This blog is dedicated to sharing the basic information we have on water access at our members' sites, towns and villages. The info is not in any order of priority or location - it's completely random.
I would be grateful if you could read through the information on your own area and feeback any changes or additional information that would be helpful for this water project. This will be use by the 'water network' to prioritise and coordinate the work being done in north Haiti.
If your area is not listed here, we will be getting in touch with you! However, if you would like to speed up the process we would welcome you to email the details you know about your area, similar to the info below, including the population size.
With thanks
Hannah
hannahsteadman@hotmail.com
(509) 34411546
Centre de Sante de Labadi/Labadee/Labadie
Population: 6,000
For months now I have been trying to get someone to look at the water purification system in Labadee - It's been there for 5 years but has never worked. The system uses 4 solar panels for UV purification, but two panels have been smashed from a fallen tree. I also found out recently that the pump was never installed (miscommunications with donor and village) and subsequently never was able to be used.
They have fortunately only had 4 cholera cases there so far, but the potential of an outbreak is huge. The whole community use 'la source' to drink, bathe and do laundry, with houses further up the mountain using the river for toileting. All of the 3 schools have bucket filters supplied by Vwa Ayiti, but nothing for the general population.
Oxfam would not send an engineer to look at the system as they said it was out of their area.
Labadee is a fishing village so its is easy to reach by boat. It's a 30 min drive plus a 15 min boat taptap journey from Cap.
The mayor for the village, Josue Charitable is the person to liaise with and he will be able to organise to get some people together to be trained to maintain the system.
St. Suzanne
US support of HBHH, Patricia Eddy
Population: 38,000
7 wells 6 with hand pumps, one motor pump with cistern used for drinking, cooking and cleaning (3 recently repaired)
School well - no water for most of the 3 years it's been there. Instead, they capture rain water with buckets.
No way to consistently treat water - had aquatabs provided by CHHN (us) but nothing now.
Electricity: solar power with 12v battery provides electricity for clinic, church and nuns' house. Some buildings have generators, but no EDH (gov electricity) in area.
Reason: they are in need of safe water to drink and cook with as have previously been hit hard by cholera in this area.
Patricia Eddy is very keen to get a water system in place at the clinic to provide for clinic and school as neither facility have easy access to water (nearest well 15 min walk). There is a secured location at the back of the clinic.
Limonade (Sonje Ayiti)
Population 48,000
Gaby Vincent is a Haitien American lady who is president of Sonje Ayiti. Along with agricultural and other projects, they also do health promotion, which has been magnified since the cholera outbreak. They have ORPs (oral rehydration points) set up across the region to educate the community on hand washing, and giving out aquatabs, chlorox and ors. She is a well-needed advocate for the region and is keen to get access to safe drinking water for the communes. Limonade is a big region, with a total population of 48,000. Bois de Lance
is one commune which makes up about half of the population. There are 60 wells in the whole of Limonade, 25 in Bois de Lance , some with hand pumps, some with no pumps. Cima is a much smaller commune, which only has one well, with no cover and no pump. This happens to also be where 15 orphans from the earthquake are residing amongst the community. They have no access to clean water, education and they are malnurished. 8 children and 8 adults have died from cholera in Cima alone. Gaby reports this is the community in greatest need.
Brief view of area: 1st rural section Basse Plaine (Bord de Mer, CIMA, Meniac, La Genivre, Bas Canal, Du Haut, Chavanneau areas), 2nd rural section of Bois de Lance where half the population of Limonade lives (22,000 inhabitants), and the 3rd rural section Roucou, then Limonade.
Pilette
(US contact Mary Lou Larkin)
Population 8,000 mountanous region
2 wells, with hand pumps and fresh water source for drinking and cooking. No access to purified water except aquatabs and chlorox from CHHN. Down river from source is used for laundry and bathing.
Reason: they have difficulty in accessing clean water. "It's a major service to the population." They are requesting a system for clinic and use for general population - they have a secured area in back yard of clinic.
Roche-Platt
(US contact Mary Lou Larkin)
Population 10,000 mountainous region.
4 wells including one in back yard of clinic (not secure location at present but can build wall).
All have hand pumps. Also have natural source which serves about 50% of population.
Ranquitte (info from Ben da West Clinic, in touch with community leader)
Population: 21,000 in 3 sections
8 pumps all with hand pumps in one section, but some are broken - they weren't sure about the other sections.
The clinic give out aquatabs and chlorox when they have them available.
There is a natural source in the mountainous area.
Reason: to protect the population from diseases.
Bahon
(information from ICC clinic and St Joseph's church clinic)
Population: 60,000
There is a large resevoir of untreated water connected to a pipe system that takes the water to about 10% of houses. Individuals pay for installation but not for water.
