Posts Tagged: clean water

Improved stoves and water filtration in the Bamboutos Mountains

By Simone Mboule | ACREST, Cameroon The Bamboutos Mountains are a marvel, a volcanic massif stretches across three regions of Cameroon at an altitude of 2300m. The mountains serve as Cameroon’s second most important hydrological basin after the Adamawa Plateau. The mountains are also an attractive tourist site. However, human activities such as agriculture, livestock… Read more »

Clean and safe water for families on Zapatera Island

By Jaime Enrique Muñoz Hernández | Asociación Fénix, Nicaragua The families of the San Miguel community, located on Zapatera Island in Nicaragua, have always relied on Lake Cocibolca (or Lake Nicaragua) for water despite its high levels of contamination. The lake is the largest in Central America. Several rivers flow into this lake, which, as… Read more »