Water
Ambas organizaciones conscientes de los retos que conlleva garantizar el acceso al agua y saneamiento en comunidades rurales de las regiones en donde trabajan, unen esfuerzos para colaborar en América Latina, a través de un convenio que persigue los siguientes objetivos: En menos de 10 años debemos garantizar que todos los habitantes del mundo tengan…
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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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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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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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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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The community of Pachoj in Guatemala is 15 miles from the nearest town and challenging to get to – in the rainy season the trek to this tiny town can include more than a mile of walking along muddy roads that often become unpassable for cars. Because access to the town is so difficult, Pachoj lacks basic services like drinking water, sanitation, and electricity.
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Don Goyo has led the charge for safe water in his rural community in the hilly terrain of Western Guatemala. From a young age, he looked for problems to solve and ways to make life better for Everyone in his community. In many ways, making life better started with water.
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