How much would you sell your filter for?
At a meeting at the school in San Geronimo, Honduras, attended by 8 women and 2 men, I asked how much the people in the village now valued their filters. I asked, “How much would you sell your filters for?” First there was silence as they thought that they had to sell the filters. They did not want to have to sell their filters for any price. Finally they understood and agreed that 1000 lempira, 10 times the price they paid, would be a fair value but they all agreed that they would then go and buy a new filter with the money that they made. These women said their children respect the purpose of the filter and now the children recognize that a complete filter includes the collection bucket and water storage container as the system providing them reliable clean, safe drinking water. The filters have substantially improved the health of the families in the village. According to these women, the training process was complete and very important to know what had to be done to protect themselves. These women were very satisfied, very content with the promotional efforts made to promote the project. Reported by Ramon Fuentes.
