These student-led projects will result in smoke-safe stoves to reduce respiratory illness and reduce the consumption of firewood, water tanks to collect and store rainwater for access to potable water, composting latrines to improve household sanitation, retaining walls to prevent landslides and erosion, and homes that are earthquake resistant. Both the people receiving the infrastructure and the students implementing the project will benefit.
In the 97% indigenous Mayan Kaqchikel rural town of Comalapa, Guatemala 57% of the population lives in poverty, 27% live in extreme poverty. Residents lack access to potable water, food, shelter, and quality education. Severe environmental degradation and climate change are exacerbating these challenges.
A major shift in these circumstances requires a heroic and collaborative effort. To address these issues Long Way Home was founded in 2004. In 2008, our team of educators, builders, volunteers, and administrators established Hero School to ensure multi-generational systemic change.
We will reduce the quantity of people living in poverty and especially extreme poverty by improving the quality of their infrastructure and therefore the quality of life. We will simultaneously clean the environment, address climate change, and educate the youth.
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