WWIF, EOS provide chlorinators to 10 Honduran communities
The Wishing Well International Foundation (WWIF) participated first-hand and funded the installation of chlorinators in several communities in western Honduras.
The deployment, in partnership with EOS International (EOS), in November 2022 with the participation of Mark Bertler, a WWIF Board member.
EOS is a non-profit organization based in Minneapolis that provides rural families in Central America with access to safe drinking water and opportunities to generate income through simple technology solutions and education. The non-profit worked with the Honduran Ministry of Health to identify and determine those communities within the Lempira region that need access to safe drinking water.
This specific project will improve drinking water quality in 10 rural community water systems within the Puca Wildlife Refuge, a new region of service for EOS.
After making sure the community’s water system is operational, a community water board is established and educated with the knowledge and resources to maintain high-quality drinking water for their community, ensuring it is free of bacterial contamination. The EOS team works closely with the newly formed water board to establish an appropriate user water bill that covers the costs of the water system, ongoing maintenance expenses, and includes a reserve for emergencies. Ongoing supervision and training is provided until the community can be self-sufficient, usually within the first year of system installation or upgrade.
The monies used to fund all the WWIF projects have been funds raised at past events and from private and corporate donations by members of the Water Quality Association (WQA) and other private donors.
"We certainly appreciate all the support provided by our friends at the WQA. With their help we have impacted thousands of people over the years and will continue to do so in years to come,” said Guillermo Guzman, WWIF founder and CEO of H2O International Inc.