By Brendan Sieber | Co-Student Coordinator
We have an update from our primary water filtration fundraising chair, Darla Boyk.
Fundraising is going amazingly well and we have the funds raised for theAfter seven months since visiting Valle Arriba, Sociedad Amigos de Los Niños, our partners in Nuevo Paraiso, have reported that the citizens of Valle Arriba are utilizing our water filters with 70% usage, while 10% are using the buckets that we have provided. Given the wide majority of usage, we are excited to return to Valle Arriba late May to begin tracking the effects of our water filters on the overall health of Valle Arriba. Preventable ailments such as diabetes, hypertension, and parasitic infections are all increased due to the lack of access to clean water. Comparing the relative rates in the villages for these three ailments will be crucial in determining the effectiveness of the water filters as a tool to curb health care disparity in Central America.
Thank you very much for your support as we continue to improve the world, one household at a time.
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