Learn how we work in Nicaragua Rural Project:
23,531 peple
have received access to water and/or sanitation services (WASH).
20,904 people
have participated in SABC activities.
33 communities
from rural areas have been benefited.
113 women & 80 men
have been trained as leaders of change, surpassing the final goal of the project.
383 replicas
of SABC activities have been carried out in communities by Leaders of Change in which 5,804 people have participated.
527 systems
of drinking water, and 760 sanitation facilities have been built or improved for communities, families, schools and health centers.
56 local providers have been supported from the WASH service sector through 32 activities that include:
Training in technical issues, financial management, sales, and customer service.
Specialized technical support.
41 SABC activities, have been designed and implemented 117 times to promote the adoption of behaviours such as:
- water fee payment
- hand washing with soap and water
- the safe treatment and storage of drinking water at home
These processes involve:
Get to know Rufina's story:
Rufinia Breakstone is 42 years old, lives in the community of Wawa Bar, an indigenous territory, and participates in the Nicaragua Rural project.
She and her two daughters now have access to clean water, and a toilet in their residence.
Rufina also learned how to install rainwater harvesting systems and toilets, and now serves as treasurer of her community's drinking water and sanitation committee.
Leonzo López Bordas was an outstanding leader who motivated the community participation in the CAPS, to make arrangements with different organizations that would allow the reestablishment of access to drinking water service that had been destroyed in 2007 after Hurricane Felix, in the community of San Pablo.
During his administration, the gravity mini-aqueduct was inaugurated in 2021, providing 107 families with access to the vital liquid.
“We are happy to have won first place. For us it is a recognition of our efforts as a committee to promote access to drinking water. It is also a commitment we have made with God's grace.”, expressed Leonzo.
Access Component Goals:
In addition to infrastructure development, this component includes the creation and strengthening of community water and sanitation committees and the promotion of women's leadership.
Nicaragua Rural's SABC activities inspire and activate the adoption of the following behaviors and sustain their practice:
In Component B, the following artists groups have participated:
The Capital Component objectives:
Pana Pana in Puerto Cabezas and Waspam, Cooperativa Caja Rural Mano a Mano, and Fundenuse in Waslala collaborate in Component C actions.
60-year-old leader in Waslala, mother of six children and currently president of the Water and Sanitation Committees (CAPS).
“During this process we were working empirically without any guidance from the institutions working on social projects. Later, we were invited to participate in the training program developed by Fundación Madre Tierra in coordination with WaterAid. These trainings have been a great benefit to us, since through this process ,we have improved in aspects such as the reduction of the delay in the water payment service by the users.
I consider the training process has facilitated the community organization, the integration of beneficiary families in the activities, and meetings convened by the CAPS has been retaken from the Water Committee.” exoressed Migdalia.
