www.unicef.org LEOGANE, Haiti 26 February 2010 Simple plastic buckets and inexpensive water-purification tablets are being used to provide safe drinking water to people living in the mountains outside Leogane, an area that was close to the epicentre of the earthquake that struck Haiti in January. Many of the households situated in the mountains rely on river water for drinking, which leaves them highly susceptible to diarrhoea and other water-borne ailments that are especially dangerous to children under the age of five. The project was spearheaded by UNICEF partner Deep Springs International, a non-governmental organization specializing in water treatment, with help from Save The Children. Because the team had been working on the project before the earthquake, it was perfectly situated to step in and provide immediate relief. The goal is to deliver 15000 water buckets to quake-affected families. UNICEF is contributing to this effort with follow-up visits to monitoring the effectiveness of household water treatment.
www.unicef.org PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 12 February 2010 A month after the 12 January earthquake that levelled densely populated areas of Haiti, In the wake of this catastrophe, UNICEF and its UN, government and NGO partners have organized a massive aid effort, delivering life-saving supplies to those who need them most. Given the scale of humanitarian needs in the quake zone, this effort has achieved an enormous amount since 12 January. But there is much more to be done in response to the childrens emergency in Haiti, where nearly 40 per cent of the population is under the age of 14. What UNICEF has been focusing on, in the first place, is survival, says Mr. Arsenault. Weve been able to catch up quickly with the water supply, which has been our main life-saving activity.
JACMEL, Haiti, 27 January 2010 In parts of Haiti devastated by the earthquake that struck on 12 January including the capital, Port-au-Prince, as well as the southern port city of Jacmel and other localities UNICEF is reaching children with life-saving support. In many ways, this is a childrens emergency. Nearly 40 per cent of all Haitians are under 14 years of age, and children are at the greatest risk in the quake’s aftermath. UNICEF and its partners are paying specific attention to the youngest and most vulnerable children, thousands of whom are living in displacement settlements, orphanages and care centres. Next week, UNICEF will help launch an urgent immunization campaign for 600000 displaced children under the age of five, who will be vaccinated against measles, diphtheria and tetanus. To ward off any increases in acute malnutrition, children under five will also need therapeutic and supplementary feeding, as well as general food rations.
JACMEL, Haiti, 27 January 2010 In parts of Haiti devastated by the earthquake that struck on 12 January including the capital, Port-au-Prince, as well as the southern port city of Jacmel and other localities UNICEF is reaching children with life-saving support. In many ways, this is a childrens emergency. Nearly 40 per cent of all Haitians are under 14 years of age, and children are at the greatest risk in the quake’s aftermath. UNICEF and its partners are paying specific attention to the youngest and most vulnerable children, thousands of whom are living in displacement settlements, orphanages and care centres. Next week, UNICEF will help launch an urgent immunization campaign for 600000 displaced children under the age of five, who will be vaccinated against measles, diphtheria and tetanus. To ward off any increases in acute malnutrition, children under five will also need therapeutic and supplementary feeding, as well as general food rations.
Polimis Roden (from Terrier Rouge , Haiti), Spanish/Kreyol interpreter-Samual and I crossed the border from Haiti and spent two days (Nov 30-Dec 1 2009) in Dajabon, Dominican Republic. We were there for detailed instruction in the fabrication of Bio-Sand water filters and filter medium preparation. This was possible due to the generosity of Add your Light Charitable Foundation’s (www.addyourlight.org) founder and president Jan Tollefson of Calgary, Alberta. Jose Rivas, President of Dominican …
Description of Clean Water for Haiti’s work to empower locals to build filters that will last for up to 20 or more years and provide clean water for up to 4 households.
Bio sand water filter. The filter has been tested by various government, research, and health institutions, as well as by non-governmental agencies and has have been proven to almost entirely remove the disease-causing organisms found in water. Preparations made to, Lord willing, begin to install in homes in Terrier Rouge Haiti this November.
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