Social And Solidarity Economy Training Center. Challenges And Opportunities

It must be said that today we face a reality that forces us to look squarely at the challenges we have avoided for too long. The arrival of a water treatment plant in this center is not only cause for celebration, but also a wake-up call about the conditions we have tolerated for so long.

It is true that the water treatment plant promises to improve the quality of the water that the community will consume, but we cannot ignore that its presence underscores a troubling situation: the lack of access to safe and reliable drinking water. We face a deeper structural problem that cannot be solved with this facility alone.

This donation, while generous, also highlights the disparities that exist, for while some have access to basic resources such as clean water, others continue to struggle daily with preventable diseases and precarious living conditions. This reality forces us to question why it has taken so long to receive this aid and what we can do to address the root causes of the problem. In this regard the Center's Director, María de Lourdes Carachure comments,

“The water treatment plant will benefit more than 1,000 people, since the people here lack the economic resources to buy bottled water on a daily basis”

Today we are grateful for the support given to Water Saves Lives to reach these communities and to be able to install this great resource, we must always keep in mind that this requires a lot of commitment, resources and effective management that we have no doubt the Director of the center and the community will support us to move forward.

This photo says it all ¡Infinite thanks to the Castillo Family for making this possible!