Easter is an appropriate day to report that the village of Montrouis in Haiti now has a source of affordable clean water! This is a renewal of hope for kids at the orphanage, patients at the clinic, students at the schools, and all those in the area who risk disease every time they drink or cook with untreated surface water. Please feel some pride in this achievement –because you played a key role in making it happen. On behalf of our US team … THANK YOU!On behalf or the Board of Bon Samaritain in Montrouis … THANK YOU! On behalf of the Haitians you’re now helping every day … THANK YOU! Tim
From Concept to customers in 5 months
Doing laundry at the Montrouis River……and the Water station October 2007
Given that Montrouis enjoys government electricity only for hours at a time
every 3 or 4 days on average ..
we reluctantly installed two 400-gallon tanks for holding clean water.
Laying pipe from well to water station
moving the masonry, electrical, plumbing, ironwork, and equipment went into the upper level.
the key part to the water station
and we passed the intergrity test
the new water station completed
the announcement of free safe water at the Easter church service
Villagers camer in droves to get the clean safe water…………….Our new pump
clean safe water for the schools
for the orphans
and for the clinics
Thank youWe know we’re not done yet. We want to install a solar power source
so we can bypass the tanks and vend fresh water from a “closed” system.
We’d like to ozonate some water for sanitizing the containers and
we’d like to design, mass-produce, and use more sanitary and ergonomic containers.
When we find a way to sell in affordable 20-ounce plastic bottles AND recycle them,
we will institute a “bottle deposit” program.
We need a simple and cheap way to test the water on a continuing basis.
We have to outfit a truck to take clean water to places beyond walking distance.
So as the project continues,
