We have been doing a lot of work for Shada lately, it was a goal we set back when I first got to Haiti. I was told that we were going to try and build a toilet there even though we had never done it in an urban poor area before. The cycle for the use of dry toilets is to one day be composted back into a material that you can use as super-fertilizer. However, if you are working in an urban area and not a rural area this last step in the cycle of a dry toilet is missed by that community.
We got in touch with an organization that is doing work specifically in Shada right now called Oxfam. They have been planning to put money into building a public toilet in Shada but were primarily interested in using latrines. We found out and immediately convinced them otherwise since latrines lack a full cycle process and never actually turn a waste into a resource, as we believe everything should be. We've had several meetings with Oxfam and the public health administrator planning the project. Tomorrow we visit Shada again scoping out our site and our recently promised land for composting waste from our toilets.
Here are some photos from my most recent visit in Shada. The first ones are from when we're playing on the bridge with the children. later we get in touch with Madam Bwa and are in her home delivering medical supplies. Of course the children were extremely curious to see what we were all up to. They are all so beautiful.
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This little boy never let go of my hand throughout the entire meeting in Madam Bwa's home. I asked him his name and it turns out that he is one of Madam Bwa's many great grandchildren
I'll be giving lots of updates with the work we do in Shada with our toilets!
