SPA Grant

One of the projects that I have been working on recently is what is called a SPA grant (small Project assistance) a program with the Peace Corps working with USAID (United States Agency for International Development). You are able to ask for funds up to $5,000 USD for a project in your community, the project needs to have a sustainable aspect, educational aspect, and be supported by the community too. We will be helping with the materials and construction as well as giving health talks on hygiene, water sanitation, diarrheic and parasitic diseases, as well as how to properly use and maintain a latrine. In San Marcos we have decided to write a SPA grant for a latrine project in 3 of the poorest villages, our goal, if approved is to build 80 latrines, 45 in Bella Vista, 20 in Panales, and 15 in Pimienta. We are just finishing up the grant and we will hopefully be submitting it today, I’m really excited about this project because it should make a lasting impact on the health of these villages. Keep this project in your thoughts and prayers and I’ll let you know when I know how it is going to progress.