Let's Build Gonave, Haiti!

Composting Facilities are critical for Haiti Currently Haiti as well as Dominican Republic are in the midst of Cholera crisis.  While this bacterial infection was caused by improper sewage dumping from UN peace keepers, it is causing massive destruction on Hispaniola.  Many people end up drinking contaminated water, which increases the illness. Proper handling of raw human sewage will prevent this situation from spreading further.  Given that there are virtually no sewage treatment plants in Haiti, this can quickly spiral out of control.  Composting human waste is the best thing that Haiti can do.  When you look at the massive cost of building a waste treatment plant, the cost of laying down sewage pipes, the lack of water, having a large scale waste treatment plant for Haiti is not in the cards.  This may change over time, but in the immediate future, composting treatment plant(s) is a solution.  These facilities are inexpensive to build, can...

We are proposing with out partners to build a 15,000 gallon waste treatment facility on La Gonave.  This plant would not be located in or near a large population center, due to the capacity size. The facility would use the latest green technology.  Details on how the plant will work, treatment process, the number of jobs, and fees are still being worked out. This facility would work 100% with household waste only.  Meaning that in the future any industries that locate near the treatment facility would not have access to the plant.  Potentially industrial parks would have their own water treatment facilities where those companies can buy sanitation credits. The timeline for this facility would coincide with housing developments from Hurko Co. Go Gonave!