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2011

Oxfam takes the fight against cholera to rural Haiti
Oxfam, October 31, 2011
In remote communities where the risk of death by cholera is heightened by rugged terrain, Oxfam is making water safer.
International Action Update
Haiti Innovation, July 15, 2011
Community leader Billy Osbene told [International Action’s Research Director, Zach Bremer], "Before International Action had set up a chlorinator, people did not trust the water in the community tank that CAMEP had provided – there was no (visible sanitation process) with the water at their tank."
NGOs Report Resurgence of Cholera in Haiti (PDF, 39KB)
OOSKAnews, July 13, 2011
There has been a resurgence of cholera in Haiti, with a health center in Labrousse seeing 80 new cases of water-borne disease in the last month alone, according to Zachary Brehmer, director of research at water and sanitation NGO International Action.
Emergency from 2010 Quake in Haiti Persists - NGO Special
Digital Journal, June 29, 2011
As part of efforts to ensure clean water in the capital, the International Action maintains over 100 readily available chlorinators with each one capable of cleaning water for up to 10,000 people. “The chlorinators we use are energy-free and provide clean water for every 1 out of 6 residents of Port-au-Prince,” Levin-Epstein adds.
CGI Haiti Action Network WASH/Shelter Group – Activity Report (PDF, 2MB)
Clinton Global Initiative Haiti Action Network WASH/Shelter Group, June 1, 2011
The month of May proved to be very successful for the Campaign for Clean Water in Haiti. This past month, International Action installed 21 chlorinators in Port-au-Prince, Léogâne, Carrefour, and other towns. These installations are benefiting approximately 100,000 people.
Stop Cholera Sustainably in Haiti
WaterWideWeb.org, January 26, 2011
The cholera epidemic has gripped Haitians in a culture of fear with regard to water. ...Haitians are so afraid of cholera that they are drinking soda or going thirsty due to fear of the cholera bacteria in the water, explained Laine.
Haiti's Struggle
Holy Cross Magazine, January 1, 2011
But while going to class and completing his major in political science with a minor in French and an Africana studies concentration, [Wesley Laîné] helped organize an unprecedented student-driven response to the crisis in Haiti, ultimately raising almost $20,000. After graduation, Laîné began a job as a project manager with International Action, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that helps to provide clean water in Haiti.