Projects

H23-W025

The People of Bigaille Village , Haiti, thank
Grant Martens (Richmond Hill, ON)
In memory of late parents, Albert (1943-2020 and Theresa (1942-1987) Martens
For helping them get safe drinking water

Latitude: 19.71491 Longitude: -72.21562
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A message from the community

Dear Sir/Madame

The well will make our lives so much easier. Some people triedy to drill well in the community but most of them are salty. Lifewater give us good water that we can drink with no problem.

Thank you very much for now our children will have a better health,

Duenel Florestal

Well Caretaker

Some community details (provided by our in-country partners)

About 1000 people life in this village with 800 regularly accessing this new well for their water. Before the well was drilled, they would walk about 40 min twice a day for water from a neighbouring village. That caused big problems as people needed to go very early and now it is not too safe in Haiti now to go to fetch water early in the morning or late in the afternoon so we need to take some men with us.

Now with the well the women can get water with no problem, and we are thankful.

Those that could afford it would spend up to 500 Goudes weekly purchasing safe drinking water ($4.50 CDN)

Well Details

Project Completed: 2023-03-18	Well Depth: 120 ft.
Depth of Water: 1.00 ft.	Casing Diameter: 4.00 in.
Screen Length: 10.00 ft.	Developed By: Surge Bailing
Development Time: 8.00 hrs.	Well Yield: 10.00 gpm
Disinfection: 24.00 hrs.	Handpump: Afridev
Water Colour: Clear	Water Odour: None
Turbidity: Clear	Taste: Good
Nitrate:	Bacti Test:
Iron:	pH: