By Jeffery Sejour | Board Member
Through your charitable donations a new drill has been purchased with delivery scheduled for February that will allow the drilling of water wells in the 80% of the country that is inaccessible by road! Local Haitians will be trained in the operation of the drill and in the management/maintenance of the new well sites. We anticipate at least ten new well locations will be established and developed in 2017. All made possible by the charity of our much-appreciated donors.
The eminent implementation of these wells will finally provide clean potable water to some of the most vulnerable and hardest hit populations on the Island.
Leaving no stone unturned, International Action is pursuing the use of solar-powered submersible pumps to replace the above ground pumps that require generators to operate. The current use of these generators results in constant repairs with hard to obtain parts and higher fuel consumption creating excessive operating costs. The current system is economically unsustainable.
When the generator breaks down the pumps fail and the end result is no water. Solar powered submersible pumps will pump water whenever the sun shines – and the sun shines a lot in Haiti!
In addition to potable water production, we are now involved in and are supporting water production for agricultural use. With access to reliable water sources, an increase of food production and a notable increase in the farmer’s annual income should be realized.
Over the next two years, we plan to work in two of the fifteen communes in the Artibonite Region, including Dessalines and Gonaives. These two communes are home to roughly 230,000 people. This project will provide Dessalines with the clean water they need for drinking and for agriculture. Our team will work with partners to first map where the water sources need to be and then create the wells and the water systems.
International Action has been working in Haiti, with water, since 2005, and in the Artibonite Region for four years. We know the area well and have recognized the importance of including many local and international partners, which is the best way to achieve success in Haiti.
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