Report: Water and Sanitation in Rio Grande, Boaco Viejo, Camoapa

Construction of 1 well, 20 latrines, in Rio Grande, Boaco Viejo, Camoapa, Nicaragua

This project is now complete. The 20 latrines in Rio Grande, Boaco Viejo are complete. One change was the well in Rio Grande turned out to have difficulties in completing, so the community has asked to rehabilitate another well. In order to take advantage of the generous gift from Blue Planet, we used the well money to build another well in the Carlos Fonseca sector of Boaco Viejo. This well is now complete.

Well project beneficiaries pay for repairs as needed by community collection.

After project construction, water project communities are invited to participate in reforestation. Those who want to do so will develop seedling nurseries, transplant in the rainy season, and maintain the plantations under barbed wire fence and "no burn" protection for three years minimum. Reforestation project includes construction of fuel-saving, smoke-free stoves in the homes of reforestation participants (and eventually others). Community health educators will visit all projects after construction to teach hygiene (handwashing e.g.) and encourage ongoing maintenance and repair of all projects, strengthen local committees, etc.