Safe Water & Latrines for Honduran Village

This project was completed in the fall of 2006. The project was a great success and was finished as planned. Due to the nature of our business, final progress reports from our partner organization in Honduras take months to complete. The final reports are comprehensive from project start to finish and include in depth statistical information. This is unfortunately a lengthy process, and that is why the final project report has not been posted. When the final report is made available to the public, this summary will be replaced with project pictures and final updates. Thanks for your interest in this project and for your support of WaterPartners International. Stay tuned!

Construction Construction of the water system is nearing completion. The spring has been completely capped and the main pipeline installed; the distribution tank and distribution network have also been completed. The final stages of system construction are in motion, including installation of individual household water connections and washbasins. Significant progress is still being made on household latrine construction, with most of the participating households having fully excavated their tanks and begun installation. The community continues to actively participate in each part of the project and provided all of the labor and local materials.

Training Trainings are still ongoing in the community and are scheduled for completion at approximately the same time as construction is completed. A significant portion of this final reporting period will focus on health and sanitation education. Currently, trainings on system operation, maintenance and watershed protection are in process. In addition, community members continue to attend a series of training workshops focusing on water system administration and hygiene and sanitation education.

Organizing The water administration board continues to oversee the construction of the new water system. They have divided the completion of the project into two work groups who each take control of the community contribution and they assign work rolls and monitor the progress of specific activities throughout the project.

The La Trinidad project was originally delayed because of questions over water rights of the La Trinidad spring. Ultimately, the community with the help of the local partner organization elected to purchase rights to a new spring near Santa Cruz.

The Santa Cruz Project began in late 2005. Initial project activities focused on community development and education. Initial activies included: * Election of a water administration board to oversee construction and maintenance of the new system. * Initiation of an intensive community hygiene and sanitation education program. * Construction of household latrines. * Construction of new water system.

New Water System: The new water system is nearing completion. To date, the spring has been capped and the main pipeline has been installed.

Next Activities: Over the next reporting period, the project will focus on finalizing the distribution network and installing individual water connections and washbasins.

Significant progress has also been made in establishing household latrines and increasing usage. More than half of the participating families have fully excavated their tanks and are part way through installing their new latrine.

• Read the Full Progress Report for Santa Cruz (PDF)