Summary
Project creates household taps, public taps in schools, main square, health center and cemetery and central water piping system. Committee will be formed to maintain the new system, along with hygiene education.
Background
The Canton of Kerani is located in the Third Section of the Province of Los Andes, Department of La Paz, Bolivia. It is part of the municipal jurisdiction of Batallas, Bolivia. The population of Kerani has an economy based on agricultural activity, principally producing potatoes, quinoa and barley and secondarily shepherding sheep and cows.
People are busiest with work during the planting (September to November) and harvesting (April to May) seasons. As a result of this schedule, the community is more apt to participate in communal efforts between December and March, and between June and September.
Typical housing in the community comprises houses built out of adobe, with roofs of straw or aluminum sheeting. Communal service activities consist of improvements and maintenance of roads, interfamilial work efforts under the spirit of "ayni" (today for you, tomorrow for me), and others. In the community, Aymara is spoken as well as Spanish.
Presently the Cantón of Kerani lacks access to safe drinking water. The current problems with the water supply include the use of contaminated water from open wells and rivers with excessive turbidity, especially following heavy rains. Although these water sources are unsafe for drinking or use, they are all people have and some will walk great lengths to retrieve the commodity. In the dry season, the flow of the water sources decreases, requiring community members, especially women and children, to walk and carry water for even greater distances. As a result, the community members have determined access to safe drinking water to be their top priority.
Location
Los Andes, , BoliviaAttachments
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