Visit DriveBUV.org to look at this amazing vehicle. It gets 110 miles to the gallon of diesel, has a 2000 pound capacity, and costs $5100. We currently own four of them. The parent company has asked us to produce them for sale in Haiti as our next micro-economy project.
In November of 2010 we buried 7000 feet of water pipe, erected water stands for bathing, laundry, water collection and irrigation. In the spring of 2011 drip irrigation was installed at the school and in 13 individual family gardens. 47 more will be added soon.The fall 2011 began building rabbit cages for 60 families.
In November 2009, we taught the women at the Reddick School to make bracelets from recycled magazine pages and scrapbook paper. They are beautiful and the women are making money to help feed their families for the first time. Bracelets, tote bags and ohter products are available on our website:
In June 2010 we began growing a special form of artemisia that cures malaria. A $60 bottle of pills can be replaced by $.50 bag of tea!!!! Our local farmers will have a unique cash crop. Visit ECHOnet.org).