by haitadmin | May 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
In Haiti, the place to start is water. That is the message of our short film (seven minutes) about the work of International Actionin Port-au-Prince. “It’s a heartbreak,” comments Sister Michele-Marie about typhoid, hepatitis and chronic diarrhea the...
by haitadmin | Apr 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
On March 12, 2009, the International Action staff installed two chlorinators on a 9000-gallon concrete tank at the St. Jean Bosco School in the Saline district of Port-au-Prince. It will serve 500 students immediately. For many years, the St. Jean Bosco Church next...
by haitadmin | Apr 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
Recently two members of our Washington Staff – Youngmin Chang and Amélie Cardon – visited several of the poorest and most dangerous parts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Their purpose was to see our De-Worming Haiti Campaign in action. We have brought 500,000 albendazole...
by haitadmin | Mar 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
Our vision of creating a healthy Haiti starts with access to clean water, but it doesn’t end there. International Action provides access to albendazole, helping to treat intestinal worms in schoolchildren in Haiti. Discover how de-worming pills provided by...
by haitadmin | Feb 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
We have begun distributing a pill – Albendazole – to Haitians in the 30 neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, Haiti where we have chlorinators. We have given out 90,000 pills so far and have 400,000 doses yet to distribute. Mostly, we are using the members of...
