This project will provide a water system to the community of Vilaque, which currently lacks access to clean water. It is located in the Pacajes province, in the municipality of Santiago de Callapa, an area suffering from some of the highest poverty rates in South America. In areas where water is available, it is often salty. This project will improve the health of 38 families where the most frequent illnesses in children are diarrhea and respiratory infections.
The 2011 census found that 60% of the families in the community had unmet basic needs. Most families in this area farm and have animals. Traditional Andean crops are the main source of income, with sheep, llamas and cattle to a lesser extent. There has been no training to improve the traditional agricultural methods. The community lacks any health infrastructure. This community can only begin to move forward with access to clean water for themselves, their livestock and their crops.
In conjunction with QBL efforts, this community will elect their own project committee who will organize themselves to do work for the project gaining knowledge and self sufficiency. This project will improve access to water and improve the health of 38 families by providing them with a water system and training them in hygiene, water system maintenance and community organization.
This project will reduce the incidence of water-borne disease that currently ravages the lives of the most vulnerable - children and the elderly. This project will enable the Aymara's culture, traditions and language to thrive, helping families to continue living on their ancestral land.
"I'm 60 years old and QBL are the first people who've come to help our village."
- Beneficiary of a water project, Community Leader
Total Funding Received to Date: $955
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $12,968
Total Funding Goal: $13,923
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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