Author Archives: Gigi

About Gigi

Founder and Executive Director of Youthaiti

New school toilet in Goyave

Summer went by fast, and school is now open.  In Goyave, a community far from Duchity, Youthaiti has partnered with St. Margaret Mary church in Neenah, Wisconsin to build a new toilet at the grade school.  Here is their glowing … Continue reading

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Report from Haiti: World Hand-Washing Day

“Hand-washing, a mere and potential life-saving gesture.” That’s it. That’s our slogan. It’s true and honest and important. And, it received the attention of school administrators and 1200 Haitian school kids on World Hand Washing Day, October 15. We five … Continue reading

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Help celebrate World Toilet Day

  by: J.O. Haselhoef WHEN: November 19 WHAT’s the big deal? 2.5 billion people, mostly in rural areas of developing nations, do not have access to proper sanitation facilities, resulting in 1.7 million children dying annually from sanitation-related diseases. Let’s … Continue reading

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Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Starts Smoothly near Duchity

 from Youthaiti Director, Pierre “Junior” Oreus by: J.O. Haselhoef “Our first meeting did not happen due to the rains, but the second worked well because 35 villagers (mostly women) attended. An influential community leader, a voodoo priest, in the village … Continue reading

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a la pwochenn – until next time when we meet again

I always leave Duchity with mixed emotions.  Sad to leave my friends, so much work to be done yet, exhausted from long day, sun and rain, yet anxious to be back in my own bed again, and my home with … Continue reading

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Inauguration in Lacombe

Letter from Haiti – March 18, 2012 I can’t wait to share the photos and video from today’s’ inauguration in Lacombe!!  A 1/2 hour drive and another 1/2 hour hike from Duchity, through beautiful verdant mountains and gardens brings you … Continue reading

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A Lesson in the Rain – March 16, 2013

Letter from Haiti A Lesson in the Rain March 16, 2013 It rained most of the day here in Duchity. We had planned on emptying one of the toilets that had finished decomposing, and so when there was a break … Continue reading

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Launched: Online Campaign to Help Build the Center

We’ve started our online campaign to raise $10,000 for the next phase of building the Youthaiti Center for Sustainable Development. See the details, and how to contribute, at http://www.igg.me/at/youthaiti

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Arborloos in rural Haiti

Dear friends, I am in Haiti for a conference on Sustainable Sanitation in Haiti which begins Tuesday.  I had only one day to come visit our projects in Duchity and Pestel, and meet with our team on the ground.  But … Continue reading

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Perle des Antilles

Haiti is an amazing country.  Amidst the poverty of dirt and stone roads, houses made of sticks and rocks, sudden downpours and blazing hot sun, there exists a secret paradise once known as the “pearl of the Antilles”.  Today I … Continue reading

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