Join us to build hope in Caballo de Piedra one bathroom at a time.
Why bathrooms? Because hope springs from healthy hygiene. Imagine needing to go, but there’s nowhere safe, clean, or private – that’s the daily reality for families in the community of Caballo de Piedra. All day, every day, they face the absence of something so basic that most of us take it for granted. In fact, 81% of the families in CDP have no functioning bathroom! Together, we can change that. Join us in building hope, one bathroom at a time.
Join us this October 13-17 to build sustainable, God-inspired, life giving hope in Caballo de Piedra, one bathroom at a time. Donate $15 in honor of H&H’s 15th anniversary, or donate whatever you can! To fully fund a bathroom, select the $2,000 option.
HOW WILL BATHROOMS IN CABALLO DE PIEDRA BUILD HOPE?
Bathrooms will change lives by combating disease, restoring dignity, providing safety, and even increasing school attendance! The World Health Organization says that for every $1.00 spent on sanitation, there is a $5.50 payback!
1. COMBATING DISEASE
Good health builds hope! Lack of proper sanitation is a leading cause of preventable diseases like cholera, typhoid, and various intestinal parasites. Building bathrooms for CDP will interrupt the transmission cycle of these illnesses. This is particularly crucial for children, who are most vulnerable.
2. RESTORING DIGNITY
Dignity builds hope! Not having a private, clean place to use the toilet is undignified and deeply embarrassing. Building bathrooms for CDP restores dignity by providing privacy and cleanliness.
3. PROVIDING SAFETY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
Feeling safe builds hope! The absence of private and clean sanitation facilities can force women and girls to wait until dark to relieve themselves, exposing them to safety risks because it’s dark and health problems due to postponing what should be done immediately. Building bathrooms next to the houses in CDP will significantly improve the safety and health of women and girls.
4. INCREASING SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Education builds hope! Without clean and safe bathrooms, girls are much more likely than boys to miss school because of menstruation. Building bathrooms in CDP will be a critical factor in these young women's ability to complete their education, which in turn opens up future opportunities.
Please join us as we build sustainable, God-inspired, life giving hope in Caballo de Piedra, one bathroom at a time!
“Generous hearts build hope, and hope is the fuel for true, sustainable transformation.”
Your gift is helping us build sustainable, God-inspired, life-giving hope. By listening to our partner communities and walking with them to achieve their most important goals, we’re seeing transformation take root. Together, we’re breaking cycles of poverty and moving toward a future where communities are empowered, generous, and propelled by the hope that the best is yet to come.