HAITI OUTREACH INC
8441 WAYZATA BLVD 118, GOLDEN VALLEY, MN 55426 www.haitioutreach.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: HAITI OUTREACH EMPOWERS HAITIANS THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT TRAINING, AND WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE (WASH) FACILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE. THROUGH ITS WORK , THE ORGANIZATION HELPS HAITIANS SUSTAINABLY IMPROVE THEIR COUNTRY, BREAK CYCLES OF DEPENDENCY, AND BUILD BETTER LIVES FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. HAITI OUTREACH ENVISIONS A FUTURE WHERE ALL HAITIANS ARE EMPOWERED WITH THE CAPABILITIES TO MANAGE THEIR LIVES AND TO WORK WITH OTHERS TO BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND ALL HAITIANS HAVE READY ACCESS TO SAFE, SUSTAINABLE, COMMUNITY-MANAGED WATER AND SANITATION FACILITIES, AND PRACTICE SOUND HYGIENE PRACTICES. THROUGH 22 YEARS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING, HAITI OUTREACH HAS EMPOWERED HAITIANS WITH THE SKILLS AND ATTITUDES TO SUSTAINABLY MANAGE COMMUNITY-INITIATED WATER AND SANITATION RESOURCES, WHICH ARE FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE USERS THROUGH SMALL, BUT MEANINGFUL FEES. WE

COMMUNITY MANAGED CLEAN WATER WELLS: THE MAIN WORK OF HAITI OUTREACH IS DRILLING COMMUNITY CLEAN WATER WELLS AND TRAINING LOCAL WATER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES HOW TO MAINTAIN THEM OVER TIME. IN ADDITION, WE FOLLOW UP THE MANAGEMENT TRAINING WITH MONTHLY INSPECTIONS FOR TWO YEARS AFTER THE WELLS ARE COMPLETED. IN 2020, WE WERE ESSENTIALLY SHUT DOWN BY THE GOVERNMENT DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FOR FOUR MONTHS, BUT WE DID INAUGURATE 17 COMMUNITY MANAGED WELLS. THAT INCLUDED CONDUCTING AN AVERAGE 3-MONTH TRAINING OF EACH COMMUNITY'S VOLUNTEER WATER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, DRILLING THE WELL, AND BUILDING A SECURE CONCRETE BLOCK WELL HOUSE AROUND EACH WELL. WE ALSO CONDUCT SANITATION EDUCATION AND PROMOTE THAT EVERY HOUSEHOLD HAS A LATRINE TO MANAGE HUMAN WASTE. OUR SANITATION AND HYGIENE EDUCATION HELPED TO BRING ABOUT LATRINE COVERAGE FOR 92% OF THE HOUSEHOLDS IN THESE 17 COMMUNITIES. THIS ACTIVITY HAS IMPACTED THE LIVES OF 2,408 PEOPLE IN 2020. WE ALSO COMPLETED A PROJECT DRILLING WELLS AT 6 MEDICAL CLINICS AND INSTALLING SOLAR PUMPS, AND WE WORKED ON TWO TOWN WATER SYSTEMS, ONE IN PIGNON AND ONE IN CAVAILLON, TO HELP THEM BECOME MORE EFFICIENT, BETTER MANAGED, AND REPAIR LEAKS. BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK, ALTHOUGH FORTUNATELY MINOR IN HAITI BUT WAS NEVERTHELESS PRESENT, HAITI OUTREACH PARTNERED WITH UNICEF USING OUR STAFF AND A CONTRACTED DOCTOR TO CONTACT OVER 300 OF THE COMMUNITY WELL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES WE TRAINED IN THE PAST, EXPLAINING THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS AND HOW MASKING, DISTANCING AND WASHING HANDS WERE CRUCIAL TO STAYING SAFE FROM THE VIRUS. WE ENCOURAGED THEM TO BUILD HAND WASHING STATIONS AT EACH COMMUNITY WELL, PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BUILD AND USE THEM. THE WELL GUARD IS ALSO SUPPOSED TO ENFORCE THE RULE THAT THEY WASH THEIR HANDS BEFORE ENTERING THE WELL HOUSE AND THE GUARD WAS TO SANITIZE THE WELL PUMP HANDLE AFTER EACH USE. MANY HAD DONE SO, AS A WAY TO HELP REDUCE THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. FINALLY WE ALSO ENGAGED IN A 15 MONTH PROGRAM WITH UNICEF TO CONDUCT SANITATION AND HYGIENE EDUCATION IN AS MANY AS 80 COMMUNITIES SO THAT AT LEAST HALF WOULD BE 100% OPEN DEFECATION FREE. WHILE IT WAS INTERRUPTED WHEN THE COUNTRY WAS SHUT DOWN, THAT PROGRAM CONTINUES INTO 2021.

EDUCATION TRIPS TO HAITI: EACH YEAR WE NORMALLY FACILITATE AND LEAD GROUPS OF PEOPLE TO TRAVEL TO HAITI FROM THE U.S. AND OTHER COUNTRIES, TO EXPERIENCE THE PEOPLE AND CULTURE OF THE COUNTRY AND PARTICULARLY TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FIRST HAND. IN FEBRUARY OF 2020, BEFORE THE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, WE CONDUCTED ONE GROUP TRIP FOR 11 PEOPLE TO HAITI.

MAPPING WATER SOURCES AND CREATING COMMUNAL ACTION PLANS: WE CONDUCTED ONE NEW MAPPING SURVEY WITH THE CREATION OF A COMMUNE ACTION PLAN AS REQUESTED BY IMA WORLD HEALTH OF THE COMMUNE OF FONDS VERRETTES.

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