Welcome to Deschapelles! Just like any town, there are many aspects. Take a peak at some of the photos to get a sense of the community.
A dignified man
Gathering water for the families’ needs
A farmer in his field
All fruits and vegetables are locally grown with the women usually selling them in the markets
Plucking a chicken at the market
School children all wear uniforms
A proud father
Putting on a new thatch roof
Many people use charcoal for fuel which contributes to the deforestation of Haiti
A blind man creating baskets
Going to Church
A field
Taking the children to school on a “moto”
Typical Haitian house
Shoe stand
A couple in love
Heading to market
Children being children!
A farmer
A family
At the market
Dad and his children
Waiting for the tap tap to take them to school
A confident boy
Best friends
“Lakou” (the yard)
Gathering water at the local pump
Soccer: a universal sport
The market
Young ones often are the water carriers
Laundry day
Walking along the culvert
Chatting amidst the laundry
Market day
Bringing the goats to or from the market!
Cleaning up
Heading home
Aquaduct from colonial times
Deschapelles market
Clothing retailer
Schoolchildren
Life along the irrigation canal
The Koridor–the main road to the library
Riding to the field
Vegetable seller at the market
A “bank”-but also the lottery spot
Sunrise over Deschapelles
Mules help with the distances
A successful harvest heading to market
Everyone is loaded down!
Tap taps are a popular mode of transport
Transporting materials
Children swimming in an irrigation canal
Children in Deschapelles
In the meantime: A library without walls: reading to young children program
Purveyor of slates and chalk for students
Deschapelles, Haiti from the mountain top
Deschapelles street scene
Frolicking at a water pump
Soccer game
Haitian artist
Going home after the market
Market
A balancing act!
Another balancing act
Deschapelles is a rural community
People walking along the irrigation canal
A rice field. Farming is non-mechanized
The Ferry crossing the Artibonite River
Black pigs have an interesting history in haiti
Playing
A humorous moment
Praying on the mountain “De Pyebawa” (Two trees)
The distances can be great
