Maria Aguirre’s household now understands the benefit of clean water

Maria lives in the community of Monkey Point, two hours away from the closest city center in Nicaragua. At any given time, Maria is housing 11 people, from her husband and the couple’s four children to five other children Maria takes care of when they need refuge.

According to Maria, before the family had a water filter, the children suffered from frequent bouts of diarrhea. After the filter was installed, Maria noticed a reduction in the number of complaints and in the children’s overall health.

She says that the entire household is beginning to understand the benefits brought by the new filter; when the children go into the city now, they don’t like to drink the water because it is not filtered first.