Today we visited two schools, Cruz Che III and Chicorral. We observed their water and sanitation systems and observed their hygiene practices. Not all of the children knew when to wash their hands or used the toilets on a regular basis. The second school has a high rate of death among the children because of the water situation. Sanitation in the school is substandard even to Guatemala and 3/4 of the village use open fields to defecate. In all reality there is no clean water in that village or school. We handed out soccer balls to each school. The children were so excited and very excited to get their pictures taken. The love to see their pictures on the digital camera screens. We were given sodas by a group of parents at one school which is an expensive gift for us. Most people live below poverty which is less than $2 per person per day. Most of the people do not have jobs per say. They work in the fields to grow their own. If they live near enough to a city they can take food and textiles to sell. It is very hard to compare the US with Central American rural areas because there are such different standards. Water for People is working at the basics with the villages on how to wash your hands and where to use the "bathroom". I believe that this is a worthwhile effort to help other human beings to have their basic needs met.