Armenia Village is a rural community of 1,000 people located 10 minutes south of Belmopan, Belize. The village population includes both Spanish/Mestizo and Maya peoples. The local school has over 220 children who, along with other residents, do not have access to clean drinking water. Water Missions Belize is seeking $24,000 in donations to install a water treatment system using a submersible pump, solar panels, and a Living Water Treatment System to provide safe water to the entire community and ensure long-term sustainability through training.

1. SafeWater For Armenia Village, Belize Community Information Location: Armenia Village, just 10 minutes South from the Capitol Belmopan in Belize Population: 1000 People Currently Searching for a donor to fund this project! Every 15 seconds a child under the age of five dies from a water-related illness in this world Villagebackground Armenia Village Armenia is set in the foothills of the Mayan Mountain Range and is surrounded by jungle, caves, rivers and wildlife. It is a relatively small, rural village with a “homey” feel, but is close enough to Belmopan for easy access to amenities. The village population of 1,000 residents is composed of both Spanish/Mestizo and Maya populations. The first settlers in the area were immigrants from Guatemala, El Salvador, or Honduras, trying to escape the ravages of civil war. Both Mopan and K’ekchi Maya people also moved to the area from southern Belize in order to have better access to health care, transportation and a market in which to sell their crops. Digging a little deeper into the community you will find that water supply and quality is a real issue. After testing the local water source it was determined that the 220+ children attending the local school do not have access to clean, safe drinking water and neither do the parents and other residents of this village! Local Armenia School Children More on back Water Missions Belize ● Phone: US (843) 290-2993 Belize Number (501) 633-3308 ● www.watermissionsbelize.org

3. Sustainability training (operation, maintenance, and financing)

4. Health and hygiene training

5. 12-month monitoring and evaluation

6. Ministry plan for sharing the “Living Water” message will be implemented by Water Missions Belize.Changing lives through sustainable water systems Young girls carrying water have to walk over this makeshift bridge