Those without this use water either from:
River - which people use for toileting too.
'Public water' resevoir of captured water. This is free but again, untreated.
Reason: There is no access to treated water so people that can affor to are obligued to come to Cap to buy water. The area is very mountainous with limite access to any water at all. The river is a very unclean source as people use it for both drinking and toileting.
The clinics have access to piped water but not purified.
Port Margot
(inofrmation from ICC and St. Malachy Clinic)
Population: 45,000
The majority of people use the source or the river, or dig holes next to the river for drinking water. The river is also used for toileting.
There are about 30-40 wells, all with hand pumps but are not used for drinking.
The few that can afford have access to bought, purified water in bags or large blue 'gallon' containers (80gds for 'gallon')
Both clinics have a well with a motor pump but no purification.
'Hope Fountains' installed a chlorine filter at ?St Theresa's School last week. Don't know if they are planning further work in the area.
Bar Limbe
(information from ICC Clinic)
Population: 20,000
natural source used for drinking water
One public well with hand pump - not used for drinking
Access to bought 'gallons' and bags (30gds and 60gds respectively)
Robillard
World Water Missions have installed purification system. People walk up to 2km to access the water.
Caracol
(information from St. Elizabeth Health Centre)
Population: >5,000
5-6 wells
Awaiting more information
Jacquesyl
(information from Jacquesyl Community Health Centre)
Population: 3,000
Have a water tower which pumps water from well which community bought 6 months ago. It is inconsistantly treated by cholorine and aquatabs, when available (rarely). Community charged 5gds/bucket for this whether it is treated or not.
There is also a water well with hand pump, not treated.
Report noone drinks from river.
Danda
(information from Danda Dispensary)
Population: 6,000
There are two hand pumped welss which are the main source of drinking water (untreated).
The river is mainly used to bath and do laundry.
The school have two small bucket fliters for water purification, but would benefit from more as have over 400 pupils.
The two wells are in the centre of town, near the school, church and clinic. The river is less than 100m away.
Cotelette
(near St. Suzanne)
Population: 4,800
No wells-have tried drilling but no water.
Use the natural source only. No access to purified water.
Borgne
(information from Borgne Health Centre)
No information on population size but many mountainous villages in region eg Tibouk, Petit Bouk, Ml Bouk, Malbourgne, Trou dans fait, Cote de fait, Chapay (probably all spelt incorrectly)
Fresh source used in all places.
Oxfam present in Tibouk - providing aquatabs and ORS. Give to families, not at water source.
St. Raphael
Population: 8000
Resevoir of water owned by mayor/government with pipe system to some houses. However, road was dug up 1 month ago which has cut the access to this water. People were paying 150gds per month for the service.
Other sources: the natural source and one well with hand pump.
wells are difficult to install as it is thick, mountainous rock.
Aquatabs only way to treat the water - don't always have access to them.
Reason: to prevent deaths and illnesses.
Dondon
(Information from Centre de Dante de Dondon)
Population: 10,000
Mayor owns resevoir with pipe system. Due to low supply of water relative to number of houses, the water is give to different sections of the community each day, therefore access to each house every 2 days. Pipe system only goes to about 10% of population. Pay 100gds/month for this, and water untreated.
Those who cannot afford this use the natural source.
Gobert
Population: 5000 mountainous region
most people use natural source and the river to drink from. there is piped water from a resevoir for those that can afford it, but they often go a couple of months without access, ?reason. There is no access to treated water.
The catholic Church (Notre Dame de Miracles, US group) distributed bio sand filters 2-3 years ago to houses, and have a water comittee which overseas the use.
Mayor no: 37763170
WWM already working here.
Grand Basin
(information from Centre de Sante de Notre Dame du Lourdes)
Population: 14,000
About 200 people have access to water pipes, but not given everyday (rota in place to allow access to greater number of houses)
About 10 natural sources in area
Water project: ?Fonhtut' from PAP installed the pipes in 1987. Not treated. Is still working but needs maintanance and not enough water to supply everyone.
Mayor no: 37780512
Soufriere
US support of Meike
No wells, river and source is the only access to water. Very remote town in mountainous region.
SIFAT are in contact with Colas for this area.
Shada
Population 30-60,000
Slum district of Cap Haitien
SOIL NGO supporting Shada but focusing their projects more on dry toileting
Many wells, mainly with no pump.
Next to brackish river, used for toileting.
Have tuff tanks to store non-purified water for hand washing next to SOIL toilets
SIFAT already working with Shada. issued 3 small systems (<100 people per system) and will be continuing to work to improve access to purified water throughout.
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