Duchity, Haiti Clean Water and Community Electricity Project

The Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise is actively pursuing expansion for electric project in Haiti and a water filtration system for the community. In April 2010, Sunrise Rotarian John Ball made a trip to Haiti to view first-hand the devisation of the earthquack in Port au Prince, Haiti and to evaluate the need in Duchity. View the report below.

In November 2007, John Ball exchanged banners with club president Raphael Izmery and made a short presentation on our water and electric projects in Duchity, Haiti. The club web site is http://rotarypv.tripod.com/

The project mission is to assist the people of Duchity, Haiti by providing clean, safe drinking water to the village. To improve the quality of life for the people of Duchity and to promote economic development by installing an electrical production and distribution system to supply electricity to institutional and commercial buildings as well as street lighting

Below are some photos of the project to provide electricity to the village of Duchity Haiti.

Sunrise Rotarian, John Ball, provides training to the people of Haiti. The training allows for proper maintenance of the electrical system.

Water station in Haiti. The water is piped down from a stream up in the mountains. Plans are to upgrade this system to purify the water.

Large (~96,000 gallon) reservoir cistern that serves Duchity

Below is a photo of the market in Duchity.

Below is a photo of the children of Duchity

Donations and Support

If you would like to join our Rotary Club in supporting these projects, please contact us. Financial contributions are appreciated and can be sent to the following address:

Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise
c/o Haiti Project
P.O. Box 890
Naperville, IL 60566

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