In November the Board of Directors met in Pignon, Haiti to discuss the strategic plan for the upcoming year. During their trip, they had an opportunity to participate in the inauguration of a well for the community of Pos Bwadom. This well had been funded by the 6th Grade class at Minnetonka Middle …
Haiti Field Stories
A Better Life in Terre Rouge
Terre Rouge is located in the commune of Pignon, in the north of Haiti. It’s a small community of 30 homes and 176 people residing in those households. To get their water, they only have one source, a stream that they call “Coulot” which translated literally means “flow”. Since the slow-moving …
Haitian Staff Demonstrates Genuine Leadership!
By Patrick Kennedy, This past March, I had the fortune to attend a Haiti Outreach staff meeting and came away so impressed and inspired by Neil Van Dine and our entire team! They discussed their takeaways from a recent leadership training session and then put their training into action with a …
A Touching Testimony from the Community Management Committee Treasurer
By Jennifer Urbanski Clean water is critical for all life! Water is often taken for granted in countries where it is abundant and clean. My eyes were opened this year to the challenges people in Haiti face in obtaining safe water to drink, as well as for all for other important necessities in …
Workshop Lays Foundation for Major WASH Collaboration in Haiti
After many months of planning, over 40 leaders of the Haitian government, Rotary District #7020 and Rotary International, Haiti Outreach, and other NGO’s active in WASH in Haiti, met for a two-day conference on January 26-27 in Port-au-Prince. The outcome was a Memorandum of Understanding …
Rotary – Haiti Outreach Pignon Clean Water Access Project Underway
First 5 of 46 Wells Inaugurated! We are delighted to report about the Rotary Pignon Sustainable Clean Water Access Project. This Project is supported by a major Global Grant from Rotary International and is hosted by the Rotary Club of Pignon, Haiti, which is partnering with the Eden Prairie, …
Repairing the Trou du Nord Water System
The story of the Trou du Nord town water system is a very common one in Haiti. The system was built in 2009 by the government but never really functioned properly. It uses a diesel powered generator to pump water from 3 boreholes (wells) into the city. Because it was not working, DINEPA, …
We Rode for Water in Minneapolis!
46 bike riders - plus one dog - were up bright and early on a very chilly Sunday morning to ride for a favorite cause - clean water! See below for photos of the team, including our newest and cutest clean water ambassador, Willard the Good Dog. Haiti Outreach partnered with Minneapolis Park and …
4 New Wells in August
Four new communities celebrated the inaugurations of their new community managed clean water well in the month of August. That brings the total of community wells established by Haiti Outreach and our partnering communities in 2017 up to 23! The four communities that gained sustainable access to …
First Community Well in Cerca Carvajal
In Haiti, Sundays are church days for many people and it is the day that Haitians wear their fanciest of clothes. Even though Trois Bois Pin's community well inauguration fell on a Sunday, I know that the people would still have arrived in their Sunday best as they could not have been prouder to …
