Hasta Pronto Socorro

We´re done!!!

We have done all that we could have done during the trip and now we are ready to return to the U.S. and its bountiful supply of snow.

The things we have accomplished:

• Taught approximately 30 families about the filters and proper hygiene 
• Taught the social workers about the filters and proper hygiene, who will then teach all of the remaining families
  
• Taught the teachers about the filters and proper hygiene, who will then teach all of the children of Socorro
• Corrected some construction practices of the biosand filters (using a rubber gasket and clamps on the bottom, using additional vegetable oil and clamps on the mold edges, and covering everything with a moist towel and a black plastic bag)
• Took water samples from local taps
• And most importantly, we gained the trust of the community and grew a little bit ourselves!!!

This has been an amazing trip and we are already planning our return. The people of Socorro will benefit from the gift of clean drinking water, our project team has already benefitted from Socorro´s kindness and willingness to open up and share with us their culture, and hopefully other projects will benefit from using some of our project methodology.

I am so proud. Of the entire team, of Socorro, and especially of our work together. So proud.