“Baños For Good” arrives in Los Robles

Building a Healthier Tomorrow:

The first of 38 safe sanitation systems have been installed in Los Robles, Nicaragua! This milestone marks a transformative step toward addressing the community’s urgent need for sanitary toilet facilities and proper wastewater management.

Each system installed means improved health, dignity, and a cleaner future for families. By reducing exposure to harmful waste and providing a sustainable solution, this initiative is not just about sanitation, it’s about creating lasting change for generations to come.

Don Lupe lays out the blueprint for the septic system

In 2024, a community of people in Atlanta partnered with a community of people in rural Nicaragua to solve their generational problem of open defecation. Comunidad Connect raised $50,000 to build 38 safe sanitation systems for families in the community of Los Robles, where over 65% of the population use the bathroom in the open air. Our model improves hygiene, sanitation, safety, and dignity of individuals

The “biodigestor” is installed

We convert plastic tanks into “biodigestores” that can manage a family’s human waste for up to 35 years. Three truckloads of tanks arrived in Los Robles in February 2025 and our first “Baños For Good” have been completed. 

 The bathroom is safe and secure

Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to our generous donors and the neighbors of Los Robles that are making our Baños For Good project a dream come true for 38 families in 2025. Hundreds of families continue to use the bathroom outside. If you would like to help us build more Baños For Good, you can do so by making a donation and you can also visit Los Robles in person to work alongside local neighbors and our field staff. 

Another happy family with their first bathroom, ever!

Together, we are making an incredible difference in the lives of others. 

THANK YOU! 

From Scholarship Recipient to Community Changemaker

Eliseo Talavera is a civil engineer that Comunidad Connect contracts to supervise home modifications and most recently to help manage our Baños For Good project. His story began in 2012 when Comunidad Connect helped him acquire a scholarship to study design and construction engineering in Nicaragua. Upon graduation, Eliseo reached out to express his appreciation and pledge his support for our future projects in Los Robles and San Juan del Sur. 

We are grateful for Eliseo’s partnership and proud to see him turning knowledge into action. His work is not only improving lives today but also building a healthier, more sustainable future for generations to come. See a clip of him showing off this work.