HAITI SCOPING TRIP August 17th August 22nd 2006

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HAITI SCOPING TRIPAugust 17th - August 22nd 2006

• Sponsors IIT Interprofessional Studies Program,
  Rotary District 6450 and 5950
• Partner Haiti Outreach

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THE TEAM

• From Left David Baker (VP External Affair),
  David Williams (CAE), Adejoke Akin-Aderibigbe
  (ME)
• Prof. Krishna Pagilla (CHEE), Alexandre Miot
  (CHEE), Tim Winter (CAE)

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FROM CHICAGO TO PIGNON
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HAITI FACTS

• Poorest country in Western Hemisphere
• 80 of the pop. lives in abject poverty
• Extensive deforestation
• Inadequate supply of potable water
• Median age 18.2 years
• Life expectancy 53.2 years
• Fertility rate 4.9 children born/women
• Literacy 53

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ABOUT PIGNON

• Located on the Central Plateau
• Village of 30,000 habitants
• Average income less than 400/year
• Substantial and growing market
• Ample groundwater supply

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LIFE IN PIGNON

• Little or no electricity, no running water
• Everyone either walks or uses donkeys to carry
  burdens
• Women do laundry in the river or sell goods in
  local markets
• Kids are in charge of getting the water and take
  care of their younger brothers and sisters
• Men do agricultural work and hard labor

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HAITI OUTREACH
Their mission is to empower the people of Haiti
so they are able to improve their quality of
life, strengthen their families and become
self-sufficient

• US non-profit, non-governmental organization
• Has field headquarters in Pignon directed by Neil
  van Dine
• Third largest employer in Pignon (almost 20
  peoples)

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HAITI OUTREACH
Neil
Dale
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IMPACT OF THESAFE WATER PLUS PROJECT
Rotary presence in Pignon
Rotary participates in the development of
villages
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IMPACT OF THE SAFE WATER PLUS PROJECT

• Bohac Reservoir

Well providing safe water
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IMPACT OF THE SAFE WATER PLUS PROJECT
Capping of a major source to secure water quality
Installation of ram pump no energy, no
maintenance
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After Rotary drilled the well, the children
stopped dying
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Improvements have been made but there is still a
long way to go
Downtown Pignon
Route National 3 Main access to the capital
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Improvements have been made but there is still a
long way to go
Children often walk over an hour to reach the
well, carrying five gallon buckets full of water
which weigh forty pounds
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Improvements have been made but there is still a
long way to go

• More than 70 students per class
• Not enough book and school supplies

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PURPOSE OF THE TRIP

• Travel to Haiti to further assess the needs of
  the population
• Work with Haiti Outreach to initiate a
  collaborative design project that incorporates
  sustainable solutions
• Select feasible projects and involve interested
  IIT students
• Create a long term partnership between IIT, the
  Rotary, Haiti Outreach and local engineering
  companies

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LIST OF SELECTED PROJECTS

• Public high school in Pignon
• Mapping of Pignon and vicinity
• Water distribution system in Pignon

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HIGH SCHOOL IN PIGNONCURRENT SITUATION

• 6 classrooms (grade 6 to 12)
• About 70 students/classroom
• 4 latrines
• No running water, no electricity
• HO recently built new roofs and produced benches
  

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HIGH SCHOOL IN PIGNONPROJECTS

• Provide water fountains in the school
• Donate books and school supplies
• Build 5 new classrooms
• Build a multi-purpose assembly room
• Provide electricity using solar panel technology
• Build a playground

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Pignon with Google earth
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MAPPING OF PIGNON AND VICINITYCURRENT SITUATION

• Pignon does not have topographic and geological
  documentation
• Without a detailed map, it is impossible to
  design an efficient water distribution system
• A database would be very useful to the community
  for planning and development

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MAPPING OF PIGNON AND VICINITYPROJECT

• Geographic Information System (GIS) technology
  will be used to develop a formal map and a layout
  of the town
• Google earth will also be used to elaborate the
  map
• Partnership with American civil engineering
  companies will be created
• Surveys will be done during the January trip
• An IIT Interprofessionnal Project has been
  created with 8 students involved

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WATER DISTRIBUTION SYTEM IN PIGNONCURRENT
SITUATION

• A system already exists but maintenance is poor
• Management of the system is inefficient
• System uses ram pumps (no energy required)
• Abundant water resources (700 gpm)
• The system needs to be redesigned

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WATER DISTRIBUTION SYTEM IN PIGNONPROJECT

• A study is being conducted to improve the
  management of the system
• The goal is to provide descent access to clean
  water to 20,000 people
• Solar panels may be used to run electrical pumps
• Storage capacity will be increased
• Disinfection process will be implemented
• Five IIT students are working on this project

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INVOLVMENT OF IIT STUDENTS

• 25 students involved in 3 projects
• Every major are represented
• 3 students organization are participating
• (EWB, WEF ATM)
• First HAITI Outreach student chapter created to
  manage the overall project in Haiti
• www.iit.edu/haiti is under construction
• A group of 10 IIT students is going on a trip in
  Pignon from January 10th to January 16th 2006
• Students are starting a fundraising campaign to
  finance the projects

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PICTURES FROM THE TRIP
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