Summary
THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF WATER, RAIN WATER AND HAND WASHING FACILITIES IN 19 SCHOOLS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF OF HUEHUETENANGO, GUATEMALA IN SUPPORT FOR THE "HEALTHY SCHOOLS" PROJECT WITH PEACE CORPS.
Background
Agua Para La salud has been working in support of the "Healthy Schools" Peace Corps initiative since 1999. The majority of the schools in Guatemala have some sort of water supply problem and lack of sanitary facilities to allow the Peace Porps volunteer from certifying the school as a healthy school by the Guatemalan Ministry of Education. The facilities proposed will allow this work to continue with the proper infrastucture.
Location
Huehuetenango, Huehuetenango, GuatemalaAttachments
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Focus
Primary Focus: Hygiene Education
Secondary Focus: Rainwater Harvesting
People Getting Safe Drinking Water: 0
The project will serve the 2978 children in the 19 schools and benefit the families of the schildren by improved hygiene habits.
Parents and teachers are encouraged to buy class room filters and train children to use them for drinking water.
School Children Getting Water: 2,978
The project will serve the 2978 children in the 19 schools and benefit the families of the schildren by improved hygiene habits.
People Getting Sanitation: 2,978
The project will serve the 2978 children in the 19 schools and benefit the families of the schildren by improved hygiene habits.
People Getting Other Benefits: 6
Two men from each of the area municipalities will be trained in the constrution of the facilities so as to support the Peace Corps program in the future.
Start Date: 2011-09-05
Completion Date: 2012-05-25
Technology Used:
The designs in this project have been constructed in dozens of schools through out the highland region. They are flexible enough to be adapted to various school needs. Many of the schools are located in villages that have no water system and little hope of receiving a system because of the lack of springs and the high cost of drilling deep wells.
Rain water is readily available for about 6-7 months of the school year. See calculation and comment on this resource in the application attached.
Phases:
The project will be done over an 8 month period.
Community Organization:
Each school and village has signed a contract with the Peace Corps volunteer to cooperate with the project and provide un-skilled labor and some materials for the construction. The communities ahve also agreed to provide housing and food for the skilled masons in the project if this is needed. The villagers and school teachers will be instructed in the care of the facilities.
Government Interaction:
The Ministry of Education is working in conjunction with Peace Corps to improve the hygiene habits in the schools and will certify the schools as healthy Schools once they have reached certain voluntary, practiced habits observed by the Peace Corps volunteer.
Ancillary activities:
Peace Corps " Train the Teacher" healthy Schools project will have the facilities to train the teachers to train their students.
Other Issues:
Two local men will be trained in the construction of the facilities.
Maintenance Revenue:
The designs call for minimum maintenance which will be directed by the school and Peace Corps volunteer.
Maintenance Cost: $50
Metrics:
Prior art before metrics
Cost: $45,006
See attached file for specific information.
Co Funding Amount:
See notes on the political situation this year in Guatemala.
Community Contribution Amount: $7,059
the community will contribute non-skilled labor and some materials.
Fund Requested: $37,947
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- APS_APPL...
- HUEHUE-P...
- HUEHUE-P...
- Rincon_d...
- Kom1.jpg
- Handwash...
- Cerazo.JPG
- Handwash...
- Tziza_ri...
- IMG_1218...
- IMG_3566...
- Kom2.jpg
- IMG_0001...
- BC_1.jpg
- HUEHUE-P...
- HUEHUE-P...
- SAJCAP_0...
- SAJCAP_0...
- RIO_AZUL...
- KANAQUIL...
- LA_ESPER...
- CHUCHUN_...
- IMG_1463...
- CHUCHUN_...
- Peace_Co...
- _89-PEER...
- APS_342-...
- BAPS_676...
- PEERWATE...
- BAPS_703...
- BAPS_705...
- BAPS_706...
- BAPS_716...
- BAPS_723...
- BAPS_749...
- BAPS_823...
- BAPS_858...
- BAPS_869...
- BAPS_921...