Project / Water, Sanitation & Hygiene System, Xenotox, Comalapa, Guatamala
Project / Water, Sanitation & Hygiene System, Xenotox, Comalapa, Guatamala
The objectives include providing clean water and sanitation facilities of a sustainable nature to members of the indigenous Mayans living in Guatemala's highlands for purposes of preventing constant diarrhea and other intestinal diseases that affect the population, particularly children which contributes to chronic malnutrition and makes the child mortality rate one of the highest in Latin America. Coupled with bringing potable water to each family's household are the objectives to teach the residents about personal hygiene and cleanliness relating to washing hands before handling food and eating meals, using sanitary waste facilities along with regular, proper body washing.
The village members will benefit by this project providing a clean water system distributed to 171 families, gray water filters for 171 families. Some families already have constructed improved pit latrines while the remaining households are having these constructed utilizing funds provided by our Cooperating Partner, ALDEA/ABPD. Thus, when the term "sanitation" is used in this GG, it refers to the gray water filter ("sumideros") that will be constructed at each household.
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