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In the subject line, write "Peru Project New Member"

CHUCHURRAS, PERU

Chuchurras, Peru - Water Project

Project Name: Chuchurras Water Project

Community Name: Chuchurras

Project Type: Water Distribution System

Location: Pasco Region of Peru


Current Problem: The 500 person community currently has to manually collect unclean water from the local streams and river. Additionally, during the dry season, it doesn't rain for 3-months and their open water sources dry up. The only flowing streams, remaining, are contaminated with fecal matter, leading to health issues within the community.


Solution: The project goal is to provide a year round source of clean and reliable water to the community. Our assessment trip, in October 2018, indicated that a groundwater well would be the most effective solution to provide water to this community. The well and pump are planned to be power by solar panels to pump groundwater up to a water storage tank at the high point of the community. From here a gravity distribution pipe network will be used to deliver the water to communal taps. To insure the quality of the water a chlorination treatment system will be used. All of these components will be designed and constructed to be the most cost effective solution while also being sustainable for the community for years to come.


Material Costs:

 - Well & Superstructure: $31,000

 - Solar Panels and Pump: $9,000

 - Storage Tank: $11,000

 - Watermain Piping: $5,000

 - Distribution System Piping: $18,000

 - Miscellaneous Items (Taps, valves, etc.): $6,000

Your donation will fund the materials and logistics necessary to create a sustainable water system. You also can help support this project by sharing our website with your family and friends.  Please help provide clean water to the people of Chuchurras, Peru!


Trips Completed: Assessment Trip Sept 2019
Current Phase: Design Phase
Future Proposed Trips/ Timeline: Begin construction June 2021; complete well construction October 2021; final completion August 2023.


Check out our blog on the blog page to see details of our trip!

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Patzac, Guatemala

Aldea Patzac School Project

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See project updates on our project fundraiser site


Project Location: San Andrés Sajcabajá Municipality, Quiché Department, Guatemala

Community Name: Patzac

Community Impact: 500 people, 45 elementary-aged students

Project Type: Structural School Project


Current Problem: The old school structure built from clay bricks was jeopardized from decades of mild seismic activity and extreme erosion from the rainy seasons. The community had outgrown the school and some children weren't able to attend class. The existing pit latrines are not sanitary and difficult to use when assisting young children.

NGO: EWB USA - Guatemala country office

Community Partnerships: San Andrés Sajcabajá Municipality, local COCODE


Project Goal: Phase 1 of the project was to design, procure, and construct a new confined masonry school structure, taking into account the mild seismic activity this region experiences. The new school was completed in the summer of 2020 with four total rooms bringing the capacity up to 60 kids. Phase 2 of the project includes replacing the existing latrines and construction of new retaining wall to stabilize an eroding slope that is encroaching onto the newly constructed school. 


Trips Completed:

Assessment trip - March 2019

School Foundation Implementation - November 2019

Proposed Trips/ Timeline:

Latrines and Retaining Wall Implementation - Winter/Spring 2021


Rio Azul High School Project

Rio Azul, Guatemala

Rio Azul High School Project

Project Name: High School

Project Location: Rio Azul, Quiche, Guatemala

Community Impact: 2,000 people


Current Problem: The community does not have a building dedicated to a higher education level. Because of this, the older students are sharing a building with the younger students. This shared building is inadequate due to the lack of physical spaces and the crossing of activities between the two educational levels.


Project Goal: Design and construct a new structure to be used as a high school for the community


Trip Phase: Assessment and fundraising

Colfax, WI Project

Colfax Library Project Details

Community Impact: 1200 people in the village of Colfax. The building houses the village’s only library, police station, and community event center

Project Type: Community Building Improvement/Restoration Project
 

Current Problem: The Colfax Public Library is an important building in this small community in western Wisconsin. At the moment, the building can only be partially used due to water and electrical issues in the basement. Using several vertical supports, they are holding up a structure that was not meant to hold the weight of a library above it. It also lacks the proper accessibility, making it hard for everyone to enter the building and get from floor to floor. 


Community Group/NGO: Working with Community Engineering (CE) Corps


Project Goal: Our team will work to provide an engineering assessment plan, which includes the work needed to make the whole building accessible and the costs associated with this work, so that they can receive grants and remodel the building. As this project is focused on providing engineering evaluations and recommendations to the community, there is no construction phase.


Trips Completed: Assessment trip- October 2019


Trip phase: Work plan complete; beginning work on project report.

 

Future Proposed Trips/ Timeline:  Another assessment trip in the Spring, 2020


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