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Comment on Appropriate Technologies by Robert J. Fairchild

Robert J. Fairchild — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:01:27 +0000

Good and Better Practices for Haiti 1.1
If Haiti and Haitians are to survive and prosper there will need to be lots of changes in agricultural, technological, and social practices. Many current practices are destructive, unsustainable, wasteful and inefficient.
Good and better practices include (in no particular order):
1. Grasses for erosion control, terrace formation, nutrient capture, and improved stove fuels including vetiver, napier, and bamboo.
2. Cultivation and use of aquatic plants for feed, fertilizer, biogas, mulch, and nutrient capture including azolla, water hyacinth, duckweed, and cattails.
3. Aquaculture (pond) production of fish and other aquatic animals.
4. Composting of kitchen and agricultural “waste” using black soldier fly, earthworms, mushrooms, and other organisms to conserve organic matter and nutrients; and hold water in soils to increase crop production.
5. Composting of human “waste” and direct utilization of human urine to conserve nutrients, increase crop production, and reduce transmission of diseases.
6. Use of mulches including chopped banana stems, bagasse, coconut husk, weeds, and tree leaves to protect soil from erosion, conserve nutrients, and increase crop production.
7. Use of herbaceous, shrub, and tree legumes for green manure, cover crops, livestock forage, companion plants, alleycropping, and agroforestry to improve soil fertility, reduce erosion, and increase crop production.
8. Cut and carry livestock feeding systems. This takes less land than free range or tether systems and makes it easier to maintain forage trees and shrubs.
9. Reduced tillage (plowing and hoeing) to reduce erosion and conserve soil.
10. Use of Tithonia (flè soley meksiken) and Lantana ((te soley) to scavenge phosphorus. Tithonia and Lantana can be used for mulch, compost, or goat feed. (Lantana is poisonous to cattle.)
11. Use of improved biomass cookstoves including rocket stoves, gasifier stoves, and improved charcoal stoves to reduce deforestation, fuel gathering time, and smoke inhalation.
12. Use of biochar from gasifier stoves and other devices to improve water and nutrient retention. Biochar can be “charged” with urine.
13. Use of erosion control measures including gulley plugs, terracing, and contour farming.
14. Recycling of metals, plastics, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, motor oil, ….
15. Better tools for farming, transport, and building including wheel hoes, handcarts, carrying yokes, and concrete mixers.
16. Improved agricultural machinery including mechanical threshers for rice and pitimi, corn and peanut shellers, breadfruit processing equipment, and grain grinders.
17. Simple solar dryers for drying agricultural products including fruits, vegetables, beans, and peanuts.
18. Improved water purification techniques including solarization, ceramic/charcoal filters, and bucket chlorinization to reduce incidence of water borne diseases.
19. Use of leaf crops for improved human and livestock nutrition.
20. Better construction and maintenance of dirt roads including proper crowning and drainage. This will facilitate transportation of agricultural inputs and products and reduce transportation costs.
21. More vocational education especially in the areas of agriculture, forestry, construction, energy, water, sanitation, recycling, and machinery.
22. Use of solar electricity to improve people lives by improving lighting and communications.
23. Use of irrigation to improve production in the dry season. This can include drip irrigation, treadle pumps, gravity systems, and powered pumps.
24. Use of biodigesters to produce biogas for cooking, lighting, and engines. Possible feedstocks include coffee pulp, manure, and aquatic plants.
25. SRI, system of rice intensification, for increasing rice production with fewer inputs.
26. Improve stick buildings through use of metal strapping, metal reinforced ends, and bracing.
27. Reduce radiant heat from roofs (the oven effect) by using radiant barrier coatings, radiant barrier films. Reduce radiant heat and dramatically increase roof life by using white painted “D-rib” roofing.
28. Improve concrete construction through use of better made blocks (vibrated and properly cured), properly mixed and cured concrete, and proper use of reinforcing and voids.
I am working to put together references on all these subjects for anyone who is interested in any of these topics. Currently I am posting at http://haitireconstruction.ning.com/
Robert J. Fairchild. 29 Nov 2012.

Comment on Jobs Wanted by Ommerson SAINT-VILME

Ommerson SAINT-VILME — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:02:35 +0000

Hi,
I am ommerson St Vilmé, I just barely finished my contract as chief logistical and operations manager.in an organisation called TBT( tevelb’t zedek) and I am looking for a new job in the field of logistics, considering my 3 years of experiences in logistics in several NGOs and my 4 years of experiences in management and administration, I firmly believe that my skills will be useful to your organization, I speak, writes and translates perfectly English, French and creole, I fluently all parameters logistics for instance , handling, inventory, transportation,kitting, procurement,fleet management , security, and maintenance .I have good computer skills , I have good capacity to make decisions for the well being of my department while Im following the rules of the organization, while having the ability to make decisions outside of the routine in an emergency case with the approval of my supervisor, I am very skilled in the art of managing and working with a team and under high pressure.

with regard to procurement , my experiences and skills have enabled me to acquire a good professional relationship with the best suppliers in Haiti and this for all types of purchases (vehicles, office equipment, medicine, house, generator and so one) I have also good experience in customs clearance procedure (APN-Haiti customs)and I have good experience in the regulation of government procedures
for instance: Ministry of planning and foreign Affair for registration process , DGI (ministry of taxes or government fees) and all government departments that may be useful .

