Jann and Sheryl teach basic health care
Sheryl plays games with the kids 
Adine helps with cement work for the pig pen 
James documents the time ... a video is coming soon!
Jann and Sheryl also help with the pig pen (background) 
Seth shared his birthday with a pinata for all the kids 
His first toothbrush ever 
Learning about (and coloring) germs
Washing hands and then seeing leftover germs still on your hands with the help of a black lightClean water and basic health is a concern in third world countries. A team who believes clean water is a "right" of people everywhere taught five days in Las Chacaras. They addressed the children while their parents listened:). The children had fun while they learned about "germs," and then saw them under black light, reinforcing the need to wash hands and brush teeth more carefully. The team taught other basic health issues too - and took part of their day to help the locals build a pig pen for a future micro-loan.
On the top of the list was clean water. They gathered samples, tested water, and showed everyone worms and critters that live in unpurified water. They brought a microscope and hooked it to a computer so the lesson would be a good visual. It IS hard to believe something you cannot see (gee, that goes without saying in many things in life). And so the microscope was their portal to "belief."
Though we believe in sustainability through business and community micro-loans, we believe clean water is a RIGHT and will not charge the people for the solution they make to purify water (with the help of a purification unit). We will find the right person to use the unit ... who will then dispense the "brine" to the folks in Las Chacaras. Though we will test every well in the community, we will begin with a standard amount of 3mL per gallon - which will be adjusted per well if there proves to be a difference. Because the brine is used to purify drinking water only, and takes such a small amount to purify a gallon - it can be carried home in a small bottle. People won't need to cart large buckets of heavy water ... which task would get old quickly and might also be a deterrent.
It is so encouraging to watch people enthusiastically help other people ... especially to impart health and concern, and promote relationship with those who othewise might feel sidelined.
Thank you team. You're awesome!
On the top of the list was clean water. They gathered samples, tested water, and showed everyone worms and critters that live in unpurified water. They brought a microscope and hooked it to a computer so the lesson would be a good visual. It IS hard to believe something you cannot see (gee, that goes without saying in many things in life). And so the microscope was their portal to "belief."
Though we believe in sustainability through business and community micro-loans, we believe clean water is a RIGHT and will not charge the people for the solution they make to purify water (with the help of a purification unit). We will find the right person to use the unit ... who will then dispense the "brine" to the folks in Las Chacaras. Though we will test every well in the community, we will begin with a standard amount of 3mL per gallon - which will be adjusted per well if there proves to be a difference. Because the brine is used to purify drinking water only, and takes such a small amount to purify a gallon - it can be carried home in a small bottle. People won't need to cart large buckets of heavy water ... which task would get old quickly and might also be a deterrent.
It is so encouraging to watch people enthusiastically help other people ... especially to impart health and concern, and promote relationship with those who othewise might feel sidelined.
Thank you team. You're awesome!
This is Great!!
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