Filtron Project resumes, reaches more families

The filtron water filter project has returned to Cusmapa, and the preliminary results are in. After success in 3 communities last year, we resumed the project and distributed filtrones to families in over 10 communities during the past week. More than 200 families have received filtrones so far, and we will continue distributing until we reach our project phase goal of 300. Some walked hours to get to distribution points, crossing through rivers that reached their chests. Although each filtron costs about $28, residents paid just under $2 each.

Students from Rice University, MIT and UNC-Charlotte were responsible for distributing the filtrones and sampling water in the communities.

UNC Charlotte students organizing filtrones in Chilamatal (left); Limones residents cross swollen river with filtron