An estimated 3 billion people world-wide lack the ability to safely wash their hands at home; the primary essential to prevention of diseases. Nearly 2 billion lack access to safe drinking water.

The global pandemic has only magnified the urgency of these fundamental issues.

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In March 2020, our small group of friends in the highlands of Guatemala set about making solutions to the problems of sanitation and disease prevention among our neighbors.

Los Buenos Vecinos - The Good Neighbors - was begun. 

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Los Buenos Vecinos’ mission is simple; clean water and sanitation practice in homes. Our focus is to provide hand washing stations and water filtration systems.

 

We implement easy-to-use, biosand water filtrations systems as well as simple handwashing 'tippy tap' stations. To date, 650 home tippy taps, 120 school tippy taps, 170 home biosand filters, 3 biosand community filters and handwash training to 500 people has been achieved. There are still many more communities to serve; and we have the passion and commitment to continue.

 

Continue searching our site if you would like make a partnership, volunteer on the ground, fundraise for our cause or donate to Los Buenos Vecinos continued efforts.
 

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