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Día Mundial del Baño: Saneamiento sustentable, vida digna para Guatemala

November 19, 2023

Cada año, el Día Mundial del Baño nos brinda la oportunidad de reflexionar sobre la importancia fundamental de un acceso adecuado a instalaciones de saneamiento. En el corazón de Latinoamérica, Guatemala se enfrenta a desafíos significativos en este ámbito. Millones de personas luchan diariamente con la falta de instalaciones sanitarias seguras, lo que impacta no…

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Día Mundial del Lavado de Manos: Su poder transformando la salud en Guatemala

October 15, 2023

Actualmente la salud pública es más crucial que nunca, el Día Mundial del Lavado de Manos surge como un recordatorio de esperanza y prevención. Esta conmemoración anual cada 15 de octubre nos rememora un gesto simple pero extraordinariamente poderoso. Y en Guatemala, donde las condiciones de salud pública a menudo enfrentan desafíos, la conciencia de…

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Independencia de Guatemala: Más de 200 años de soberanía y lucha por el derecho al agua

September 15, 2023

En la historia guatemalteca, el día de la independencia marca un logro significativo en la lucha por autodeterminación y libertad. Sin embargo, esta misma lucha también tiene conexiones profundas con los derechos fundamentales, como el acceso al agua potable. Exploremos cómo estos dos temas, aparentemente diferentes, convergen en una narrativa que resalta la importancia de…

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Agua segura e higiene bucal cambian vidas en la aldea de Tzucac

January 26, 2022

El Cantón Tzucac, en el municipio de Santa Cruz del Quiché, departamento de Quiché, Guatemala, queda aproximadamente a unos 31 kilómetros del área urbana. De esa trayectoria, es necesario recorrer unos 12 kilómetros sobre terracería, entre tierra y hierba para poder alcanzar la escuela cantonal. En ella se atienden a 83 niñas y niños de…

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Testimonial: ASH Infrastructure Beneficiary

August 20, 2020

ASH infrastructure beneficiary, interview conducted on November 15, 2018, in Cantón las Lagunitas, Santa Rosa Chujuyub-Santa Cruz del Quiché, Quiché.

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Testimonial Quecá Estanislada

August 20, 2020

Beneficiary of SANTOLIC methodology, interview conducted on July 8, 2019, in Caserío Quecá, Aldea Chujuyub, Santa Cruz del Quiché, Quiché. This community was declared End of Open Defecation (FIDAL).

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Vida cotidiana mejorada con apoyo de Water for People.

Success Stories: Juana Olmos

August 20, 2020

Juana Olmos is 30 years old, she is the mother of a 10-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy. Juana's husband works outside the municipality cutting cane during the harvest season, she earns a living making mats (used to place on the ground to kneel or sleep, it is made with local material), each mat takes her two weeks of work and sells it for Q30.00 each.

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Success story

August 20, 2020

Baltazar Eleazar Tojin Ixcotoyac is 12 years old, a student at the National Institute of Basic Education (INEB) in the municipality of San Bartolomé Jocotenango. He currently lives with his grandparents, parents and his sister, in the community of Xoljuyub'. Since 2017, Baltazar has participated in different Social Art for Behavior Change (ASCC) processes in water, sanitation and hygiene, when…

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Beneficiary Stories

August 20, 2020

The four members of Saqueo's family, mother, father and a 15-year-old brother, live in the community of Canamixtoj San Antonio Ilotenango; studies Expert in Business Administration. In 2016, Saqueo was studying at the National Institute of Basic Education INEB, he was in 2nd grade, he was a very shy young man, he was not active or participatory, he did not feel motivated to do things, he was not interested in taking care of the environment, he ate little food. nutritious did not know that what he consumed did not bring any benefit to him or the environment, he had no knowledge about the importance of water, the use of toilets, garbage management and good hygiene practices.

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A Bold Leader Can Change Everything

December 16, 2019

At first glance, petite Santana might not look strong and outspoken, but she is. She might not look like a skilled technician who can repair her local water system, but she can. Despite her small stature, her neighbors would probably use the word “bold’ to describe her.

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