Community-led Total Sanitation Program in Peru

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Community-led Total Sanitation Program in Peru

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Summary

The project will help build and subsidize the construction of private latrines in Ciuidad de Dios and will implement a community-led sanitation, awareness, education, and training program.

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$10 - Bricks for 1 latrine
$50 - Construction of 1 latrine
$150 - Total cost for 1 latrine

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

MOCHE, Inc. and Nourish International will partner to end open defecation in Ciudad de Dios. Sanitary latrines are essential to the protection of the town’s water system and health. Currently, open defecation and unhygienic latrines contaminate the water and threaten public health. With members of the community, we will raise awareness of better sanitary practices, subsidize the construction of latrines for ¼ of the community and train members in building and maintaining hygienic latrines.

Activities

• Health fair, including lessons on public health risks as well as check ups from health care professionals. • Raising awareness and leading latrine building and maintenance trainings. • Working with families to build private latrines.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $455
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $1,845
Total Funding Goal: $2,300

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Save the Moche (http://www.savethemoche.com )

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This project will serve not only the 10 families whose latrines we help build, but also the rest of the town. It intends to assure that a growing community moves away from open defecation and avoids the public health threat through preemptive action.

Project Message

MOCHE Inc and Nourish’s work in Ciudad de Dios is a “touch of light”.
- Community Member, Resident of Moche Valley

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Vera Parra
Project Leader
Nourish International
109 N. Graham Street Suite 203
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
United States
919-338-2599
Email:

Project Sponsor

Nourish International

Organization

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapter, Nourish International
109 N. Graham St. Suite 203
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
United States
919-338-2599
http://nourishinternational.org/

Learn more about University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapter, Nourish International and the project team.