The aid agency Adventist Development and Relief Agency (or ADRA) has blessed the rural municipality of Mozonte with a new sanitation and latrine system. This new facility will benefit nine communities in the region totaling almost 2,000 people.

In rural Nicaragua, well water is remote with many people having to walk a long way to get it. Even when they get there, there is no way to tell if the water is clean to use or if there is even water in the well to begin with.

Under ADRA’s project, not only are these communities gaining a water system, but they will also be trained in building and maintaining latrines, and personal hygiene. For long term sustainability, community leaders have been appointed to upkeep the system once implemented.

The project is financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the mayor’s office of Mozonte, for a total of $104,254.

Access to clean water is a major issue for rural Nicaragua, as it is in many developing nations. Agencies like ADRA, and Living Water International are making a big difference in a simple yet tangible way. Life needs water, and sometimes it seems we can even take that for granted.

Related links:

• Reuter’s AlertNet - In Nicaragua, Toilets Save Lives
• Living Water International, Canada

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