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ADVANCE REPORT, WATER AND GRAY WATER FILTERS PROJECT
EL NARANJITO, SAN MARTIN JILOTEPEQUE.
Prepared by Natanael JocholáNovember 2009
Running Water• This component is 90%
completed. It was started on August of this year.
• The Municipality from San Martín Jilotepeque is supporting the project through 3 masons and the technical supervision of an engineer.
• The village provided wood and unskilled labor
• BPD thanks to the funds donated by Guatemalan Families Association, an anonymous family foundation connected to Guatemala through adoption and Virginia May, is providing the construction materials, pipes and accessories
Villagers laying the pipes for the distribution network
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The components already built are:
• Catchment tank• Air and pressure relief
valves boxes• Distribution tank 50 cubic
meters• Conduction line• Distribution networkPending:• Spigots installation
Catchment tank
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Running Water• According to the
schedule, this component will be finished by November 20th.
• The inauguration will be on Friday, November 27th, 2009
Women hauling water from a contaminated river
46 gray water filters are under construction. This component it is in the final stage.
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Woman with her gray water filteralready installed
• Beneficiaries have received educational talks about the problems caused by gray waters and training for the construction of the gray water
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Beneficiaries installing their gray water filter
We estimate to complete this component by November 25th
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Women in front of her absorption grave
PROGRESS REPORT, INTEGRAL PROJECT
VILLAGE CHUAQUENUN, PATZÚN
Prepared by Natanael JocholáNovember 2009
BPD thanks to the funds donated by Guatemalan Families Association, an anonymous family foundation connected to Guatemala through adoption and Virginia May, is providing the construction materials, pipes and accessories The water project will benefit 37 families Beneficiaries digging trenches
for the distribution network
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The families hauled water from a communitarian sink located on the edge of the village. This activity required between 30 minutes to 1 hour. In the dry season they had to walk farther as the water is insufficient for the whole village. All the family participated in the activity boys, girls and even elders.This project will avoid diarrhoeas and skin problems to the villagers.
Girls washing clothes at the public pila
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In the rainy season the road to the village is impassable, so the delivery of construction materials has been difficult.
However the villagers have worked really hard that is why we estimate to finish the project by the end of this month
Beneficiaries digging trenches for the distribution network
Running Water
• It was started on August of this year. Currently it is 80% completed.
• Components completed:• Two catchment tanks• Distribution tank (30 cubic
meters capacity)
Catchment tank
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Pending components:• Distribution network.• Spigot installation
Staff has developed two training sessions for the maintenance and repairs to the water system. The rules for the appropriate use of the water system were also created
Distribution Tank
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• This project is 90% done. We estimate it will be completed by the end of this month.
• Beneficiaries have been trained for the construction, installation and use of the filters.
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Benefited families with theirabsorption grave already dugready for the gray water filtersinstallation
• Benefited families with their absorption grave already dug, ready for the gray water filters installation.
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VENTED LATRINES & IMPROVED STOVES
• VENTED LATRINES.Staff has developed training sessions. All the latrines will be installed by December 20th, 2009
• IMPROVED STOVESBeneficiaries have received training for its construction as well as educational talks about the importance of having an improved stove at home
OBSERVATIONS:As soon as we have availability of funds for the
construction of the stoves and latrines,we’ll be delivering the construction materials