Comments on: Haiti rebuild starts http://www.off-grid.net/2010/01/29/haiti-rebuild-starts/ renewable energy,survival,save money,self build,Green homes,Solar power, cheap power, 12 volt, Solar panels, Wind power, peak oil, Batteries, Inverter, Generator, Rainwater harvesting, survivalist, prepper, self-sufficient, vans, yurts, yachts, RVs Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: John Francis http://www.off-grid.net/2010/01/29/haiti-rebuild-starts/comment-page-1/#comment-320795 John Francis Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:38:16 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=4414#comment-320795 With delegation prior to earthquake on link with Harvard School of Public Health. Pursuing health & Renwable Energy technologies in Cambridge, MA Building the Haitian Medical Energy Club in Haiti. Solar & Environmental Workshop 237 Franklin St. Suite 19D, Cambridge, MA 02139 With delegation prior to earthquake on link
with Harvard School of Public Health.
Pursuing health & Renwable Energy technologies in Cambridge, MA Building the Haitian Medical Energy Club in Haiti.
Solar & Environmental Workshop
237 Franklin St. Suite 19D, Cambridge, MA 02139

]]> By: Torsten Mandal http://www.off-grid.net/2010/01/29/haiti-rebuild-starts/comment-page-1/#comment-279254 Torsten Mandal Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:29:49 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=4414#comment-279254 New methods of recycling ash and direct seeding fast growing tropical multi-purpose trees giving excellent firewood in less than a year should be considered too. For a free research congress article from 2009, Google Torsten Mandal IOP. New methods of recycling ash and direct seeding fast growing tropical multi-purpose trees giving excellent firewood in less than a year should be considered too. For a free research congress article from 2009, Google Torsten Mandal IOP.

]]> By: C arl Smith http://www.off-grid.net/2010/01/29/haiti-rebuild-starts/comment-page-1/#comment-279253 C arl Smith Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:27:50 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=4414#comment-279253 Solar powered bibles? you have got to be kidding. What is the point; to prove their god is cruel and impotent? The money would be better spent sending them technology useful in helping Haitians help themselves. Solar powered bibles? you have got to be kidding. What is the point; to prove their god is cruel and impotent? The money would be better spent sending them technology useful in helping Haitians help themselves.

]]> By: cadfael http://www.off-grid.net/2010/01/29/haiti-rebuild-starts/comment-page-1/#comment-279162 cadfael Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:44:07 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=4414#comment-279162 Re Lordy Lordy, did anyone else notice that some of the first to leave Haiti after the quake were a group of so called "missionaries". We were disgusted!! How very christian of them! Hope fully they'll be persona non grata from now on! Re Lordy Lordy, did anyone else notice that some of the first to leave Haiti after the quake were a group of so called “missionaries”.
We were disgusted!!
How very christian of them!
Hope fully they’ll be persona non grata from now on!

]]> By: elnav http://www.off-grid.net/2010/01/29/haiti-rebuild-starts/comment-page-1/#comment-278702 elnav Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:40:37 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=4414#comment-278702 reading this news item reminded me of the utility of cell phones compared to hard wired land lines. Cell towers ( at least locally ) all have their own emergency generators that kick in when the grid power fails. Last year I picked up a pair of hand cranked LED flashlights . To my amazement it also came with a radio built in and a USB port. The USB port was for recharging a cell phone. WHAT A GREAT IDEA! The radio was for Emergency Help organizations to broadcast public notices and information needed to keep people informed of help. Also a great idea. So what if you have to crank a handle for a short while. The booklet says one minute of cranking gives 30 minutes of light. Data on how long to recharge a cell phone not available since it depends on what size battery is installed. Wouldn't it be nice if several thousand of these hand crank flashlights could be sent to Haiti? reading this news item reminded me of the utility of cell phones compared to hard wired land lines. Cell towers ( at least locally ) all have their own emergency generators that kick in when the grid power fails. Last year I picked up a pair of hand cranked LED flashlights . To my amazement it also came with a radio built in and a USB port. The USB port was for recharging a cell phone. WHAT A GREAT IDEA! The radio was for Emergency Help organizations to broadcast public notices and information needed to keep people informed of help. Also a great idea. So what if you have to crank a handle for a short while. The booklet says one minute of cranking gives 30 minutes of light. Data on how long to recharge a cell phone not available since it depends on what size battery is installed.
Wouldn’t it be nice if several thousand of these hand crank flashlights could be sent to Haiti?

]]> By: Stan Hall http://www.off-grid.net/2010/01/29/haiti-rebuild-starts/comment-page-1/#comment-278421 Stan Hall Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:10:50 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/?p=4414#comment-278421 The rebuilding of schools in Haiti is a great idea. It will enable the people to go back to somewhat of a normal life. However, we should rethink the way education is done in Haiti. The system needs a complete overhaul and we can accomplish that now that we have to start all over. Education is one of the keys to Haiti’s success. The Haitian government and the world organizations can use the rebuilding of schools as an ideal opportunity to start the decentralization of Port-au-Prince. They should start by building schools in the provinces so that parents don’t have to migrate to Port-au-Prince for their children to pursue a higher education. Furthermore, they should move all the state run universities like "Unversite de Medecine, Faculte des Sciences, Faculte d’Agronomie…etc" to different provinces. The relocation of these universities will not only help to decentralize the capital but also to provide a boost to the provinces’ economy. For example , relocating the "Universite de Medecine” to St. Mark would provide the people of St. Mark with the opportunity to open stores, restaurant, bars, nightclubs, bookstores, laundry mats, dry cleaning, clinics, day cares, apartments. Local farmers and merchants would have an instant market to sell their products. The possibilities for these provinces would be endless. A new campus with dormitories will be a solid source of employment for hundreds of people in these areas. Aside from the faculty, a University needs: security guards, cooks, cleaning & maintenance crews, ground keepers…etc. If the same process were duplicated with all the State Universities, the benefits to those cities would be limitless. The people from the provinces would experience a source of income that they have not been able to achieve by migrating to Port-Au-Prince. “Together we can build a new Haiti…and it can be done without reinventing the wheel”. S.H Sincerely, Sir Stan The rebuilding of schools in Haiti is a great idea. It will enable the people to go back to somewhat of a normal life. However, we should rethink the way education is done in Haiti. The system needs a complete overhaul and we can accomplish that now that we have to start all over. Education is one of the keys to Haiti’s success. The Haitian government and the world organizations can use the rebuilding of schools as an ideal opportunity to start the decentralization of Port-au-Prince. They should start by building schools in the provinces so that parents don’t have to migrate to Port-au-Prince for their children to pursue a higher education.
Furthermore, they should move all the state run universities like “Unversite de Medecine, Faculte des Sciences, Faculte d’Agronomie…etc” to different provinces. The relocation of these universities will not only help to decentralize the capital but also to provide a boost to the provinces’ economy. For example , relocating the “Universite de Medecine” to St. Mark would provide the people of St. Mark with the opportunity to open stores, restaurant, bars, nightclubs, bookstores, laundry mats, dry cleaning, clinics, day cares, apartments. Local farmers and merchants would have an instant market to sell their products. The possibilities for these provinces would be endless.
A new campus with dormitories will be a solid source of employment for hundreds of people in these areas. Aside from the faculty, a University needs: security guards, cooks, cleaning & maintenance crews, ground keepers…etc.
If the same process were duplicated with all the State Universities, the benefits to those cities would be limitless. The people from the provinces would experience a source of income that they have not been able to achieve by migrating to Port-Au-Prince.
“Together we can build a new Haiti…and it can be done without reinventing the wheel”. S.H

Sincerely,

Sir Stan

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