Tag Archives: sanitation
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
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
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
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