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Food for the Poor Haiti Project Manager Delane Bailey with John Beasley and Ed Buckley
We have spent the morning inspecting wells in southern Hait. These particular wells serve people in very remote areas. The contractor that instled the wells guarantees them for life and fixes any wear and tear for free. The seven wells we looked at are all funded by our project, Waterlifehope in partnership with Food For...
After heavy showers last night we are traveling over muddy single lane roads up river past cocoa plants, breadfruit, banana, coffee, mango and coconut trees. We are visiting small communities served by our wells. Each have a FFP number and are monitored often for their functionality. Our progress is slowed by the mud and occasional...
After a white knuckle drive along the coast and racing against the dark we arrived at Aquin. A quick turn up a narrow dirt path/road leads us to the Aldy Hotel. Its a four story structure that survived the quake being a number of miles from the epicenter. Standing tall on a mountain side, the...
Taking a quick detour – following the Mayor of Vialet driving a quick little scooter, we travel a small one lane mud and dirt track through old corn fields to a community near lake Miragoane. Here FFP is planning 20 Talapia cages for the lake and the community is requesting homes. The lake is beautiful...
We have pledged to help with irrigation here and potable drinking water.
FFP is building a school funded by this organization. Started by a local pediatrician from West Palm, Jean Monice. He is from the area and started the school under a Mango tree. It is now almost complete and will have clean water supplied by an artesian well funded by our own Ed Buckley. The well...
A note about the fishing village we recently visited. The village is to be the location of 25 two room houses built by FFP. Each will have a shower and toilet and a patio. So far there is $100,000+ to fund 20 of the houses and construction begins Monday. Now the rest of the story....
Our afternoon on the road includes a stop by a fishing village that is being rebuilt by FFP. As a bonus we get to pass out crackers to the kids, and narrowly escape with some crumbs. Headed next to Grand Goave the Petite Goave to visit a school and another fishing village. Sent from my...