Community
Gets Its First Water System
With
support from USAID and local partners, water and sanitation
systems are being introduced into 98 Honduran communities
from the north coast to the southern region. Home to 400
people, Montecillos is one community that has benefited
from this project. Suffering from the lack of a modern water
and sanitation system, community members approached municipality
officials to remedy the situation. Working with USAID, the
community provided the construction labor, and after several
months of work they inaugurated the long-awaited water and
sanitation system. The event was observed with a great deal
of fanfare, as residents celebrated this milestone in the
history of their community. Since 1960, USAID has supported
the government of Honduras in expanding the availability
of potable water and sanitation services. As a result of
this collaboration, the percentage of the population with access
to potable water has risen from 30 percent in 1960 to 70 percent
today.