Clean Water for 300,000 Haitians

Since May of 2006, International Action has installed more than 100 tablet chlorinators in 23 of the poorest neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince. These chlorinators protect water supplies for some 300,000 people. The neighborhoods include Tokyo, Trousable, Simmond Pele, Cite Soleil, Carrefour and Delmas some of the poorest and most dangerous parts of the capital. For some, it is the first help they have had in many years.

In Jalousie in the hills above Port-au-Prince International Action installed a chlorinator which now protects 50,000 people. The nurse in Jalousie reported a major drop in chronic diarrhea cases which she must treat. A municipal laboratory found that germs of typhoid and cholera are no longer present in Jalousies water. People from nearby neighborhoods are crossing into Jalousie to take home safe water.

International Action staff rides the circuit of installed chlorinators once a month to check on maintenance and answer questions by local water boards. International Action encourages local ownership of each water system and teaches the skills needed to sustain the chlorine system for future years. Its 23 neighborhood committees are becoming active in supporting changes in water and other Haitian policies a sign of growing local democracy.

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[Haitiwater]

To boil water you need coal. Less than 2% of Haiti's forests remain due to people's dependence on fuel wood and charcoal for cooking and heating needs. Deforestation is causing a decline in soil fertility, extensive flooding, and depleted groundwater supplies.

Half of the Haitian population lives in abject poverty and cant afford to buy coal to boil water.

The WHO estimates that diseases associated with dirty water cause some 25,000 deaths per day. You can make your own calculation

[Haitiwater]

Chlorine is used for the treatment of drinking water in all developed countries; it is in your tap water and some bottled water!! EPA says: It was disinfectants like chlorine that played the largest role in reducing the role of waterborne diseases outbreaks. The most common drinking water treatment, considered by many to be 1 of the most important scientific advances of the 20th century is disinfection. Most water suppliers add chlorine or another disinfectant to kill bacteria and other germs.

[gonaive]

If you ever wondered how you can do your part in helping the children of haiti but do not know a mission, donate to "International Action. With there help we can supply clean water to my area of Montrouis, to thousands of people. This org. is doing the work and also helping us to de-worm thousands of children also. "Please help Iinernational Action help us. Rene'...Le Bon Samaritain Montrouis.

[gonaive]

I am the founder of "Le Bon Samaritain" in haiti and thank "International Action" for helping the people of our area Montrouis. This org. is doing great work and eliminating much of the water medical problems that we have, while for the first time in many areas of haiti, clean water. Thank you and god bless

[garyshouse305]

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[AngelofLoveOne]

Boil the Water Before You Use it For Drinking and preparing Foods. To Kill the Germs and Bacteria. thats what the 3rd world Country Do to Sanitized their Drinking Supply in the Poor Areas in Rural or Even Urban Sometimes when Pipelines are Old and submerged by Floods or Canals.

[dewweydog]

George Bush purchased 98,840 acres of land in paraguay containing one of the worlds largest water aquifer, does he intend to sell it to haiti? I believe the water may have been poisoned intentionally, info regarding the purchase has been removed from google.

[fickslaw]

There was no internationl fund created when New Orleans was in trouble.. just saying.. didnt expect much but at least some gesture wud have been much appreciated..

[gonaive]

your a nut case...go and bury yourself in nature

[hisboo911]

@gonaive

and you sound like a neanderthal. since when are toxins floating in the body (an unnatural state) better than worms (closer to the state of nature)?? get real and get God. you trust man more than nature. you trust man more than God since you would rather have their toxins than his creations (i.e. parasites/worms). i'd rather be from the slums than to be a braindead and brainwashed zombie like you. im through talking to you. you dont have permission to communicate with me any longer

[gonaive]

Your husband comes from les Cayes? and you sound like your from the slums...better toxins than worms they have been carrying for the pass 100 years...Get real...If your husband is from les Cayes..i am sure a little city water will not hurt him any, if it did he would be living in Kenscoff....sounds like you have a few toxins floating around in your head.

[hisboo911]

@gonaive

excuse me!! you get real with your assumptions. you dont know where i was staying or what i was doing. my husband is from les cayes. the countryside..if you dont know. second, i never said it was not used in usa or canada. we are all very well aware of those practices over here. i just dont drink that shit. now, you can come up off your high horse. go on and drink that shit if you want to. you're the one that will have that much more toxins floating around in your body. nothing2me

[gonaive]

What do you think is in the drinking water in the city of usa or canada? Were not talking a gallon of chlorine to a gallon of water! your husband as you mention is from haiti but i am sure that you were not staying in the country side drinking water from the river... Get real !!!

[hisboo911]

i replied to you in the comment i made to nadoop about deforestation.