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Two Haitians on an internship in Canada

26 August 2023

In order to train technicians in technical landfill management (LET) for the Bioenergy Haiti project, Biothermica organized the visit of Ms. Mildrène Saint Louis and Mr. Josué Silvestre, following a series of interviews. For its part, the partner Terre des jeunes was responsible for welcoming the trainees and communication between the Canadian and Haitian teams. The internship, which had to be condensed for visa and budget reasons, took place from May 3 to June 5. During this period, the interns accompanied the Biothermica specialists during operations on various technical landfills in Lachenaie, Mascouche and Quebec. They also read a lot of technical documentation. At the end of the internship, they made a presentation in front of the team. Ms. Saint Louis and Mr. Silvestre were delighted with their training, an unexpected opportunity to train in Canada in a field where specialists are rare in Haiti. We wish them good luck!

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Mission to Haiti from January 20 to 27, 2019

28 January 2019

The mission was resolutely technical. Engineers specializing in landfill and soil analysis as well as an expert in electrical networks, Mr. Luc Chaussé, visited the site and the Gonaïves region. In addition, a videographer followed the mission to capture the excitement of the project.

Several meetings were organized with representatives of the town hall, the Department of the Environment and the Embassy of Canada. The latter had also organized a solar energy event on January 23 in which the team participated.

But above all, the missions are privileged moments for the Haitian and Canadian teams to work together on improving the collection service, the deployment of the model district, the next steps, the meetings of the CA, etc. The mission also allowed to visit the mangrove of the Grande Saline des Gonaïves. Covering an area of 8,160 hectares, it is largely affected by plastic pollution and overcutting.