October 25, 2011
If It’s Glamour We’re After…
I suppose it's a bit unreasonable to think that in these hard economic times…
October 6, 2011
It’s Both/And
Well, after a year of planning, we were finally able to start a program of…
August 14, 2011
Buying Presence
The catch-22 is this: on the one hand we want so badly to be about the work…
July 9, 2011
We Will Invest in Gardens
I have always loved gardening. Don't know why, particularly, just always have.…
July 7, 2011
Trou-a-L’Eau
Out there in the distance is Trou-a-L'Eau (pronounced Twa-loo), a tiny, remote…
June 26, 2011
The Unglamorous Dirty Work
I spent awhile in the cholera hospital last week. There were about a dozen…
June 25, 2011
Kindness is Always Win-Win
Not too long ago, after a few days off, I arrived to my desk to find a large…
June 24, 2011
Not an Amoeba Anymore
I did an interview with a local newspaper yesterday and the reporter asked me…
June 22, 2011
So Encouraged
I visited this well last October (top picture) to learn that it was broken, and…
June 20, 2011
A Good Deal All Around
We took the first baby step this past week in our vision to plant trees and…
April 18, 2011
Cholera Hospital / Clinic
I stopped by this little boy's cot at the cholera field hospital last week. His…
April 16, 2011
You Gave Me Something to Drink
I have enjoyed moving about the island of La Gonave for the past few days,…
April 12, 2011
Pumps, Piping, Cisterns
Spent the morning with a development worker (a water systems engineer) seeing…
April 11, 2011
Why Pirates Say “Arrgh”
Spent the entire day on Haiti's mainland today, meeting with people a lot…
April 7, 2011
Heading Down
Heading down to Haiti this Sunday. I'll be meeting with the folks who will be…
March 27, 2011
Clean, Close Water
We recently placed bio-sand water filters in twenty Haitian family's homes.…