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This season's onslaught of tropical storms has damaged much of Haiti 's roadways. In the Artibonite Valley , the paths to the remotely located health centers are washed away making it difficult for the trucks to deliver supplies. The community health staff is using horses and donkeys to carry essential supplies up and down the terrain. This mode of transportation saves on fuel, which is unable to be delivered due to the washed out bridges along the main highway system.
Earlier this year, the road to Tienne was improved by adding bands of concrete. Fortunately, these repairs survived the tropical storms.
Earlier this year, the road to the Tienne and Gabriel health centers was repaired through a grant from The $10 Club, a Washington DC based organization comprised of individuals who donate $10 a month to be pooled together and used to fund poverty alleviation projects.
With the grant, sections of the road were reinforced with bands of parallel concrete, and these sections held up very well during the tropical rain storms. Before the repairs, a vehicle, especially in the rainy season, could spend a half hour traveling these difficult sections, and after the repairs a vehicle can pass the same sections within three to five minutes. Unfortunately, there are sections that didn't get repaired and now because of the hurricane and tropical storms these roads are almost impassable from washouts.
Road repairs are just one of the many recovery efforts HAS is conducting. The community health and community development teams are making attempts to travel throughout the district and asses the situation.
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