As we go into my last week here, I am desperately trying to
tie up all my loose ends.
Today, I went down to the new water system in Ba Cange to
finish calibrating the chlorine levels. We added a waste line to the system on
Saturday so that the water will be continuously flowing through the in-line
chlorinator. It seems that this may
clear up all the issues but I am hoping to get another colorimeter to measure
chlorine levels on Saturday that I can give to our Haitian employees who live
there. This way, they can monitor their own water.
Tomorrow I return to Bel-Aire one last time to check out
their system again before I leave. The
rest of the week I am going to Port-au-Prince to pick up the head of CEDC’s
finances so he can take a look at establishing project accounts. We keep an
account with Partners in Health but we don’t have separate accounts for each
project. With any luck, specific project accounts should make our job much
easier down here.
Saturday, my boss and CEDC’s industry advisor arrives to
continue the conversations with the community of taking responsibility for the
Cange Water System. Talking to people in the village, they are well aware of
what we are doing and talking to their neighbors and friends about it. I am
just happy to have been here to start this crucial conversation.
A few weeks ago I mentioned that I wanted to build the Ba
Cange Water System, mount the solar panels at Morne Michel, and begin the
process of transferring ownership of the Cange Water System before I left. With
one week to go, I can confidently say that I have completed these goals. Now
its just a matter of making sure I can leave here knowing that everything is in
good hands.
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