NICARAGUA EFFICIENT ECO (WOOD) OVENS PROJECT
Location(s)
La Esperanza, Villa Nueva in the state of Chinandega in Northwestern Nicaragua
Project Funding Date(s)
August 2011
Total Funds Disbursed
$30,000 (the aggregate for solar water pumping, solar ovens and efficient wood ovens)
Total Beneficiaries
Approximately 250 people (the aggregate of the solar water pumping, solar ovens and efficient wood ovens project components)
Project Delivery Partner
Local Partner/Organization
Centro Humboldt
Project Description
The community was established over 50 years ago and is made up of 29 families (approx. 250 inhabitants – 170 of which are children.). The main economic activity in the community is artisan gold-mining. The population does not have a school, does not have a health post and is completely off-grid. There is hope that one day electric energy will arrive to this community, but it is very remote and the state / private energy providers have no plans to install the grid to this area any time soon due to the small population and high cost to reach this remote community. It was prioritized by CFCA’s water project due to the high incidences of water borne diseases here that particularly affect young children, and due to its remoteness, these sick children often got very sick due and occasionally died because of low access to health services.
Change for Children designed and developed a project, which has also received funding from CIDA, as part of a large ranging community project that also introduced solar water pumping and solar ovens to the communities.
Positive Impact
Through financing from e4e, CFCA and CIDA, the community has received a water well which pumps at 18 gallons a minute, is equipped with a solar powered pumping mechanism and storage tank which runs to taps that reach houses and central community locations. 10 households have also received stoves (5 solar stoves and 5 eco-stoves), with more on the way. The water resource is managed by a community water committee, made up of 10 members (70% women), two of which have attended national community water management workshops twice in Managua. Their participation in these workshops was financed by CFCA’s Community Water project.
