Projects completed
Supply systems have been installed in Santa Clara, Shahuaya, Tahuanti, Shirintiari in the Amazon, Sunilla and Occonay in the Andes, Las Mercedes and Los Arenales on the coast.
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Venturosa Bajo, in Barranca province at 105 m altitude on the Pacific coast, and 4 hours 30 minutes drive from Lima and 35 minutes from Barranca.
This village has 300 inhabitants (54 families) who live in a small amount of agriculture and sell their products on the markets. There is electricity and access to cellular telephony.
People consumed unsafe drinking water from a shallow well that is used to irrigate fields. A new shaft of about 15 metres and a high reservoir of 15 m3 were built. The water is transported by gravity to the 56 houses and locals of the village by a solar-powered pumping system. Each house has its cement washbasin.
Uchuraccay Pata, Huanta Province, Ayacucho. This village is located four hours’ drive north of Huamanga and at an altitude of 3,873 m. The project involves a village under training. Some 20 families have already settled (175 inhabitants). These families live off agriculture. There is access to cell phones in some places.
People consumed surface water. To carry out the project, water from one source at an altitude of 4072 m was captured. A 3.5 km long water pipe was built and a reservoir of 10 m3. The distribution network conveys water by gravity from the reservoir to the houses and the 3 premises. Each house has its cement washbasin.
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Drinking water supply systems have been installed in the following villages: Santa Clara and Nueva Galilea in the Amazon, Huallpapacana, San Miguel de Rayme, Ccachubamba, Occo Chirura and Nueva Esperanza in the Andes and Chulit Alta in northern Peru.
Santa Luz de Maranquiari, Raymondi district, Atalaya province, Peruvian Amazonia. The village is located about two hours by boat from Atalaya and a 45-minute walk from the banks of the Ucayali River. The journey from Lima to the locality of Santa Luz takes about 11 hours.
This village has 190 inhabitants (38 families) of several ethnic groups, in particular Ashéninka and Ashoninka. There is a nursery school, a primary school and a community site. These natives live from fishing, hunting and small-scale agriculture.
Previously, people drew their water from a small stream. When it was dry, they had to use river water or stagnant water in the vicinity. To provide access to safe drinking water for this community, an artisanal well has been dug and a high reservoir from which the water is carried by gravity to all the houses and premises of the village has been built. To bring water from the well to the reservoir, a solar-powered pumping system was installed. Also, every house has its cement washbasin.
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Shenontiari, Raymundi district, Atalaya province. Indigenous people consumed surface and river water, a highly contaminated water. There was no infrastructure for access to drinking water in the village. The water is now carried by gravity from the capture to a cistern and is then pumped by solar energy from the tank to the 20 m3 high shell built at the entrance of the village. From this reservoir, the water is transported by gravity to the 37 houses and premises of the village. A cement washbasin was built for each family.
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Colpapampa, district and province of Vilcashuaman, Ayacucho, Peru. This village is located four hours’ drive from Huamanga and is at an altitude of 3,739 m. This village has 435 inhabitants (177 families) who live mainly in agriculture. There are nursery, primary and secondary schools, community cooking, a council room, a health station, a community lounge and a church. There is electricity and cell phones.
About a decade ago, the Municipality installed a drinking water system that provides water alone to the 120 families in the central part of the village. But, in times of drought, the water was rationed. As a result, the 57 families located on the upper part of the village had no access to drinking water.
To solve this problem, three sources from which to pick up the water have been identified. A tank of 90 m3 and a 300 m long line of operation have been installed. Also, a high reservoir of 80 m3 was built and a solar-powered pumping system was installed. The high reservoir distributes water by gravity to 57 houses. During periods of drought, some of the water is transported to the central part of the village. The families already had a cement washbasin. Some have been renovated.
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Huaroccopampa, Vilcashuaman district and province, Ayacucho. This village is located four hours’ drive from Huamanga and is at an altitude of 3,790 m. The village currently has 150 inhabitants (37 families) who mainly live on agriculture. People have access to cellular telephony and electricity. In this village there is a nursery school, a primary school and a community lounge.
