of the true God in Haiti by taking good care of us. Special thank you to Pat and Kevin Clarson; and for Mary Harris… she is awesome!!!

And at last not the least, to the Doers… Thank you to the Sustain Haiti US team who worked so hard this summer to fulfill our needs. To Josh for an outstanding PR. Rob and Tyler, great logistics guys! Ben, very proactive health manager. Zack, Warner, and Dustin… The MANAGERS who are the Super Heroes!

Team, you did not change the world this summer. But you greatly changed Haiti. Way to go team!!!


 

1Ca-Ira Water System



 


 

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