Our biggest accomplishment of September involved a second ceramic drinking water filter project in an isolated community in the mountains near Trinidad. This project followed the same model as a similar project in La Fragosa only the new community, Tascalapa, is a shade more populous.
Kristi and I and our chauffer/friend, Juan, delivered 41 ceramic filters to Tascalapa.
Kristi gave a great presentation to the community members present about the proper use and maintenance of the filters.
Before our arrival the community had already collected L.100 from each interested family. The current retail price for the filter system is L.400; however, the NGOs Agua y Desarrollo Comunitario and International Rural Water Association subsidized L.300 of the cost of each filter so that the filters were more affordable to the members of this small community.
The filter system comes complete with a plastic bucket, top, spigot, and ceramic filter. The ceramic filters are manufactured in Honduras and treat water by two processes: filtration and disinfection. Disinfection is achieved by colloidal silver which is baked into the ceramic.
Soon we will also deliver a small water treatment system for use in the community school. This system is capable of treating 450 liters of water per day. It will be used by the school children during the school year and by the coffee workers that come to the area to work during coffee season (November to March).
In addition to the 41 filters delivered to Tascalapa, we delivered an additional 13 filters to La Fragosa to the families that did not order a filter when we did a similar project there several months ago.
As in La Fragosa, we will return several times to Tascalapa over the next few months to monitor the use of the filters and the school water treatment system. We’ll also go back to give presentations to the school kids about potable water, hygiene, hand washing, and brushing their teeth.
this looks amazing. you lees are brilliant.
Thank you friend! We are sorry we won’t be there this weekend for the Kings’ nuptials!
i’m bummed too, but the fact that you are making the world a better place makes it easier to take. michael jackson would be proud. heal the world. take care friends!
Yay! I’m all caught up on the awesome adventures of our vacation travel agents.
Great work guys!
Thanks, mom!
Yeah…you are making Honduras a better place for sure! It’s hard not to wonder what it would be like if we all still lived like that…proud of you!
Hey! Great work that you’re doing. I just spent a year in Guaimaca, FM teaching at a mission and am currently doing some research for ceramic water filters. Do you have any information on those filters that you might be able to pass along?
Thanks for your help and blessings in your work.
Cassondra
pleasem contact me, interrsted in doing this in yoro
Where could I purchase these filters? We travel to Siguatepeque each year and then up to remote villages each day, and I would love to purchase these for distribution.