life stories
Agua segura e higiene bucal cambian vidas en la aldea de Tzucac
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…
Testimonial: ASH Infrastructure Beneficiary
ASH infrastructure beneficiary, interview conducted on November 15, 2018, in Cantón las Lagunitas, Santa Rosa Chujuyub-Santa Cruz del Quiché, Quiché.
Testimonial Quecá Estanislada
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).
Success Stories: Juana Olmos
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.
Success story
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…
Beneficiary Stories
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.
A Bold Leader Can Change Everything
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.
Making Hygiene Fun
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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