It is a village in training. The people come from the small village nearby of San Felipe de Huayllan where the water facilities are inadequate. People used to consume surface water or pick it up at a spring 30 minutes’ walk away.
To carry out this project, the water was picked up from four sources. A 20 m3 tank was constructed, a 160 m long water pipe and a high tank of 18 m3. A solar-powered pumping system has been installed. The so-called impulsion pipe from the tank to the shell is 890 m long. A distribution network conveys water by gravity to the 37 houses and 3 locals. Each family has its own cement washbasin.
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Limán, Supe district, Barranca province. It is 430 hours by road north of Lima and 35 minutes from Barranca. This village has 850 inhabitants (160 families) who work as a day labourer and live in a small form of agriculture. There is electricity, cell phones, a primary school that also accommodates students from nearby villages, a health post, a kindergarten, two Catholic and Evangelical churches, a community site and two households.
In 2004-2005, Les Ailes de l’Espérance supported this community in the construction of a rather simple drinking water system: the abstraction of a single source and the installation of a direct water pipe from the spring to the village. The houses of the 25 families at the time had been connected directly to the water pipe. Today, there are about 160 families in the village and water has become markedly inadequate. Since 2006, the community and the water committee have been responsible for managing the existing system, which has motivated us to support them again. To this end, the structure of the current catchment facility has been expanded and strengthened. The water is transported by gravity from the collection facility to the tank that has been built. The water is then pumped by solar energy from the cistern to the 75 m3 high tank built on a mound away from the archaeological area. Then the water arrives at the 167 houses and premises of the village by gravity. A cement washbasin was built for each family.
Ázángaro, Luricocha district, Huanta province, Ayacucho. This village is located two hours’ drive from Huamanga and at an altitude of 2,326 m. The village did not have a drinking water supply system. So people were drawing water from irrigation canals. During the construction of the drinking water project in Iribamba, the nearby village, people came to talk to the staff of Alas de Esperanza and demonstrated a great deal of interest in wanting to carry out their own water access project. Between July 2020 and June 2021, the Azangaro community worked hard to provide the workforce to clean the site, dig the trenches and transport the materials. The technical team built the collection facility of the source 3.1 km from the village, installed the main water pipe and built a 20 m3 reservoir at the entrance to the village. From this reservoir, a distribution network has been set up to transport water by gravity to the 85 houses and premises of the village. A cement washbasin was built for each family. The project was inaugurated in August 2021.
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Villa los Ángeles, Supe district, Barranca province. In 2012, when the village had only about 30 families, the Municipality of Supe built a water supply system that had become inadequate because of the increase in the population. In addition, the technically inadequate pumping system was inoperative.
In March and April 2017, the El Nino phenomenon caused severe flooding in the valley. The houses were not affected because the village is located on the side of the mountain. However, water and mud avalanches carried away much of the road, the irrigation canal and the main water pipe. Everything has been repaired since then.
The collection facility, main pipeline, tank and shell have been repaired. A new pulse line was constructed from the tank to the shell. A solar-powered pumping system has been installed. Eventually, the distribution network now carries water by gravity, from the reservoir, to the 160 small and local houses of the village. A cement washbasin was built for each family. The project was inaugurated in 2021.
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La Ramada, Llamas district, Chota province, Cajamarca department. In 1994-1995, the Père-Ménard Foundation (whom I was then the general manager) and Club 2/3 financed the La Ramada drinking water project with the participation of the community. Engineer Mercedes Torres led the project. The village had 120 houses at the time. The 11-metre-deep artisanal well provided sufficient water for about 15 years. However, since 2010, the yield of the well has been declining year after year. As a result, people only received a minimal amount of water every two or three days.
Together with the community, we have sought alternatives to provide water to the population in a sufficient and constant manner. According to the study by the engineer Mercedes Torres, the best alternative was to dig an artesian well with solar pumping. Deepening the existing well was not feasible because of the huge rock at the bottom.
