Report: Water and Sanitation Projects - administration in Nicaragua 2007

Short Project Description

Salaries and administration in Camoapa, Dario and El Sauce, Nicaragua

Date Started

2007-01-01

Date Completed

2007-12-31

Funding

$12,635

Community Contribution

Total Project Cost

Total Number of People Impacted

Number of People Getting Safe Drinking Water

1,068

Detail

178 families will help build their own wells and water systems.

Number of School Children Getting Water

Detail

There is one primary school well amongst our projects proposed for 2007, in La Reina, Camoapa. There are 70 students.

Number of People Getting Sanitation

686

Detail

106 families will help build their own latrines.

Number of People Getting Other Benefits

1,276

Detail

1276 people will receive health and hygiene education, training in long term maintenance of projects, opportunity to take part in reforestation of microwatersheds

Primary Focus

Drinking Water - Community

Secondary Focus

Drinking Water - Households

Narrative The story of the implementation and initial impacts, including changes from the original plan in the application

Maintenance/Operating Costs Annual, in US$

Sustainability Plan Creating and measuring long-term impact

Gravity flow water project beneficiaries pay monthly stipend in anticipation of system repairs. Well project beneficiaries pay for repairs as needed by community collection.

Other Issues Unusual and unexpected issues faced during project execution

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

Learnings Knowledge of project and process for sharing

Project Summary

Project ID	:	58
Owner	:	El Porvenir
Country	:	Nicaragua
Go to	:	Application (Proposal)
Status	:	Completed

Project Verification

Self Verified?	:	No
By 3rd Party?	:	No

Funding

Site(s) (1)

Photos and Documents

Admin team i...Admin team in Managua
El Porvenir's administrative staff in front of the Managua office.

Amount Funded	:	$12,635
Funded By:-
Blue Planet Network	:	$12,635

Report: Water and Sanitation Projects - administration in Nicaragua 2007

Project Summary

Project Verification

Funding

Site(s) (1)

Photos and Documents

Main Project Report

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