Building Water Resilience on Telica
Poverty and vulnerability are the sad reality for the Telica hillside communities we serve, and there is no quick and easy solution to build resilience to overcome it. With this campaign, we want to focus on one of the most significant challenges these families face: water scarcity.
It is almost impossible to imagine how these families can make progress given the amount of hours, energy, and resources they have to invest every day just to have enough water to drink and cook. Even rationing their use of water as strictly as possible, this is a hugely time-consuming task. Now, in the time of COVID-19, proper hygiene is fundamental to fight the pandemic, and the lack of enough clean water puts these people at an even greater disadvantage. The short video below features the Dávila Pérez family, one of many who have this daily struggle for water.
While sometimes we hear how people resign themselves to a reality they cannot change, we believe that with the right help we can change the lives of these families. We have seen it with our own eyes. Every family that has benefited from a rainwater harvesting tank, an improved spring or a water system, has experienced a great impact on their livelihoods. We want to introduce you to the Guido Rayo family, who used to suffer from severe water scarcity and are now enjoying the benefits of a rainwater harvesting tank. There is no one better than them to tell us about the impact that having water at home can have on people’s lives.
Tank builders in action
The construction of rainwater harvesting tanks is a long, meticulous process that demands a huge effort from our team and the community. Watch this time-lapse video to see six weeks of hard work summarised in two minutes.
Please, help us make this campaign a success so we can ensure the continuity of our water projects, by either donating, sharing, fundraising –or all of the above!
Thank you very much in advance and best wishes from the Nuevas Esperanzas team and the Telica communities.
Welcome to Nuevas Esperanzas!We are a young and professional organisation serving poor communities in Nicaragua through projects which provide practical and technical assistance in support of long-term sustainable development. We work in a number of sectors including water, the environment, livelihoods and education following a model of holistic, transformational development which addresses material and spiritual needs in a culturally appropriate manner. We aim to integrate innovation and technical excellence with good practice in development, always mindful of the complex web of economic, environmental, social and spiritual issues which conspire against those living in poverty.
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Diversifying produce, building resilience
15/07/2021 – Cristhian Alfredo García, aged 27, is from the community of El Ojochal del Listón, on the slopes of the Telica volcano. Cristhian has worked in agriculture from an early age, producing corn, beans and wheat, which provide the main source of income for him and his family. With the help of his father, Cristhian transports the harvest to the nearby town of San Jacinto to sell. This means a six kilometre walk down the mountain, a four-hour round trip which Cristhian makes up to five times a week.
Who we are
We are a small organisation based in León, Nicaragua which promotes sustainable development in rural communities. Our local team of mostly Nicaraguan staff includes experienced professionals who cover a range of disciplines including civil engineering, logistics, hydrogeology, environmental science, agroecology, education, pastoral ministry, IT and non-profit management.
What we do
Nuevas Esperanzas provides practical and technical assistance to communities in Nicaragua as they seek to establish sustainable livelihoods which lift them out of poverty and encourages transformational development at all levels of society.