John_Z The last several days have been busy as residents of the two communities transported the stoves and water filters from a church in Jalapa to a central location within their communities, and ultimately to the recipient families houses. Each family is also prepping the area where they want their stove installed by removing any furniture … Read more
100 high-efficiency stoves and water filters were delivered to Jalapa today. Over the next few weeks, they will be transported, a few at a time, by pick-up truck to a central location in each community, then distributed to recipient families. We will begin installing them on the 3rd of February, and with help from local … Read more
We have a great team planning to travel to Guatemala in February 2024 to install 100 smokeless, high-efficiency stoves, and deliver 100 water filters. These two items alone will have a tremendous, positive impact on the health and wellbeing of the families within the communities of Los Cebollines and Alcoba.
During our September 2023 visit, we installed a smokeless stove in one family’s house in Los Cebollines to better understand the installation process and evaluate the stove’s acceptance by the homeowner. A follow-up report in October confirms that the stove is in use every day, with the homeowner reporting that the main benefit was a … Read more