QUESTION OF SALARY
with regard to the salary, I am very flexible.
.basically, when I worked in the Canadian Red Cross, as fleet manager, my annual salary was 12960 USD, however the organisation TBT where I worked recently, as chief logistical and operations manager where I had much more responsibility than the fleet even though they gave me a lot of social advantage my annual salary was 6,600 USD, all depends on the fund available for the project, and now as we are not in a period of emergency there is less fund available than the past.
For me, the most important is the satisfaction of my supervisor and the organization, and my new experience with fun to challenge myself.

I beg you to kindly consider my application, and be free to ask any additional question

Comment on Jobs Wanted by Ommerson SAINT-VILME

Ommerson SAINT-VILME — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:55:49 +0000

I am ommerson St Vilmé, I just barely finished my contract as chief logistical and operations manager.in an organisation called TBT( tevelb’t zedek) and I am looking for a new job in the field of logistics, considering my 3 years of experiences in logistics in several NGOs and my 4 years of experiences in management and administration, I firmly believe that my skills will be useful to your organization, I speak, writes and translates perfectly English, French and creole, I fluently all parameters logistics for instance , handling, inventory, transportation,kitting, procurement,fleet management , security, and maintenance .I have good computer skills , I have good capacity to make decisions for the well being of my department while Im following the rules of the organization, while having the ability to make decisions outside of the routine in an emergency case with the approval of my supervisor, I am very skilled in the art of managing and working with a team and under high pressure.

in fact, all the NGOs where I worked can give evidence of my professional skills in this area.
for instance,

TEVEL B’TZEDEK as chief logistical and operations manager
Ref: Mr Guy SEEMANN
Email: guyseemann@gmail.com( now base in USA)

MEDICAL TEAM INTERNATIONAL-as logistics coordinator
Ref: Mr Ted STEINHAUER,country director
Phone:(509)3702-5537

SAFICO as stock manager
Ref: Mr Tom ADAMSON,country director
Phone:(509)2510-0842

CANADIAN RED CROSS as fleet manager
Ref: Mr Rootly NELSON,logistics manager
Phone:(509)3920-1795

D&S AGENCY as director assistant
Ref:Mr Andy JEAN BAPTISTE,country director
Phone: (509)3703-7383.

I beg you to kindly consider my application, consulting my resume and my references, I am available for an interview and can be contacted at the address following

Comment on Sustainable Social Enterprise Proposals for Haiti by In-Depth Reporting from Haiti Brings More Disturbing News – Action for a Sustainable Future for Haiti

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:23:20 +0000

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Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:18:47 +0000

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Comment on Contacts by Jonah Long

Jonah Long — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:47:43 +0000

I have read and printed the 12 page Hugh O Scott report re Haiti’s economic and resources future as well as its checkered past.
I have a very well educated Haiti University friend with 6 years including heavily in core curriculum and Bus. Admin, who I am afraid is influenced by heresay and holds an admiration for Cuba and Fidel and regime. She holds the opinion that the US and Haitian govts enter into a contract for theUS to exclusively mine underground resources without paying Haiti. Would you please verify the authenticity of the resourses nonsence which I discovered . from the above.

Comment on Membership by Gregory

Gregory — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:04:05 +0000

Hello!
We are a Foundation in Haiti that work with community for development and we have many projects in our poor community. In order the realise must of the important projects that we have, like build school, church, hospital, community center Educative, clean water, hoses and so one for the poorest people in the community, we are looking for partnership.
If you would like to work with us in these projects, let us know by writing us at:
fondationmariejp@gmail.com
or call us on: (509) 3407 6394
for any questions that you may about our community!
Thank you so much!
Merjuste Gregory
President of the Foundation Me Marie Jean Pierre!

Comment on Job Opportunities by jesuca pierre

jesuca pierre — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 21:11:30 +0000

HI, i am in medical fill willing to go help my country , and secretary , i need to get an opportunity in haiti please , you can send me an email please

Comment on Jobs Wanted by Current Job Opportunities in Haiti « A Sustainable Future for Haiti

Current Job Opportunities in Haiti « A Sustainable Future for Haiti — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:42:41 +0000

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Comment on Jobs Wanted by Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:27:22 +0000

My names blake johnson and im still a kid seaking out opportunities for myself. I’ve been in the commercial construction trade with my dad since i was about six years old. I’ve learned a lot and want to learn more and others cultures haiti seems like a beautiful place and full of life. After the earthquake in haiti i was devestated and wanted to do something to held so i bought every item stores sold that helped the cause of haiti. Im 21 years old im a leader and have a great heart i work hard at everything i possible set my mind to. i help provide for my family everyday. im looking forward to hearing back a reply, and thanks for listening.. Blake..