Last week's tropical storm Tomas passed by Lafana without incident. Rains and wind made us evacuate the children as a safety precaution, but we have luckily weathered the storm without any damages or losses.
Also, with the help of International Action, Allied Recovery International, and UNICEF, we are under the final stages of drilling a new well and installing a treadle pump. The quake ruptured our well. And we have since collected water off-site at an unprotected spring susceptible to contamination. The new well will greatly increase our self-sufficiency for safe water and allow us enough water to better meet our cooking and cleaning needs.
The first stage of drilling has been completed, and the Allied Recovery International's follow-up crew will come either tomorrow or at the beginning of next week to clean the well and install a concrete slab and treadle pump, which is easily operated by a small child. The pump will be like the one depicted in the youtube video below at another one of Allied Recovery's sites in Haiti.
Also, with the help of International Action, Allied Recovery International, and UNICEF, we are under the final stages of drilling a new well and installing a treadle pump. The quake ruptured our well. And we have since collected water off-site at an unprotected spring susceptible to contamination. The new well will greatly increase our self-sufficiency for safe water and allow us enough water to better meet our cooking and cleaning needs.
The first stage of drilling has been completed, and the Allied Recovery International's follow-up crew will come either tomorrow or at the beginning of next week to clean the well and install a concrete slab and treadle pump, which is easily operated by a small child. The pump will be like the one depicted in the youtube video below at another one of Allied Recovery's sites in Haiti.
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