The Forgotten Children of the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes

 The sanitary project at Rafaela Herrera is progressing well, so materials have now been purchased for one of the satellite schools Sintiope, just a couple of miles down the road.  Further work will take place at Las Pilas and Tilgue as funds become available.  Some small repairs have been undertaken at these schools both during last year's visit with the help of my Canadian friend Patrick and during the year, by local people.  Due to Covid costs of materials are rising, so we are trying to get ahead of the game as far as possible. Progress is being made with the excavation with the aid of the local community.

 The sanitary project was halted by the hurricane and rains, which washed earth back into the holes that had been laboriously dug. After that various people working on the project contracted Covid and were unable to work for several weeks due to the debilitating effects. They only had their home remedies to fall back on.   During the first week of January work recommenced with Pedro Antonio, Marvin an Mateo once more diffing holes fo the new latrines. The almost complete latrines at Rafaela Herrera.  Some of the teachers have said they would like to move in!  I think they deserve an opening ceremony!  They are next to the toilet block we repaired last year where there are some handwashing facilities, which need a few running repairs too. A minor but necessary repair has also been made on a gate at Tilgue School.