Posts Tagged ‘español’

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,…

«"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...

Doña Lucía and Don José are directors of JASS La Ciénega. They are very enthusiastic about placing micrometering in the homes of users of the drinking water system. Don José was previously a manager at JASS La Palén where users do have micrometers. Both are sure that micromeasurement is…

«Alliances are important, and if they have a goal of well-being and development, they are much more powerful. They allow us to strengthen the sector's capabilities for the benefit of development. I am Juan Carlos Quispe Dávila, Head Physician of the Reque Health Center and Manager of the Reque-Lagunas Micro-Network, and I have something to say.»

With this phrase, serum doctor Anadina Rosario Neyra narrates the challenges that the staff of the El Molino health center (Cascas) faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. Doctor Anadina arrived in the community of El Molino in October 2020. to carry out its Rural and Urban Marginal Health Service (SERUMS). It was one…

The need for clean drinking water in the community motivated Santos to join the Association of Health Promoters in the district of Asunción; for him, this service represents health for children and communities. Santos begins his story by saying: «Being a health promoter is an honorable position that seeks to benefit…”