400,000 residents of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and three nearby towns now have access to clean, safe water thanks to a new chlorine system.
Starting in May of 2006, a U.S. -- non-governmental group International Action working with a Haitian group Dlo Pwòp (Clean Water) has installed 100 tablet chlorinators in 23 of the poorest neighborhoods for Port-au-Prince.
These neighborhoods include Tokyo, Trou-sable, Simmond Pelé, Cité Soleil, Carrefour and Delmas -- some of the poorest and most dangerous parts of the capital. These chlorinators protect the water supply for some 400,000 residents, including 250,000 children. For some, it is the first help they have had in many years.
The joint Haitian-American team just installed a larger chlorinator in the coastal town of Arcahaie -- hard hit by the three recent hurricanes. With the new water system, Arcahaie's 100,000 residents have access to clean, safe water for the first time. A local leader of the Women's Organization -- Rosemilla St.Vil -- asked for the chlorinator weeks ago, saying:
"People drink the water where all the animals bathe and people wash clothes. Children get sick and many die. It's a serious problem. We need help." The Clean Water team responded to her plea.
to learn more go to www.Haitiwater.org
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