The approach we agreed to was to begin with a community discussion on health aspects of contaminated water, led by the HAF nurse. Second would be a discussion of community health experiences in Santa Clara before and after installing the filters, led by a community leader there. These two discussions would be followed by installation of one or perhaps two filters as a demonstration. With adequate community acceptance, perhaps a summer mission team and a local expert from Santa Clara could teach them the principles of use and care of a filter, and could teach them how to build their own filters.
Regarding latrines, the community acknowledges a great need. Lack of adequate water would necessitate a dry latrine versus wet. As with the water filters, the preferred approach would start with a single dry latrine as a demonstration of how to build and maintain it. Acceptance of the new latrine concept by the community could lead to more being built over time.
Allen
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