MAR 18 K. NEIL VAN DINE HAITI NATIONAL STRATEGY

Many thanks to Rotarian Neil Van Dine for joining us on Zoom from Haiti. Mr. Van Dine works with HANWASH – Haiti National Clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Strategy, a capacity-building program to bring clean, potable water and sanitation to the entire nation of Haiti. This Rotary program focuses on building and developing a sustainable system necessary for the country to function.

Some alarming statistics:

1/2 of Haiti’s water & sanitation infrastructure doesn't function.

Only 30% of the people in Haiti have potable water within a 30-minute walk from their residence.

In the rural villages, only 24% of Haitians have access to a toilet.

2 million people practice open air defecation.

Water borne illnesses (typhoid, cholera & dehydration through chronic diarrhea) account for 50% of deaths.