This title
may sound like some sort of drinking game concocted around a keg late one
night, so I’m sorry to disappoint if that’s what drew you in. It is actually
the name of an ingenious hand washing station for outside a latrine. This
morning we built one in Do Digue.
Here’s what
you need: 3 branches, some rope, a bar of soap, a gallon jug, some rocks and
sand, a piece of rebar to pound out the hole, and of course a machete.
Raul, the
owner of the house with this latrine was very effective at making the machete a
multi-purpose tool. Mike did a respectable job for a “blan” (white person) and
I stayed back and played with the kids.
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| Raul, the pro. |
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| Mike's respectable work. |
The kids and
I got off the bench towards the end to bring the rocks over and to add the
soap. Then we all sang a song to remember when to wash our hands.
Lave me w ak savon, ak
savon!
Lave me w ak savon, ak
savon!
Avan w manje e apre
nan twalet
Lave me w ak savon, ak
savon!
Wash your hands with
soap, with soap!
Wash your hands with
soap, with soap!
Before you eat and
after the toilet
Wash your hands with
soap, with soap!
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| The finished product! |
This is all
part of the latrine project I talked about in my previous post. This Sunday we
are having a community meeting to start collecting the families’ contributions
to the latrines and to plan a building schedule. Once again I’ll ask, if you
can, consider contributing to the cause.
To make a
donation: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/chi-composting-latrines-in-haiti?c=home
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