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Guano Kaskita Simon Bolivar
Surrounded by the mist of the mountainous climate, amid coffee plantations and small streams, is Simón Bolívar School, located in the community of Guano Kaskita. Here, 112 children study, and currently there are two teachers: one for kindergarten and another covering the entire primary school.
Normally, there would be three teachers: one for kindergarten, another for first and second grade, and a third for third through sixth grade. However, because one teacher became seriously ill, the other had to take over all groups. This situation makes teaching more challenging, so the children must work twice as hard to pay attention and keep up with their lessons.
According to the teachers, some students come from communities up to two hours away. “Those who live nearby walk 20 minutes; those farther away, up to two hours, to get to school,” they explain.
Normally, there would be three teachers: one for kindergarten, another for first and second grade, and a third for third through sixth grade. However, because one teacher became seriously ill, the other had to take over all groups. This situation makes teaching more challenging, so the children must work twice as hard to pay attention and keep up with their lessons.
According to the teachers, some students come from communities up to two hours away. “Those who live nearby walk 20 minutes; those farther away, up to two hours, to get to school,” they explain.
Due to the lack of proper toilets and handwashing facilities, the school, with help from parents, built a small wooden structure where the children can wash their hands. However, during the rainy season, the space becomes muddy.
Project Proposal: Toilets and HandwashingStation
We believe all people deserve clean water, safe sanitation, and the knowledge to sustain it for future generations. Our implementing partner, El Porvenir, partners with the people of Nicaragua so that they can build a better future for themselves through the sustainable development of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) education projects. They also take it a step further with their watershed management program, which promotes water flow, increases food security, and reduces the impact of climate change. Clean drinking water for all Nicaraguans, no matter how remote or how bad the road is, is at the core of everything they do.
Nicaragua is the second-poorest country in the Western hemisphere. In a country where 37% of rural people have no safe drinking water (UNICEF) and 47% of the forest cover has disappeared over the last 50 years (UN Food and Agriculture Organization), these water, sanitation, and reforestation programs are a critical way to improve the living standards of the rural poor while conserving environmental resources. El Porvenir works in remote rural villages that lack access to most basic services and are too small to receive assistance from other organizations. In general, communities are formed of subsistence farmers or day laborers who live in extreme poverty, surviving on $35-70/month.
We believe all people deserve clean water, safe sanitation, and the knowledge to sustain it for future generations. Our implementing partner, El Porvenir, partners with the people of Nicaragua so that they can build a better future for themselves through the sustainable development of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) education projects. They also take it a step further with their watershed management program, which promotes water flow, increases food security, and reduces the impact of climate change. Clean drinking water for all Nicaraguans, no matter how remote or how bad the road is, is at the core of everything they do.
Nicaragua is the second-poorest country in the Western hemisphere. In a country where 37% of rural people have no safe drinking water (UNICEF) and 47% of the forest cover has disappeared over the last 50 years (UN Food and Agriculture Organization), these water, sanitation, and reforestation programs are a critical way to improve the living standards of the rural poor while conserving environmental resources. El Porvenir works in remote rural villages that lack access to most basic services and are too small to receive assistance from other organizations. In general, communities are formed of subsistence farmers or day laborers who live in extreme poverty, surviving on $35-70/month.
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).
Questions? Ask us at 651-756-7577 or info@h2oforlifeschools.org.
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