January 31, 2010

In the wake of the earthquakes, we reached out to our friends to help the community of Les Anglais prepare for potential food shortages resulting from an influx of people from Port-au-Prince and a reduction in the flow of goods to the community. The response was overwhelming!  In only one week, we raised more than $6,500, which has been sent to our our partners in the community who are coordinating relief.

Today our Les Anglais Project Manager, Carolyn Shapiro, had a chance to talk to Etienne Francois who is coordinating the use of donated money in Les Anglais.  The news is quite encouraging!  Read more here.

It continues to remain uncertain how long it will be before our team can make it back to Les Anglais to continue the water treatment phase of our program.  The team is currently using this "down time" to catch up on scope elements that had not been prioritized before and to evaluate potential scope expansions including a sanitation project.  

We will continue to provide updates, and we encourage you to keep Haiti in your thoughts and in your discussions.  For real recovery to occur, there needs to be a sustained focus on Haiti after the immediate crisis has passed.