The Ecole Mixte Nazareth de Frères school in Petion-ville, Haiti has a water source, but the water is untreated. The HWP provided biosand filters to this school through a partnership with Pure Water For the World. Now the 60 students are able to get clean, fresh water every day at school. Clean water means more [...]
The biosand filters at Ennery were not damaged during the earthquake and are providing a much needed source of filtered water for students.
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Biosand filters at the Nazarene church in De Bois Marchand were broken during the earthquake, however people are still able to receive water from the faucets pictured to the left. Replacement of filters is part of the HWP recovery plan.
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Running a marathon will teach you a lot of things. One of the most beneficial, at least for me, was self-determination. I will never forget when in mile 17 I was offered a shot of gel energy. While I had been warned to never try anything new during a race, my impulsive personality took over [...]
A major earthquake measuring 7.0 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Haiti Tuesday evening at 5:53 EST. The initial quake lasted about a minute, followed by strong 5.9 and 5.5 aftershocks. The epicenter of Haiti’s earthquake was six miles west of Carrefour, just outside the capital city of Port-au-Prince.
The extent of the damage [...]
