Road Works
Lagonave, Haiti
Whilst visiting Lagonave in January 2007 it became apparent that the lack of roads would make accessing remote towns and villages with medic teams, drilling rigs and supplies almost impossible. The Lemon Aid team, however, had a desire to bring water to the remote communities on the island of Lagonave. Whilst researching availability of drilling rigs in Haiti the Lemon Aid team formed a partnership with GUTS church in Tulsa. Guts church owned a drilling rig and had shipped it to Lagonave. In 2008 Lemon Aid donated $18,000USD to a partnership fund to allow 18km of rough road to be formed between Anse a Gallet and Troullijene. The first 9km to Etroits was completed in enough time to allow the GUTS church drilling rig access to drill for water. Sadly the next 9km was not completed quickly enough to allow the drilling rig access to the community of Troullijene before the hurricane season of 2008. It was estimated that another attempt to access Troullijene could be made after the hurricane season. The hurricane season of 2008 was sadly the worst for decades and it caused considerable damage to the new road. Plans remain in place to bring repair to the roads to Troullijene in 2009.
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