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ONLUS “WATER for HAITI”Project
By Carlo Enrico Bravi
shipped to Haiti with lots of donations
(dresses, shoes, camp tents, kitchen wares,
school equipments, etc.) to be distributed to
poor populations by local Rotary Clubs, in
addition to seven complete “Solar Systems”
(submerged electric pumps, solar panels,
supports, pipes and all kinds of accessories),
to be installed in drilled water wells.
Quite a time, with many difficulties, took
the fact that the Container could be available
to us, after its arrival to Port-au-Prince
harbour!!
In May 2010 issue n°29 of EUROPEAN
GEOLOGIST Magazine (pages 39-40), it
had been announced a Water Supply Project
that GsF Italy Onlus was about to start,
having accomplished a preliminary mission
to HAITI just after the tremendous earthquake
(Jan. 2010), which had completely
destroyed large areas of the Country.
The Project has been called “WATER for
HAITI”.
A second mission has been performed
in February 2011. Things had been somewhat
changed in one year time, international
aid had already provided some water
supply systems, so that our Initial Project
has been adapted to more recent situations
and needs.
The most difficult task of collecting the
necessary funds has then started, luckily
finding a very helpful partnership with
some Rotary Clubs in England (Stratford-upon-Avon
District), who have put in
place a so called “Matching Grant Project”,
which has involved more Clubs and Rotary
International.
Meantime also some private Italian Institutions
have contributed with significant
donations, so that in June 2011 the final
“WATER for HAITI” Project (Phase 1)
could be designed and planned.
As GsF interventions were addressed to
poor areas, where electricity does not exist,
only “Solar Systems” have been foreseen.
A door to door collection of different items
to be sent to Haiti has been organized.
In October 2011 a GsF Container has been
Drilling works have started in mid February
2012 and the Phase 1 of the Project was
completed in the first decade of May 2012.
In LEOGANE area two water wells, both
at a depth of 60 meters, have been drilled
in GUERIN Village and PETIT PARADIS
Community.
The drilled water well in Guerin has been
equipped with two “Solar Systems”. It is
producing around 30 cubic meters /day of
good drinking water distributed to users by
four public fountains, serving a population
of around 1.000 people. The drilled well
in Petit Paradis, equipped with one “Solar
System”, is producing 12/13 cubic meters/
day of good drinking water, serving a population
of 700 inhabitants by means of n.° 3
public fountains.
In MONTROUIS area two water wells
- both at a depth of 60 meters - have been
drilled: one in the Market Place and the
other in the Bogne Community.
Both are equipped with one “Solar System”,
producing each an average of 12 cubic
meters water daily. The water distribution
to users is guaranteed by two public fountains,
each well.
Both in LEOGANE and MONTROUIS
area we have had a very good help by local
people, who are quite happy with the realized
installations, which have considerably
improved their standard of living, as water
is now for them available at a good reaching
distance.
The total cost of Phase 1 of the Project, up
to present time, has been of Usa $195.314.
GsF Italia - Onlus - is now looking forwards
to collecting more funds to “enlarge” the
Project (Phase 2).
Figure 1-3: One of the public fountains in the Village
of GUERIN (Leogane - HAITI ); The public
fountain in the Market Place - MONTROUIS
- HAITI; Drilling operations in Petit Paradis
(Leogane - HAITI ).
If interested for more information, please
contact:
GEOLOGOS Sin FRONTERAS - Italia - Onlus
- Via G. Boccaccio, 45 - 20123 MILANO - Italy
Phone: 0039 02 86 46 04 91 / 86 46 31 15
Fax: 0039 02 86 46 05 79
E-Mail: carloenrico.bravi@fastwebnet.it
marta.bravi@geologossinfronteras.org
www.geologossinfronteras-italia.org
And, for financial contributions:
Banca Populare di Bergamo - Milano Sede - Via
Manzoni 7 - 20121 Milano - IT
Account: GEOLOGOS Sin FRONTERAS n°
24497
IBAN: IT 11 O 054 2801 6020 0000 0024 497
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