Nick Hinz, Margaret Shanafield, Brian Rasmussen, Fan Fan, Steven Hilare, and Katrina Smolen. Nick, Margaret, Brian, and Katrina were the SAIWI members who participated in the project, Fan Fan was the local Director of Water Maintenance, and Steven was the group's guide in Haiti.
Margaret examines a broken pump in Laferroney. Broken pumps like this one are all too common in Haiti.
Katrina with some children from Leogane
Meeting with the village leader in Sainte Etienne
Margaret tests springwater near Sainte Etienne
Young residents of Sainte Etienne visiting the spring to obtain water for washing dishes and to take back to the village
Hiking back up to Sainte Etienne with water
A young girl collecting water at spring below Clinique Heel
Typical channel though the town of Darbonne during the "dry season." During wetter times, these channels cannot contain runoff, and flooding becomes a significant issue.
Sampling a pi along the Laferroney road
This tree shows the original soil level. Erosion due to deforestation is a huge problem in Haiti. It causes a loss of nutrient-rich top-soil, which makes agriculture and even reforesting efforts difficult.
Public water fed by an artesian spring in Leogane
Public water available outside of Mission Outreach
A boy in Ca Ira sits atop a non-functional artesian fountain. In his parents' time, this fountain flowed continuously.
Children from the mountain village of Ca Ira
This tool large tool shed is filled with new parts for hand-pumps. These parts sit untouched and pumps remain broken because none of the local Haitians know how to make the necessary repairs.
Katrina Smolen expresses amazement at a store of more large pump parts
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