Archived Projects – Page 2 – Clemson Engineers for Developing Communities

Hydropower

Zanmi Lasante is currently reliant on the Haitian grid, which can be unreliable with frequent power outages, and a diesel generator, which is expensive for its electricity. In order to address the inconsistent and expensive electricity, our mission as the hydropower group is to develop a reliable, consistent, and safe source of power for Cange by using the water pressure from the nearby spring.

Chelky Lin2022-10-12T14:00:31-04:00Archived Projects, Projects|

Morne Michel School Repairs

2015

In 2015, CEDC and Trinity Cathedral in Columbia, SC worked together to repair the St. Jean School at the village of Morne Michel in the Central Plateau of Haiti. Interns worked to create a solution to the terrible drainage around the courtyard, the leaking school roof, and eroding foundation along with providing light at night ...

Chelky Lin2022-10-12T14:27:34-04:002015, Archived Projects, Projects|

Ba Cange Water System

2015

The Cange Water System carries water from Ba Cange to the greater Cange area where it is treated and distributed to the residents of the community that live along National Route 3. However, clean water is not returned to the community of Ba Cange ...

Chelky Lin2022-10-12T14:01:40-04:002015, Archived Projects, Projects|

Ecole Bon Saveur Latrines

2014 - 2015

Construction for the latrines for the Ecole Bon Saveur school started in 2014 and was completed in 2015. This major project provided flush toilets and urinals for the hundreds of students who attend this local Episcopal school in Cange. Prior to their completion, all ...

Chelky Lin2022-10-12T14:01:48-04:002014, Archived Projects, Projects|

Arcahaie Water System

2014

One of CEDC’s few projects outside the Central Plateau, the Arcahaie Water System project consisted of upgrading an old water treatment system for an orphanage in Arcahaie, Haiti (just north of Port-Au-Prince). CEDC partnered with Children’s Lifeline, an NGO out of Kentucky, to finance and implement ...

Chelky Lin2022-10-12T14:00:18-04:002014, Archived Projects, Projects|

Adopt a Village Assessments

2012

The Adopt-A-Village initiative gained momentum in the Fall of 2011, when a short-term team of CEDC students began assessing villages around the Central Plateau. This initiative was continued and completed in the Summer of 2012, after which ...

Chelky Lin2022-10-12T14:00:14-04:002012, Archived Projects, Projects|

Belle Aire Triage Water Treatment

The Belle Aire Triage Water Treatment project is part of the Adopt-A-Village initiative of one of our chief partners, the EDUSC (Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina). 19 villages in the central plateau surrounding Cange were visited, and assessed for current water facilities and conditions. Belle Aire was ...

Chelky Lin2022-10-23T23:14:40-04:002011, Archived Projects, Projects|

Cange Latrine and Biodigester

2011 - 2013

The Cange External Clinic Latrine, Biodigester, and Wetlands project began construction in 2012 and was completed in 2013. It was created as an effort to provide sanitary restroom facilities to the patients treated at the External Clinic at the hospital in Cange, while treating waste sustainably ...

Chelky Lin2022-10-12T14:02:24-04:002011, Archived Projects, Projects|

Cange Municipal Water Project

2009 - 2012

The first and keystone project of CEDC: the Cange Municipal Water Project is a water treatment and distribution project for the village of Cange. This 1.2 million dollar project was financed by the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina (EDUSC) as part of their "Partnership Cange" relationship and serves roughly 10,000 people with potable water ...

Chelky Lin2022-10-12T14:02:32-04:002009, Archived Projects, Projects|