Municipality Achieves 49% Reduction in Diarrhea with EOS Partnership

According to a recent study administered by the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health, the municipality of El Tuma-La Dalia has achieved a 49% reduction in reported cases of diarrhea in 2018 as compared to the prior year. This past January, EOS installed 70 chlorinators in this municipality in collaboration with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health, FIDER (a Nicaraguan NGO), and 70 neighboring community water boards. This is the first time that EOS’ water quality solutions have been implemented exclusively throughout an entire municipality, providing water chlorinators for all 70 community piped water systems in the municipality. 

SMART Center Launched

This past October, EOS finalized an agreement to manage Nicaragua’s SMART Center in collaboration with WaterAid and the Nicaraguan Water and Sanitation Network (RASNIC). SMART refers to an acronym for Simple, Market based, Affordable, and Repairable Technologies.

The SMART Center aims to be a networking hub that combines knowledge management and social enterprise to improve sustainable access to low-cost water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) solutions for all, with an emphasis on reaching marginalized communities with SMART self-supply solutions. 

The ultimate goal for the SMART Center is to provide SMART WASH technologies, best practices, and technical support throughout Nicaragua.

Happy Holidays!