Health & Dignity for 20 Guatemalan Families

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Health & Dignity for 20 Guatemalan Families

Summary

20 families in Villa Linda - a community in the Barillas region will continue improvements to their living conditions through construction of latrines, sinks and fuel-efficient stoves for each family read updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $14,290 was raised for this project.

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

20 families in northern Guatemala have established a self-governing community, are building homes, and are in the process of buying land for the first time in their families' lives. These funds will provide them with basic sanitation and infrastructure - $14,300 total will fund a water tank/piping for potable water ($3,500), stoves, latrines and wash basins ($10,800, or $540/family)

Activities

Materials will be purchased & staff provided to assist the community in siting a water tank, then piping water to each home. Each family will have a composting latrine, a washbasin and a stove that is fuel efficient & vented to improve health impact.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $14,290

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $14,290. The original project funding goal was $14,290.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The families have never owned land or had access to education/skills to create economic opportunities for themselves. This project further invests in the quality of life and health so that their economic prospects improve.

Project Message

I have seen firsthand the strength and commitment of the people of Villa Linda. They are hard working and their children, for the first time, have a vision of a future of greater health & prosperity.
- Donna Callejon, Recent visitor to Villa Linda

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Laurie Werner,
International Program Liaison
4528 8th Ave NE
Suite 1a
Seattle, WA 98105
United States
206.528.1066
Email:

Project Sponsor

Agros International

Organization

Agros International
2225 4th Avenue
Suite 200
Seattle, Washington 98121
United States
206-528-1066
http://www.agros.org

Learn more about Agros International and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Guatemala and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Guatemala, read the Human Development Report on Guatemala or the Wikipedia entry for Guatemala.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 03, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 02, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

Project Featured in the GlobalGiving FilmFest

By Agros International - , August 03, 2007 10:13 AM

Our organization participated in the GlobalGiving FilmFest and here is the video (check out link below) that was produced by the filmmaker Jenni Rinker. This video tells our story and that of the people who are impacted by our work. Take a look at some attached photos and our new photos in the project photo gallery.

We are also happy to report that we received an extra $3,000 for our project thanks to your generous support during the eBay bounty period.

Again, thank you for your support.

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