In the picture above, Antoine Bellot delivers a water filter to the family of Lunes Cius. Similar water filters, donated by BIF member Carl Scheidenhelm, were give to six families in Latoti, Haiti. Waterborne diseases cause 70% of the preventable illnesses in Haiti, and these filters can save lives. The filter shown will provide this family with clean drinking water for 3 years! At a cost of roughly $70. Families must complete a water filtration workshop and water safety class before receiving a filter from Bellot Idovia Foundation.
“Health is priceless…
But water filters are relatively cheap.”
Please donate to Bellot Idovia Foundation today.
Your donation will go directly towards providing a filter for a family, covering an open well, and building a sustainable infrastructure in rural Haiti.
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These four young residents of La Toti are all 15 years old. We met them on our trip in November 2010. This year was the first time they set foot in a classroom…
They told us that they always had wanted to go to school, but their parents had never been able to afford the fees!
Although Bellot Idovia Foundation has plans for educational development projects in the future, we are currently focused on a water sanitation project. However, if you would like to support these youngsters and the school they attend, the contact information is below:
Thelusma Renel
lusma7@yahoo.fr
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BIF representative Thelusma Renel leads cholera workshop
One of the major goals of the Bellot Idovia trip in November 2010 was to help prevent the spread of the deadly Cholera epidemic to the island of Latoti. We hosted four community workshops in various towns on the island to educate people on prevention and treatment of the disease. BIF representative Thelusma Renel led a workshop in Plasneg. Other workshops were held in Nangrigri and two in Lavalle, led by Wilner Premilien and Jonas Smith. While the workshops were held in these towns, many people travelled from surrounding communities such as Nanbouchi, Boukangep, Kreyas, Omilo, Lasous, and Nanfifine to participate. As of this posting, there have been very few deaths from Cholera on Latoti and none since these workshops were held.
To help continue and expand this educational campaign, please consider supporting our efforts on the island of Latoti. Click here….. SUPPORT LATOTI
In the picture above, Antoine Bellot delivers a water filter to the family of Lunes Cius. Similar water filters, donated by BIF member Carl Scheidenhelm, were give to six families in Latoti, Haiti. Waterborne diseases cause 70% of the preventable illnesses in Haiti, and these filters can save lives. The filter shown will provide this family with clean drinking water for 3 years! At a cost of roughly $70. Families must complete a water filtration workshop and water safety class before receiving a filter from Bellot Idovia Foundation.
