Peru
November 19 is a day of utmost importance, as World Toilet Day is celebrated. This date gives us the opportunity to remember the fundamental importance of ensuring adequate sanitation services around the world. Today, we will explain how decent sanitation impacts the reality of Peru. Proper sanitation in Peru:…
On Global Handwashing Day 2023, we join the global movement under this year's campaign theme: "Accelerating Action Together." The World Health Organization (WHO) calls on us to work together, each within our respective competencies and responsibilities, to make hand hygiene…
The history of indigenous women in Latin America is a story full of courage, wisdom and perseverance. It reflects their fight for the preservation of the water, culture and nature they have in their countries. On International Indigenous Women's Day, we honor their resilience and work in finding solutions to…
District monitoring of sanitation services is essential so that local authorities, JASS directors and other actors in district development know the real conditions of drinking water systems and can take improvement actions. Sessi Araujo, director of the Sanitation Services Administrative Boards [JASS]…
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,…
When I began teacher training within the framework of the "Water and Sanitation Education Proposal," my colleagues and I had little knowledge about the importance of these topics. The training helped us understand the vitality of our role in safeguarding water and sanitation (Sonia Jauregui). Since 2013, teachers…
«"For me, talking about Total Coverage Forever means that all communities have good water and sanitation services; therefore, students must be taught to take care of water and sanitation services starting in school, teaching them good hygiene practices and sharing this knowledge with their families" (Elvira). At school...