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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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

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• 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