Project Report
| Aug 17, 2011
IA Brings Water Treatment to Shantytown
By Zach Brehmer | Director of Research
In the Port-au-Prince, Haiti there is a large displaced persons camp called Martissant 2A. It has developed into a sprawling shantytown of 35,000 people, so desperately underserved that local residents refer to it as the “lawless zone.” DINEPA, the Haitian government’s water agency, undertook an ambitious project this July to build five water stations throughout the area, joined by the International Organization for Migration and The International Red Cross. International Action accompanied the team to install chlorinators on the new governments water stations. Our systems will insure that the water provided to these 35,000 disadvantaged people will remain safe to drink.
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Jul 26, 2011
Emory University Public Health Graduates Are Completing a Study of Our Programs in Port-au-Prince
By Zach Brehmer | Director of Research
Report, July 22, 2011
Eric Harshfield and Shivani Jain, two graduate students from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, are providing a six-week evaluation of International Action's flagship program – Clean Water in Haiti for Communities. This is our community based chlorinator and water storage tank program. The primary custodians of this project are the community leaders and members, who have an invaluable role in every step of the process.
The Emory graduates have been in the capital city since the beginning of July. Their goal is three-fold: (1), to measure how many residents and communities we provide safe water to, understand the impact of our project by conducting door-to-door interviews, and to monitor the state of our equipment; (2) to develop a monitoring framework so we may evaluate our program throughout the year; and (3), to establish a network of employees to carry out future program evaluations. Eric and Shivani have hired five Haitian university students to survey the public. They will be supervised by local water board members. 150 surveys have been completed and the first community focus group will be held on July 21. These focus groups will allow the community's voice to be heard, expressing their needs and sharing their ideas.
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Jul 8, 2011
IA Continues to Fight the Cholera Epidemic with Chlorine Distribution
By Zach Brehmer | Director of Research
We have created a consortium of churches, missions and NGOs throughout Haiti to combat the most recent surge of cholera. A health center outside of Labrousse has received 80 cases of cholera in the past month alone.
There are organizations seeking to help in every corner of Haiti. Our group has enough granular chlorine to disinfect water for every Haitian for six-nine months. We are donating our chlorine to these groups to help as many people as possible. We will also use this network to coordinate a response to future emergencies and initiatives.
The process is simple. We reach out to groups working in Haiti. They respond back and pickup the chlorine at our warehouse in Port-au-Prince. Already, organizations have agreed to pickup chlorine to provide disinfected water for over 385,250 Haitians. Many more groups are in the process of submitting their chlorine request form. Join our consortium, protect the families of Haiti.
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