Desarmes,Haiti

September 16, 2014 8:09 PM

Desarmes is located on the fertile Artibonite River, 62 miles north of the Haitian capital city Port-au-Prince. There are three springs in the mountains around Desarmes with an abundant supply for the 2,002 families living in or near the small town of Desarmes. But unfortunately, very few of them have easy equitable access to such water. The people who live higher on the hillsides or near the springs can however count on water but the people living in the valley are really unfortunate. The rich and those with good rapport with the local water committee can manage water flowing into their houses but the poor or not politically connected people are again browbeaten. Absence of appropriate planning and lack of investment never properly utilized the potential of these springs.

Desarmes in Haiti by La Bonne Nouvelle

After the 2010 earthquake, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) decided to use a portion of its $16.7 million earthquake relief fund in strengthening the community of Desarmes. And the area was included accordingly under their thriving reforestation program.

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