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In spring of 2024 I had the opportunity to travel to Piura, Perú for a school-led mission trip. It was a wonderful experience where we did a variety of missionary work, including building homes for families in need.
I have also been on a home build mission trip to Mexico where the houses were built with wooden walls, shingled roofs, and concrete floors. So, after building a woven bamboo wall, dirt floor house in Perú, I couldn't help but feel that there was more I could do.
Watching families in tears over the home we built them, while their babies were crawling on dirt and mud, was a very bittersweet feeling that I wrestled with for a long time. After much consideration and research, I decided to create this foundation to give these beautiful families concrete floors.
Impacts of Dirt Floors on Health
Impacts of Dirt Floors on Health
Dirt floors are a huge sanitary issue since they become a breeding ground for bacteria, viruses, and parasites which cause diarrhea (the second leading global cause of death for infants and children under 5), respiratory and immune diseases, and in extreme cases, death.
A study done by UC Berkley, World Bank, and Washington University found that completely replacing dirt floors with a concrete floor led to a drastic increase in health, cognitive function, and quality of life (Housing, Health and Happiness).
Piura
Piura
The city of Piura has a population of 400,000 people with over half living in poverty. Upon visiting, one would find dirt roads, houses with sheet metal for roofs, trash being burned, and no method of waste disposal or sanitation. Despite all of this, the people living here are extremely generous and are nothing but kind and welcoming to anyone they come across.
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