La Quebradita is an extremely poor community consisting of 45 families and 250 inhabitants. It is located 18 miles from Tipitapa, near Managua. People have no access to basic public services, such as water, electricity or sanitation. All the houses are poorly built out of plastic, zinc, tarps and wood. However, they have a school with two teachers and 30 students. Although the initial enrollment was 44 students, a lot of students left the school during the year due to the poor conditions of the school infrastructure. Classes are given inside a 40 foot metal cargo container, which is hot and extremely narrow and prevents many activities required for a quality education.
This project funded a new classroom, latrines, playground, and water well. Click here to read all about these projects.




The ground breaking ceremony was held on February 25, 2021. The entire community gathered to celebrate and help. Watch the videos below.


The entire village, including women and children, turned out to help dig and pour the foundation. Watch the two videos, upper right and lower left.


With the foundation in, the frame goes up quickly. The internal steel design is efficient of both materials and assembly time.




With the frame up, the wall panels bolt on quickly, both inside and out. We’re very close to finishing. Ground breaking was on Feb. 25 (see above), remember?




We’re down to the finishing touches. The bridge, floor, and walls are all being finalized before painting.






The paint is on, both inside and out. The latrines are in and already being used. We’ll do the playground, and in about two more weeks will be done





The prior water source was a polluted channel of water which was used for bathing, cooking and drinking.

