Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western hemisphere. In a country where 37% of rural people have no safe drinking water (UNICEF) and 47% of the forest cover has disappeared over the last 50 years (UN Food and Agriculture Organization), these water, sanitation, and reforestation programs are a critical way to improve the […]
Ebukanga Primary School in Kenya now has a new source of safe, clean water. A new rainwater catchment system has been built, and there are now six new latrines being used. Two hand-washing stations have been installed, and the entire student body has received training in sanitation and hygiene. Just imagine the difference these resources […]
Story originally posted on the Youth Service America (YSA) website. See the original article here. Isabel Birkeland (17, White Bear Lake, MN) is a senior at Mahtomedi High School in MN. For the past two years she has been working as a champion for water and sanitation worldwide, and a champion for conservation and protection […]
New latrines in Nicaragua sponsored by: Columbia Secondary School Green Team Girl Scout Brownie Troop 60200 Wilkes University
At the end of last year’s school year, Patty Hall was invited to Rush City to present to the entire middle and high school student body. The Environmental Class students were hosting events and actions to raise funds for a partner school in Uganda. They set an original goal of $500, but quickly realized they […]