Guatemala

Implementation period

36 months

EU grant amount

€1.500.000

Overall Project amount

€1.875.000

Countries:

Guatemala

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Objectives:

General:

Contribute to ensuring that women, men, girls, boys and future generations in the urban centres of San Pedro, San Marcos, San Antonio, San Cristóbal and Esquipulas Palo Gordo have sufficient, healthy, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for their personal and domestic use; in a financially, institutionally and environmentally sustainable manner.

Beneficiaries

Direct:

The project benefits the entire urban population of San Marcos, San Pedro, San Antonio, Esquipulas Palo Gordo and San Cristóbal: a total of 56,640 men and 61,360 women. 80% are of indigenous descent.

Pilot sites

Guatemala, Department of San Marcos in the municipalities of San Pedro Sacatepéquez, San Marcos, San Antonio Sacatepéquez, San Cristóbal Cucho and Esquipulas Palo Gordo.

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"This project will not only improve and increase the quantity and quality of water, it will also work on integrated water management, reforestation and water conservation in the five municipalities of the Marqués Valley.”

Willy Juárez, mayor of San Marcos.