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:…
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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 their competence and responsibilities, to make hygiene...
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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…
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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]…
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Mercedes Uribe (38 years old) is the secretary of the JASS of El Chorrillo. She lives with her little daughter Jimena (5 years old). Mercedes' life was not easy until before she had water in her house. His expression simplifies everything “Drinking water has given us many facilities in time, before we had to look for…
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“There was never water in this house, with my old parents I had to bring water from afar so they could drink. Thanks to the water project, we have completed all the work and now we have our water. With Julia we are improving the house because a house without water has no life” (Ramiro). With his 65…
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El Chorrillo is a hamlet in the Cascas district. Around 31 families live there. Until 2020, they were supplied with water from “springs or so-called water holes” existing in the village. 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…
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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,…
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When beginning the teacher training within the framework of the “water and sanitation educational proposal,” my colleagues and I had little knowledge about the importance of these issues. The training helped us understand how vital our role is in caring for water and sanitation (Sonia Jauregui) Since 2013, teachers…
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“For me, talking about Total Coverage Forever means that all communities have good water and sanitation service; Therefore, students must be taught to take care of water and hygienic services from school, teach them good hygiene practices and bring this knowledge closer to the family” (Elvira). At school…
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