Report: Water and Sanitation Projects in Cuidad Darío, Nicaragua 2007

Construction of 1 well, 30 latrines, and 1 electric pumping water system in El Bordo and La Ceibita, Nicaragua

Update: July 20, 2007: the well and latrines have been completed in El Bordo. No photos yet available, soon...

Update: June 2008: The electric pumping water system is just finishing up. Water is now available to all families in their homes, but some details remain like installing water meters in each home.

Update: October 2008: The project is now complete and up and running.

Electric pumping water project beneficiaries pay monthly stipend in anticipation of system repairs and to cover the monthly electric bill. Well project beneficiaries pay for repairs as needed by community colection.

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 hygience (handwashing e.g.) and encourage ongoing maintenance and repair of all projects, strengthen local committees, etc.

In order to measure the impact of our projects, we collect data several times a year from clinics serving rural districts where we have a high concentration of projects: number of visits due to diarrhea, etc. As the number decreases we feel that hygiene education has been effective.

For further information, please review our web site: http://www.elporvenir.org