Nicaragua: Filtering Water, Saving Lives
SummaryMADRE and Wangki Tangni are working to provide a clean drinking supply to Indigenous families on the North Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
On the North Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua, Indigenous children die from easily preventable waterborne illnesses, especially during hurricane season. Flooding carries raw sewage and other pollutants into the water supply. Drinking dirty water can lead to diseases like typhoid, dysentery and cholera. Indigenous People are particularly vulnerable to these illnesses because the government has not provided health or sanitation infrastructure.
Activities
MADRE tested three water filtration systems and the results were solid. Each system makes 200 gallons of clean drink daily, enough for 700 people. The systems produce drink enhanced with electrolytes, which can help people recover from dehydration.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $0
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $22,000
Total Funding Goal: $22,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.madre.org/index/how-we-work-2/projects-20/nicaragua-filtering-water-saving-lives-149.html)
- Project Homepage (http://www.madre.org/index.php?s=2&b=20&p=149)
- Saving Lives in Nicaragua: Preparing for Hurricane (http://www.madre.org/index.php?s=4&news=213)
- Information on Wangki Tangi (http://www.madre.org/index.php?s=2&b=6&p=40)
- Nicaragua Country Overview (http://www.madre.org/index.php?s=9&b=27)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The needless deaths of children can be prevented through eliminating the risk of waterborne diseases. Women gain leadership skills and improve their status in the community by ensuring access to clean water for themselves and their families.
Project Message
"We know from experience that the worst is yet to come when people have no choice but to drink dirty water."
- Rose Cunningham, director of Wangki Tangni
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Irene Lew
Development Assistant
121 West 27th St. #301
New York, NY 10001
United States
(212) 627-0444
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
MADRE, An International Women's Human Rights Org.
121 West 27th Street #301
New York,
NY
10001
United States
212.627.0444
http://www.MADRE.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Nicaragua
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about Nicaragua, read the Human Development Report on Nicaragua or the Wikipedia entry for Nicaragua.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 16, 2009
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