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Building the Water Infrastructure Bottom Up in Haiti

By Jim Chu | Published: December 24, 2010
After the January 12 earthquake, aid groups in Haiti have focused, rightfully so, on delivering immediate relief — medicine, medical services, food, shelter, emergency water — to those directly affected by the disaster. These efforts have been admirable and substantial. The recent cholera outbreak, however, has highlighted the need for long-term potable infrastructure and that [...]
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0.3 Square Meters

By Jim Chu | Published: October 18, 2010
0.3 square meters is the amount of space that each of the 1,300 inmates in the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti have to themselves. They can't sleep lying down. They drink disgusting untreated water from a well underneath the prison. They may be truly some of the most dispossessed and vulnerable in Haiti.
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