School Construction and Renovation
Water Purification & Filtration
50,000 Children Under the Age of 5 Die Yearly from Polluted Water
Fifty thousand children under the age of 5 die in Honduras yearly as the result of impure water consumption. An effort to provide potable water for school children was the first order of business for Friends of Honduras USA.
Water is Often Gathered from Unsafe Sources
Families and school children gather water from common sources such as contaminated rain barrels or drain pipes.
A Low-Cost/Low-Tech System for Water Purification & Filtration
Friends of Honduras USA Director Roland Dale and professional associates in Honduras with appropriate engineering expertise developed a low-cost/low tech system for water purification and filtration to be installed in local schools.
Water Purification Systems are Installed
During the first quarter of 2012, water purification systems were installed in five school locations benefiting over 3,000 children.
Water Purification & Filtration in Honduras
Construction of a Water System in San Antonio, Cortes, Honduras
Friends of Honduras USA is working with San Antonio mayor, Amner Medosa to install a filter and treatment system that will provide drinking water for the people of San Antonio. Construction has begun on a 12,000 gallon water tank that will have enough reserve to provide water 24 hours a day. From this, tubes will be run to different parts of town and have six locations for families to fill their bottles with clean drinking water. Additional tubes would run drinking water to the school in town, which serves 1100 students. The cost of constructing the tanks and installing pumps, filters, and distribution lines around town is estimated to cost $10,000.
Water Purification Systems Built in 2012
During the first quarter of 2012, five water purification systems were installed in these school locations benefiting the following number of students:
18 de Noviembre School in San Antonio, Cortes benefiting 1,000 students
Juan Lindo School in the village of Neuva Granada (San Antonio, Cortes) benefiting 250 students
Republica de Guatemala School in the village of San Luis (San Antonio, Cortes) benefiting 350 students
La Unidad School in the village of La Providencia (San Antonio, Cortes) benefiting 250 students
Soberania Technical Institute in San Antonio, Cortes benefiting 1200 students.
Your donation of only $20 will enroll you for one year as a Charter Member of Friends of Honduras USA and give you the satisfaction of knowing that your support is helping the neediest Hondurans help themselves.
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