Also the Mayor loved to see the water working in the school kitchen.

August marked a milestone for our new pilot project in the small village school of Tentapiao in the dry and hot Chaco Region. To improve the opportunities of children in their first years of schooling, we installed the first improvements: In a joint effort with parents and the local government, we had been able to refurbish the school building, provide new furniture for the classroom and substantially improve the school kitchen, now equipped with access to piped water including a water tank, a gas stove, refrigerator and clean shelves. The community now has the possibility to store sufficient vegetables to prepare a more nutritious and hygienic school meal. All of the improvements aim at making school more enjoyable during the important first years, before the children continue to the secondary school in Tentaguazu, where our boarding project with indigenous families takes place.

The kids enjoy their new furniture, proudly made by craftsmen in the region.