The light in the dark: Haiti's tent camp in the solar street light

Street lights on, we will know to go home. Street lights light up the road ahead, and at the same time bring a person a sense of security. On this point, there's no place than in January 2010 after the earthquake in Haiti tent camp experience deeper. In recent months by the Haitian government and

street lights on, we will know to go home. Street lights light up the road ahead, and at the same time bring a person a sense of security. On this point, there's no place than in January 2010 after the earthquake in Haiti tent camp experience deeper. In recent months, by the government of Haiti and solar photovoltaic foundation, 自我) The joint efforts of the LED street lamp, Haiti's two camps finally light up the light. The SELF lighting project director Jean - Before BaptisteCertain said on the phone, no lights, tent camp life every day with the setting of the sun and dim, night people lonely to stay in temporary housing, the children can't learn, women do not want to go to public toilets for fear of attack. Their fear is justified: in January last year amnesty international released a report pointed out that in a few months after the quake, a tent camp of women is in great danger of sexual assault. Since the Petionville and Caradeux camp battalion had lights, to enhance the security of people, life is completely change in the evening. Camp market area of the small business can open till later, it brought some family income, people play from tent to chat in the evening. Most important, have the street lamp, Petionville tent camp violence dropped to almost zero. Certain said: 'we believe it is light. 'After the earthquake in Haiti, tens of thousands of survivors have been pouring into Caradeux and Petionville tent camp. Petionville on camp tents set up in a private golf course, most of time to accommodate 50000 people, the only lighting at night is 30 from another organization to install solar lights and three generators of the lighthouse. The SELF what officials say these lights won't work. Despite the UN peacekeepers and internal security guards patrol, about the safety of the camp was very poor. Petionville camp has many entrances, people living very crowded, conditions are tough, this leads to the generation of conflict. The women were especially at risk. Amnesty international released a report, within 150 days after the earthquake, there were 250 cases of rape in the camps. The report of the interview of the women said the lack of light at night is to blame for violence. One said: 'in our camp, we are not able to quiet life, we all can't go out at night. 'Said the managing director of the SELF, any person to know the situation there will have been to camp to realize lighting will has a great influence on the improved security conditions. In two camps to install 100 solar street lamp, that sounds simple enough, but it also faces challenges.