Station 7
Mercedes Uribe (38 years old) is the secretary of the JASS (National Association of Sanitary and Water Supply Workers) in El Chorrillo. She lives with her young daughter, Jimena (5 years old). Mercedes's life wasn't easy until she had running water in her home. Her expression simplifies everything: "Drinking water has made things much easier for us in terms of time. Before, we had to look for…
«"There's never been any water in this house. With my elderly parents, I had to bring water from far away so they could drink. Thanks to the water project, we've completed all the work and now we have our water. Julia and I are improving the house because a house without water has no life" (Ramiro). At 65...
El Chorrillo is a hamlet in the Cascas district. Approximately 31 families live there. Until 2020, they obtained their water from springs or "ojos de agua" (waterholes) in the hamlet. Doña Elcira (57 years old) and her husband José (62 years old) have lived in El Chorrillo for more than 20 years. Elcira recounts having lived…
Dora and Samuel are a married couple who live in the Ampliación Villa El Sol community, in the district of Reque, department of Lambayeque (Peru). They have six children and five grandchildren who live in the city of Chiclayo, 30 minutes from Ampliación Villa El Sol. Samuel is a man of few words and Dora,…