Cisterns increase the supply of potable water, thus decreasing water borne disease and improving children's health. Community cisterns also help those responsible for obtaining water in rural Haiti: women and girls.
Because women are the ones responsible for obtaining water in rural Haitian communities, the cistern cooperative project beneficiaries are women and girls. Instead of spending hours walking to a far away water source, women can spend more time on other activities when a water source is located within their community.
Girls can attend school rather than spending the day walking long distances to get water. Community cisterns decrease water borne disease and improve children's health.
Instead of spending money on sending their children to the doctor, women can spend it on their children's education.
