Nicaragua

Simplicity. It is a new year and thousands of resolutions are being made---but Waves For Water only has ONE. It’s simple: to get clean water to every single person who needs it. Nicaragua needs clean water. The poorest country in the region, the average income is set at $1 a day for 40% of the population. What’s more? Lack of access to safe water costs Nicaragua an estimated 1,912 million cordobas or US $95 million yearly. That is 1.5% of their GDP. Tired of the economics lesson? Lack of clean water is also a human rights issue and a women’s issue. Women feel the burden most of unclean water. For them, it is a dignity matter that forces them into a cycle of poverty. Access to clean water, frees them from this cycle. It allows for new opportunities in women’s education and employment and gives them greater autonomy and independence. And, as Development discussions suggest, women and girls are the most effective way to fight global poverty.

So, how do you make a BIG impact with a simple plan? Waves For Water has partnered with established non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local community leaders to access rural and remote areas of Nicaragua. In a 6-8 month, countrywide pilot program, W4W team members will distribute filter packages to a majority, if not all families, in critically identified regions. These packages include a Waves For Water filter, plastic container/bucket and culturally respectful safe water education. Water will literally cost pennies and be available to thousands.

Waves For Water is already successfully providing clean water internationally in countries such as Haiti, Liberia, Pakistan, India, and the Philippines—post Haiyan; and domestically, aiding along the New York and New Jersey coastline in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. What do you want to do? We want to get clean water to every single person who needs it. Our purpose includes the establishment of water delivery systems to rural communities, clinics and small schools in conjunction with education of children and adults on safe water and nutrition practices.

What impact do you want to make? We want to fulfill our human and social responsibility by providing clean water to a country that is in critical need. Our program is 100% sustainable and in accordance with sustainable development criteria. Ask yourself, if it’s not you making an impact, than whom?