Tag Archives: Haiti earthquake

LGF Haiti continues to help Haiti’s children stay healthy

By Bobbi | Published: February 24, 2015

In partnership with the amazing Kate Danvers, LGF Haiti completes yet another installation of its uniquely designed manual hand pump water purification system (designed and built in Haiti by our all Haitian team) This time the LGF UV2000 system was installed at Ecole mixte le Redempteur a school for 500 students located in one of […]

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LGF Haiti installs another LGF UV manual hand pump in school in Muspan with our partners, Happy Hearts Fund

By Bobbi | Published: January 29, 2014

After searching high and low for a water purification system that ticked all the boxes that the Life Giving Force team deemed necessary to meet the specific conditions in Haiti, we set about designing and building one ourselves. Et Voila! The LGF UV manual hand pump system came into being. Not only is it portable, […]

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Happy World Water Day!!!

By Bobbi | Published: March 23, 2013

The UN General Assembly designates March 22nd of every year as World Water Day and LGF is proud to join together with the water community today to highlight the global water crisis and to celebrate the progress made to date. The Challenge: 780 million people live without access to safe drinking water and 2.5 billion […]

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Divining a Solution

By Bobbi | Published: November 5, 2012

Providing clean water to earthquake-ravaged Haiti is no simple task, but Bobbi Dunphy is spearheading a vital ‘profit for purpose’ initiative that will not only provide advanced water purification technologies but will also help Haitians get back on their feet. When the hyperkinetic Bobbi Dunphy is asked why she spends so much of her energy […]

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LGF Haiti Installs Water Filtration System in Jacmel Prison

By Bobbi | Published: March 21, 2012

From the original article published in French on MINUSTAH’s official website: http://minustah.org/?p=34018 Since early Feburary, an apparatus for treating water by ultra filtration (UF) has been in operation at the Jacmel prison in the Southeast Department. Its installation was funded by the Community Violence Reduction (CVR) Section of MINUSTAH, and implemented by the NGO Life Giving […]

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LGF Haiti Installs More Clean Water Kiosks in Port-au-Prince!

By Bobbi | Published: February 7, 2012

LGF Haiti just installed more water kiosks here in Tabarre, Port au Prince in partnership with the American Refugee Committee and the American Red Cross. These kiosks will serve a total community of over 10,000 people. The kiosks are being powered by solar arrays, an exciting component of the implementation. The solar panels were generously […]

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Haiti: UN urges investing in water to combat cholera

By Bobbi | Published: January 12, 2012

11 January 2012 – Dramatic improvements in water and sanitation services are needed to eliminate cholera in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, health experts who took part in a United Nations-organized briefing to outline concrete steps to stem the spread of the disease in the region said today. The event, organized by the UN World […]

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LGF is part of making history at the Digicel Marché en Fer site

By Bobbi | Published: January 20, 2011

Much has been planned for the rebuilding of Haiti after the January 12, 2010 earthquake that devastated the nation. Yet few projects have been so ambitious and so visible as the rebuilding of the Marché en Fer in downtown Port-au-Prince and LifeGivingForce was fortunate enough to play an important role. Designed in Paris in the […]

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UN on situation in Haiti

By Bobbi | Published: November 3, 2010

Excerpts from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly informal meeting on Haiti, in New York today, 3 December: Collective Efforts in Haiti Will Be Overwhelmed without Massive, Immediate Response, Secretary-General Warns in Remarks to General Assembly The challenges arising from the 12 Jan earthquake have been compounded by the needs arising from […]

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75,000 liters a day…

By Bobbi | Published: October 18, 2010

how much water is this?…It’s enough to keep 37,500 people alive. Should the unthinkable happen, just as it did in Haiti on January 12th, 2010, this kind of emergency water access can make the difference between an immediate disaster and an unfolding tragedy. Just one of the LGF Rapid Response 75000UF systems can rapidly deploy and […]

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