Thomazeau

Thomazeau is a small village in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, Ouest Department.

The population, numbering 52,017, experiences grinding poverty. Many of the homesteads house up to 13 occupants, living in cramped spaces, with probably no electricity or running water.

However, one non-government organization (NGO), The New Life Community Project of Thomazeau (NLCPT), has been operating several programs to give the residents fresh hope. NLCPT is helping the villagers de-contaminate their drinking water, get healthcare services, and attend school. NLCPT has also opened an orphanage for abandoned children, attended to the community’s spiritual needs, and offered funding for other programs.

The town of Thomazeau was founded on September 10, 1826 and raised to the rank of commune in August 1889. The town of Thomazeau has four communal sections. It is interior, its dominant relief is the plain and its climate is hot. Its inhabitants bear the name of Thomazelais. In 1998, the population of the commune of Thomazeau was estimated at 38 920 inhabitants. For an area of ​​1.3 km2, its urban section has a density of 13,000 inhabitants / km2.

Road infrastructure is abysmal in Thomazeau. Like other small villages in Haiti, the roads remain unpaved and dangerous, owing to enormous potholes. When heavy downpours happen during the rainy season, the roads cannot be navigated at all.

The plight of small villages in Haiti is recounted with an unvarying theme, primarily the terrible road conditions that beset communities. If roads are impossible to travel on, that discourages more NGOs to come to areas that are in dire need of help.

Education: The Ministry of the National Education for Youth and Sports is not represented in the commune of Thomazeau. Three kindergarten (2 private, 1 congregational), primary schools including two public, several private and one Congregational were inventoried in the municipality. Three secondary schools, including one public and two private, and three vocational schools were also listed.

Health: The Ministry of Public Health and Population is not represented in the commune of Thomazeau. A health center with a bed, and a popular clinic were counted in the commune. Two Doctors, and a dentist, nurse, auxiliary, laboratory technician, Health officer, Sanitary Inspector and a Medical Officer are the health personnel of the municipality of Thomazeau.

Utilities: For water availability, the town has 18 springs and two ponds. In addition, there are over 100 single bore wells and public fountains with valves. The town of Thomazeau, a good part of the first plain and part of the communal section of de Crochus are electrified.

Security: At the level of the administrative and judicial infrastructures, the commune has a police station, a court of peace and a registry office.

Religion: Nearly 53 temples were counted in the commune. The churches of God turn out to be the most numerous, 47%.

Organizations: The commune of Thomazeau does not have representation of political party, only seven popular organizations and four peasant groups were enumerated in the commune.

Communication: The town has a telephone office; however, there is no radio station, newspaper / magazine or television station.

Leisure: As for Leisure, the town did not have a library at the time of the inventory, it has no museum, no theater and cinema. The practiced sport is football (soccer). There is also a public square. As far as cultural heritage is concerned, the commune has a grotto and a pond (L’Étang Saumatre). The pond is the only accessible site. The fauna and flora are very developed. It is considered elsewhere as a place of relaxation for the inhabitants of the municipality.