The Owner of the establishment, Damon White, was compassionate and generous in donating the space to us for the evening, and was followed in heart by a number of SF’s finest DJs: DJ Inkfat, DJ Max Kane, Teeko, and DJ Mpenzi, who all graciously agreed to volunteer their skills. Check out the FB event page… and GO!

They aren’t the only ones volunteering… As you may know, Bellot Idovia Foundation is a 100% volunteer effort, and all staff pay their own way to Haiti in order to work on the projects. This means that every dollar, every cent, is made available for the work to be done. The purchase of materials, water filters, and the hiring of local labor rely on donations and support from our generous supporters.

Thanks for the love! Hope to see you there!

If you are unable to make the event, please consider making a tax-deductible donation by PayPal or by mail:

Bellot Idovia Foundation
484 Lake Park Ave. #356
Oakland, CA 94610

Bellot Idovia Foundation is now an officially recognized non-profit organization!

“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

509-3-733-4100

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.

To support our efforts to bring clean and safe drinking water to this community, please contact us and/or make a donation.

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 

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