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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A young boy reaches down to collect water from an open well in Ti Jonas.
The primary objective of BIFs November 2010 trip to Latoti was to assess seven community water sources for accessibility and cleanliness. This was done at the request of a local women’s group called Tet Ansanm (“Heads Together”). They had long expressed concern about the safety of drinking the water from the well at Ti Jonas, as well as the danger of an open well. As it is, the well is vulnerable to contamination from debris and water is often fetched by children who run the risk of falling into the well.
BIF members travelled to wells in Lasous, Montri, Monder, Rosolye, Lavalle, Ti Jonas and Ti Bwa Nef to take samples, measure distances, and document the functionality of the water sources. In collaboration with Tet Ansanm, we are moving forward with plans for a water infrastructure project to develop more accessible and safe sources of filtered drinking water. This project is made ever more urgent in the wake of the disastrous Cholera epidemic.
Some members of Tet Ansanm takes a break to receive a water filter and sanitation guide from BIF.
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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.
