The team met with an NGO called World Water Mission last Saturday (Feb 12th). We discussed with them about the work they have been doing here so far, and how easy it would be to purify the unclean water people have been drinking that makes the cholera epidemic worse.
The first example they gave us was the water purification system they had built for Robillard's population: it's really simple. It's a very small electric pump, and a little plastic bag system which purified the water. It is able to purify 13,000 gals of water before needing replacement.
We've also had an update on what SIFAT was able to do on their last day in Cap Haitien this trip, and what their plans are for their next visits starting in a couple of weeks:
"We took 4 Sawyer filters (small systems, for up to 100 people) to Madam Bwa (Shada) and trained several people to use them. Hopefully this will help until we can do more.
We also partnered with Oxfam to install a large system that is now providing clean water to approximately 4,000 people in an area of Cap Haitian which did not previously have access to clean water.
We are scheduled to install 3 more systems in 3 other areas of the city which have approximately 4,000 people in each. With your help we are making great progress in our goal to help provide clean water to the people of Cap Haitian and the surrounding community."
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