Posts by Friends For Health In Haiti
More Photos!!
Here are some more photos from the developing construction site as of September 13, 2011. Enjoy! The engineers expect to mark off the corners of the buildings and begin to dig the foundation next week. We’ll keep you posted!
Read MoreIt’s beginning to look a lot like…
No, it’s not Christmas, but our clinic site is beginning to look a lot like a construction zone. We had to wait a few weeks for one of the Department of Transportation bulldozers to get repaired, but it is now busy at work preparing the site to lay the foundation for our construction warehouse and…
Read MoreProgress at the Clinic Site
The last week of June found the construction workers busy building retaining walls that extend out from the newly-constructed bridge upstream and downstream on both sides of the creek. Here are photos from June 30th: As you can see from the following photo, the creek water has now been diverted to flow under the bridge:…
Read MoreA Final Look at the New Bridge
The plywood and planks that were used to frame up the bridge were removed once the concrete was dry. Now, workmen are clearing out mud and debris from under the bridge, after which they’ll start building retaining walls along the sides of the creek, directing the flow of water under the bridge. Here are photos…
Read MoreThe Bridge Has Been Poured!!
A major event in construction jobs here in Haiti is the “cement pour”, and whether it’s a floor or a roof or a bridge, it’s a big deal and a big day. The construction workers up at our clinic site in Gatineau have been preparing for the past few weeks to pour the top of…
Read MoreConstruction Update ~ Week of May 23, 2011
Rainy season has started and it has been raining almost every day for the past two weeks. All the benches outside our clinic were full of patients when we arrived on Tuesday morning, the 24th. It began raining in the morning and continued all day, finally stopping as we saw the last of our nearly…
Read MoreAnother Road Story
Those of you who read this blog regularly know that our road trips back and forth to Port-au-Prince are often the fodder for interesting stories, not to mention sometimes-dangerous experiences. We had thought that, now that the road from Jérémie to Aux Cayes is under construction and less treacherous, the road stories would become few…
Read MoreWork on the bridge continues!
This week brought more progress on construction of the bridge over the creek running through our clinic site. The floor of the bridge was poured last weekend and this week the workmen placed the iron bars that will be used to support the walls of the bridge: Here is a view of the bridge and…
Read MoreConstruction Update
Progress continues on the road and bridge construction. Materials including cement and iron rebar have been transported to the site (our patients are now sharing their waiting room with piles of cement bags) and the creek area is being prepared for placement of the foundation of the bridge. Here are some photos from last week’s…
Read MoreHope for Haiti Banquet
The third annual Hope for Haiti banquet was held at the Wisconsin Club in Milwaukee on April 16, 2011. Over 200 people were in attendance and it was an enjoyable time for all. There was an extensive silent auction, an exciting live auction, unique Haitian crafts, delicious dinner and wonderful company. Much thanks to all…
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