Living Water

HAITI – Park Central School #78, Cap Haitian
GPS: 19 45.263 N, 72 12.379 W

We often repair pumps that have been broken—for weeks, months, even years. But sometimes, we get to a pump before it breaks, which means people (like the kids at Park Central School in Cap Haitian) don’t have to spend those weeks, months, or years wondering if they will ever have clean water again.

This pump was still pumping water, but barely. It is the only water for Park Central School—and they need it to drink, to wash, and to flush their toilets. Without the pump, the children would have to leave school and walk a few kilometers to get water from another pump, a few kilometers back...just to flush a toilet.

Thankfully, we were able to make some preemptive repairs and prevent this pump from failing. Marie Guenrier, the school secretary, thanked us for the work we did. “This is a very good thing you are doing for us,” she said.