Potrero Grande, Honduras
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General Information
| Population* | 200 |
| Number of homes | 50 |
| Avg # of people per home | 4 |
| Primary Occupations | Agriculture - beans, corn, sugar cane, watermelon |
| Water System | Yes |
| Community Bank | Yes |
| % of Homes with Latrines | 90% |
| Electricity | Yes |
| Corresponding Health Center | CESAR - Potrerillos |
| School Access & Distance | Kinder-6th grade in the community |
| Municipality | Potrerillos |
| Department | El Paraiso |
| Corresponding Health Center | CESAR-Potrerillos, 1 hour walking |
| Distance from compounds |
1 hour, 15 minutes |
*Population does not reflect how many patients will be
seen on medical brigades as many people from surrounding
communities come seeking GMB medical attention
Top Needs Expressed
The top needs expressed by community members are a health center closer to the community and a better water system.
Potrero Grande is located in the El Paraiso department of Honduras, near the municipality of Potrerillos. It is located between several municipal centers, including Ojo de Agua and Moroceli.
This community has a basic education center that provides schooling from kindergarten through 6th grade. It is a small school, with only 3 classrooms and 3 teachers. There are a total of 32 students in 1st-6th grade and 8 students in kindergarten. To go to school past 6th grade, students need to travel to one of the local municipalities, which can be up to an hour away on foot.
They have a gravity water system that was constructed by the goverment 25 years ago. It provides water 24 hours a day. Community members pay 30 lempiras a month, approx. $1.50, to use the water system. Although it is still working, it has some damaged areas and needs to be repaired.
There is no health center in this community. To receive medical attention, these community members must walk up to an hour to one of several nearby municipalities. In these municipalities, there are CESAMOs, or the larger of the two different types of health centers that the Honduran government provides. These health centers have nurses on staff and most of the time also have doctors on staff to provide medical care. Occassionally, they may even have a dentist on staff.
The majority of community members work in agriculture, sewing beans and corn for their own consumption and working in sugar can or watermelon farms seasonally to make an income. The community members do have access to credit through a community organized rural bank. There is also an agricultural workers' organization in this community.
This community is new as of June 2014 and we hope will have a long future working wth Global Brigades!
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