Project
Francisco Morazán
Francisco Morazán is located in the rural community of Los Planes in the municipality of Marcala, La Paz, Honduras. The school currently has three teachers who provide educational needs for kindergarten through 8th grade to 68 students. Students regularly have significant absences from school due to waterborne illnesses. Providing access to safe drinking water within the school system will lead to healthier students, fewer absences due to illness, and a better education.
The Francisco Morazán School currently utilizes a community water source that needs to be treated. This supply of water is not chlorinated and is at risk of contamination that could cause waterborne disease. Further compounding this challenge is issues with turbidity at the supply. Installing a chlorinator and a sistema combinada at the school guarantees that children have safe water at school and home while also benefiting additional children and adults living in the community. Teachers and parents of this community have reached out to find a solution to purify the water.
EOS will install a community water system and a water treatment system, ‘Sistema Combinado’ or Combined System in English to purify the water in the community and school. This system consists of a two-step process: first, the reduction of water turbidity (cleaning the water so it looks crystal clear), and second, treating the bacteria to ensure it is safe to drink. These two systems will ensure that children are healthy at home and school, increasing their time spent in school and decreasing waterborne illnesses. This system will serve as a mini-water treatment plant, reducing turbidity levels and killing any bacteria in the water. Our implementing partner, EOS International, will install these systems in collaboration with the community members, teachers, and students, teaching them how it works and the proper maintenance.
Following the installation, the program manager, Oneida Lara will prepare a curriculum for the students for water sanitation and hygiene. She will continue visiting the school monthly and work with the teachers to educate the students on safe WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Education) practices. EOS also has a water quality lab in their office in Marcala and will do testing of the water after the system is installed to ensure the water is safe to drink. The EOS program has a 10-year track record of providing these solutions and ongoing monitoring to schools and communities in Central America.
Following the installation, the program manager, Oneida Lara will prepare a curriculum for the students for water sanitation and hygiene. She will continue visiting the school monthly and work with the teachers to educate the students on safe WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Education) practices. EOS also has a water quality lab in their office in Marcala and will do testing of the water after the system is installed to ensure the water is safe to drink. The EOS program has a 10-year track record of providing these solutions and ongoing monitoring to schools and communities in Central America.
H2O for Life is not a WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) project implementer. We have partnerships with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) implementing WASH in Schools projects around the world. Our NGO partners match funds needed for each school project. We also have a generous donor that provides us with an interest-free loan that, along with matching funds, allows for many projects to be started or possibly even completed before total funds have been raised. In rare situations we reserve the right to reallocate funds to alternate project(s).
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