Clean Water for Rural Honduras

Dear GlobalGiving supporters,

Today is World Water Day! I wanted to share with you some pictures from the celebration we organized with our local partner organizations and the district education office, the Municipal Environmental Unit, and many schools in Olanchito, Honduras.

The day has included contests to celebrate the student's participation and ingenuity around water issued facing their communities, including posters and recycling projects.

The 2019 theme for World Water Day is "Leaving No One Behind." According to the UN (http://www.un.org/en/events/waterday/):

• 2.1 billion people live without safe water at home.
• One in four primary schools have no drinking water service, with pupils using unprotected sources or going thirsty.
• More than 700 children under five years of age die every day from diarrhea linked to unsafe water and poor sanitation.
• Globally, 80% of the people who have to use unsafe and unprotected water sources live in rural areas.
• Women and girls are responsible for water collection in eight out of ten households with water off-premises.
• Around 159 million people collect their drinking water from surface water, such as ponds and streams.

Thank you so much for your support, that allows us to work with schools and children on this important issue.

¡Feliz Día Mundial del Agua!

Carlos Duarte Euraque, Program Officer, Honduras