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Late last year we sent volunteers to the Kalinago Territory in Dominica. Mazzetti Electrical Designer Vineal Singh shared his powerful story of the experience and the impact. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO VOLUNTEER? During college I developed a passion for...

More Reliable Care for Newborns

08 Feb 2018

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When our volunteers arrived at the NICU, the hospital staff were eager to get the solar installed, for the sake of the little ones in their care. “When the power went out, nurses had to run with these tiny babies...

The Critical Link for Puerto Rico Communities

20 Oct 2017

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Our volunteers in Puerto Rico are providing a critical link between the island’s rural communities and the government command center in San Juan. In many cases, they are the first point of contact between the community and FEMA, relaying information...

Rebuilding Puerto Rico’s Water Systems

13 Oct 2017

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When Sextant was asked to help Project HOPE and the Department of Health assess Puerto Rico’s water systems, we deployed volunteers that same week. Together, we are helping rebuild the country’s water infrastructure, one system at a time. Of the...

Gratitude for Generous Gifts

03 Oct 2017

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Earlier this year, Sextant helped construct a new Cholera Treatment Center, completely powered by solar, in Miragoane, Haiti. This project was made possible in part thanks to a generous in-kind donation from Osborne Company Inc. (solar powered pump pictured above)....

Sextant Installs Solar in India

27 Sep 2017

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Despite several obstacles, solar panels will power healthcare for thousands, while preserving environmental health. This past May, Sextant partnered with Hospital for Hope India, an organization who provides much needed healthcare to 1,200 patients each month in a neglected part...

Building Capacity & HOPE to Combat Cholera in Haiti

03 Apr 2017

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On January 12, 2017, the New England Journal of Medicine, noting the scale of the cholera problem in Haiti – “already a disaster before the hurricane hit” – described a short, medium, and long-term program for “ambitious action on cholera...

Mazzetti with Sextant Foundation Head to Honduras

17 May 2016

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Four Mazzetti volunteers partnered with the Sextant Foundation and Pan American Health Service, Inc (PAHS) to provide a sustainable energy solution to a low-resourced children’s healthcare facility in Honduras. The group traveled to Honduras on Sunday, where they will install ‪#‎solar‬ PV systems this week. Volunteers were...