What happens to a girl who helps her mom in Nicaragua every day?
She cleans. She watches siblings. She cooks.
But the reality is that in very rural communities, cooking on open flames is a requirement. A classic gas tank costs around $15 for each refill, and the initial investment is $65. A 2-burner gas stove top will run close to $100. Electric ranges exist, but electricity in Nicaragua is 4 times the cost per kilowatt hour compared to the USA. Cooking beans would be exorbitant! And then there is the dilemma of getting the gas tank refilled out in a rural area. All costs rise when there is transportation involved.
“I help my mom because I love her. Our granddad helps us a little and gave us a pig so we could sell the piglets to help buy the stove.”
As of late January, their new stove was done. The Amigos team can build one in a week and after a few weeks of ‘curing’ it is ready to use.
