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Monthly Archives: August 2006
Where Pure Water for the World helps
Santa Rosa de Agun is a sleepy coastal village inhabited by the Garifuna Hondurans originally from West Africa. This battered community lost 68 people during Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and is prone to seasonal floods from the river. Their main … finish reading Where Pure Water for the World helps
Posted in Central America, Honduras, Pure Water, work
Tagged Africa, beer, boat, earth, filter, google, google earth, Honduras, Kent, picture, Pure Water, rain, river, road, sea, sleep, tea, village, walking, water, West Africa
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Week #3 – Hitting the Road
We started this busy week off with solving our cement vibrator problem and doing some water tests. David Stanley arrived on Tuesday and joined us for a community socialization. The next morning we set out for Trujillo , which meant … finish reading Week #3 – Hitting the Road
Sinking Canoes
It took us 14 hours and almost through the entire country but we made it to Trujillo. Then we had to wake up at five to go gather sand and unpack a shipping container. It was about a 420-mile trip … finish reading Sinking Canoes
Posted in Central America, Honduras
Tagged Africa, boat, drive, eating, filter, fish, good, lunch, mud, Pure Water, rain, Rasa, river, road, security guards, sleep, village, water, West Africa
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Sand, Cement and Vibrators
Wow, thank you everyone for the overwhelming response of help and suggestions. I have thanked most of you personally but those emails are all still sitting in my Outlook outbox refusing to be sent. We spent all of Monday in … finish reading Sand, Cement and Vibrators
Week #2 – Learning the Ropes
It’s amazing how much an efficient operation depends on its procedures and how a small thing like the way you wash sand can make such a huge difference. This week, using a sand heavy with fines we installed 19 filters … finish reading Week #2 – Learning the Ropes
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Tagged bus, car, filter, happy, Honduras, Kent, Rasa
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