plan 560Double pit VIP latrines in El Rodeo, San Lorenzo

Summary

90 families have need of adequate sanitation; Families will build 80 VIDP (Double pit VIP) latrines.

Background

El Rodeo is a rural community about 20 km from the town of San Lorenzo. It is a large community of about 120 homes.

The people of El Rodeo work mainly as subsistence farmers and there is some migration to Costa Rica and Managua to gain temporary work. The estimated monthly income per family is $35US.

Most families do not have any sanitation facilities and those that do have facilities in poor conditions (build with plastic superstructure, or pits that are unlined and unsafe). They use the nearby fields or borrow latrines from their few neighbors that have them. In 2012, El Porvenir did work with community members to build 40 latrines, so 80 are still needed.

They are motivated to improve their situation and approached El Porvenir for support to build latrines. They are willing to contribute the labor to dig the holes, line the holes, and build the exterior structures. They have also committed to contribute monetarily towards the project cost at least 10% of the materials cost, in kind or cash.

Location

El Rodeo, San Lorenzo, Nicaragua

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Name Status Completion Date Final Cost
Double pit VIP latrines in El Rodeo, San Lorenzo pending Jun 2014 0