Location Caserio Los Perez, Aldea Patzac, Santa Apolonia, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Community Description The high rural Guatemalan community of Los Perez only recently acquired the formal status of caserio (village). The community is located at 2,500 meters of elevation (approx. 8,100 feet), and is home to 20 families, who are all mostly interrelated. Most adults have […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Dercum Over. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a bathroom with 3 flush toilets. Dercum reports: The community of Los Perez has successfully completed the project of replacing the dangerous latrines in their elementary school […]
Location Paraje Tzanjon, Momostenango, Totonicapan, Guatemala Community Description Paraje Tzanjon is located approximately 4 km off of the Inter-American Highway. It is part of the Municipality of Momostenango, Department of Totonicapan. It is home to approximately 300 families totaling 800 inhabitants. 166 children attend the Escuela Oficial Rural Mixta (EORM) Tzanjon. Ten parents form a […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Monica Echavarria. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was originally designed to build three individual tanks for storage to provide for the water needs of the school. It evolved to a better solution to use one larger tank, […]
Location Santa Ana, Momostenango, Totonicapan, Guatemala Community Description Momostenango is a medium-sized town in the middle of the mountains Sierra Madre, in the municipality of Momostenango, department Totonicapan. Momostenango is full of mountains and forests. The population is about 129,878 inhabitants, and 95% are indigenous. The main language that people speak is K’iche’ but many […]
Location Paraxaj, San Juan Comalapa, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Community Description The people of Paraxaj (pronounced “Para-shock”) live without water in one-room abodes with dirt floors, made of scrap metal. They cook over open fires inside the home. They have no toilets, no showers, and no viable means to change their circumstances. There are approximately 500 families […]
This project was completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Ryan Walsh. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was originally designed to build 25 latrines in the community. However, it evolved to be much more. Ryan reports: The infrastructure project in Paraxaj started out with the idea of building […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Locations 1. Pamezabal, Santa Lucía Utatlán, Sololá, Guatemala 2. Campo Verde, Santa Lucía Utatlán, Sololá, Guatemala 3. Buena Vista, Santa Lucía Utatlán, Sololá, Guatemala 4. Cruz B, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Carolyn Daly. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to provide 185 water filters to schools and mother leaders in 11 communities in Santa Lucía Utatlán. Carolyn reports: Scope of the project The Sololá Water Filter […]
WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS, together with The SEXTO SOL Center for Community Action, announce the implementation of the: SIERRA MADRE WATER PROGRAM – MEXICO & GUATEMALA The program is designed to provide safe water, effective sanitation, and public health services for 300 villages in the Sierra Madre Region of Chiapas, Mexico, through an […]