At the beginning of May, ONE DROP Founder Guy Laliberté and other Board Members, went to Estelí, Nicaragua, to see first-hand the positive impact of the PECAN project three years after its implementation. Seeing is believing.

It was the end of the dry season and the heat was suffocating. The wind was blowing and dust was getting into every nook and cranny. The particles were irritating the travellers' throats. They were thirsty. They were hot. Never before had the devastating effects of a lack of water been felt so acutely.

The group forgot their discomfort when they saw the results of the family gardens. Using basic technology, local residents were now able to produce up to four harvests a year rather than one or two. The ONE DROP gardens now provide the community with a dependable food supply and helps increase family revenue so it can live in dignity. North and South joined forces and sure enough, their efforts proved to be very rewarding!

A tour of a school garden, which makes an ideal outdoor classroom where the next generation is taught the basics of gardening, was a particularly memorable moment for Guy and his children. They, along with some San Luis students, rolled up their sleeves to plant a tree, a symbol of new practices taking root so the residents in this part of the world can flourish.

For Guy, this journey definitely marked the beginning of a big adventure. His ONE DROP dream had finally come true: the cycle of life carried by water can go on. The propagation of sustainable change agents is soon to reach neighbouring populations. It's with this in mind that, at the beginning of July, ONE DROP will focus on Honduras...

Photo credit: Danielle Valiquette, 2008