Photos of Haiti

This is an example of a rather large public toilet in the city of Petit Anse just outside of Cap. It is relatively new and has only been open for a week. The toilets are amazing beautiful and extremely clean. When one separates and urine from the poop, it is not stinky. The urine is what creates the smell. So despite the fact that many many people are using this toilet it is sanatary and well kept. In this city, the community has chosen to charge 5 goude of one Haitian dollar for entry and toilet paper. This is a rough equivalent to 14 cents American. This money than is used to pay a small group a workers to keep the toilet very clean and sit ouside of the toilet and receive the money and pass out the toilet paper. The system is working really well in Petit Anse. However, this is not the case in all cities where there are toilets. SOIL lets each community to decide how to manage each toilet. The keys are given to the group that SOIL coordiantes with in order to build the toilet. They are then allowed to manage it. One of this issues that SOIL is beginning to see as the toilets are becoming more and more used is that if there is no charge, the toilets deteriorate more quickly.