This month, we de-parasited our very first communities: El Milagro and Guacimal, Yusguare.  We walked door-to-door with nurses from the health center and not only handed out medications, but also checked on the filters and made sure they were all working (44 of 48 were still in use after more than a year!).

Also, the Honduran team carried out their very first "solo" Community Volunteer training, equipping 11 people from 5 communities to monitor filter use and encourage good hygiene practices.  Evaluations from the training were excellent - I am optimistic that after I leave, the team will continue to train and install volunteers in each community to carry on the good work of advocating improved hygiene and health for many years, long after the Pure Water project has left Choluteca.

And… we broke 2000 filters in the department of Choluteca this month!

Megan Lan
Peace Corps Volunteer, Health Project
Choluteca, Honduras