The community agreed to purchase a plot of land in one of the four locations identified by Mercedes Torres to drill the new well. Electrical soundings were carried out to ensure the presence of water in the subsoil.
Once the well has been dug, the water is conveyed to the existing 80 m3 reservoir through the existing water pipe. However, a new 280 m piping was installed from the well to the central square of the village.
The project took place over two years.
Phase I: electric drills, well drilling 30 to 50 metres deep; installation of solar panels and pump, connection of the well to the existing pulse line and renovation of the 80 m3 reservoir.
Phase II: construction of a new reservoir of more than 10 m3 to supply water to the part of the village located upstream of the main reservoir; expansion of the distribution network and installation of residential connections – the construction of washbasins as appropriate. The project was inaugurated in August 2021.
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Nuevo Progreso, Raymundi District, Atalaya Province. The village is located on an island of the river about three hours by boat from Atalaya. Indigenous people consume surface and river water, a highly contaminated water. There was no infrastructure for access to drinking water in the village. Between July 2020 and June 2021, a well 12 to 15 metres deep was dug, a solar-powered pumping system was installed and a high reservoir of 5 m3 was built a few metres from the well. From this reservoir, the water is transported by gravity to the 30 houses and premises of the village. A cement washbasin was built for each family. The project was inaugurated in August 2021.
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Rayme Alto, Carhuanca district, Vilcashuaman province, Ayacucho. This village, at an altitude of 3,225 m, is a five-hour drive from Huamanga. It has 60 families (230 inhabitants). These families live off agriculture. In this village, a drinking water system was installed in 1994 by the Municipality but never operated. So people consumed unsafe surface water. There is electricity and limited access to cellular telephony. The primary school caters for the children of the village.
The project carried out in this village in 2020-2021 consisted of the construction of a water collection structure from a source 0.5 km from the village, as well as a 40 m3 tank and a 360 m long line of conduct. A high 30 m3 tank was also built at the end of the village and a solar pumping system was installed. From this reservoir, a distribution network conveys water by gravity to the 63 houses and premises of the village. A cement washbasin was built for each family to the delight of mothers.
The project will improve the health and hygiene of the population and help fight the pandemic by facilitating hand washing. It makes the lives of these peasants easier, especially that of women who have to take care, among other things, of bringing water to the family. Access to clean water enables everyone to live in dignity. The project was inaugurated in August 2021.
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Peñico, Huaura district and province in the Supe River catchment area. At an altitude of 592 m on the Pacific coast. Peico is 5 hours’ drive from Lima and 45 minutes from Barranca. This village has 49 families (275 inhabitants) and has a primary school which accommodates some 15 pupils and a nursery school which accommodates a dozen. There is also a community premises and a health post. Peasants live in a small farm and sell their products on the markets of Barranca, Huacho and Supe. There was no access to drinking water. So people consumed water from the irrigation canal. In this village, there is electricity and cellular telephony.
To provide access to drinking water, a submerged catchment facility and a 15 m3 reservoir were built, as well as the water pipe in between. The installation of the distribution network followed and a cement washbasin was built for each family. This system works by gravity. Villagers and villagers successfully completed this project in the midst of a pandemic.
Thanks to the drinking water, the health and hygiene of the entire population have greatly improved. The inauguration took place on 17 July 2021.
Cajamarca, Simbal district, Trujillo province. The Cajamarca drinking water system was heavily damaged during the 2017 floods. The community, assisted by the Municipality, had then managed to restart the system, but it was in a precarious state. In addition, the pumping system was inadequate since families received only a small amount of water every two or three days.
In 2020, Water Mission, which has an office in northern Peru, carried out a project to improve the situation. The water was picked up from a spring located 20 km from Simbal and supplies several villages with drinking water. The tank has been refurbished together with the two tanks, the adjoining lines and the distribution network. A solar-powered pumping system was installed as well as water meters and a chlorination and water purification (LWTS) device. Throughout the project, Water Mission organized meetings with the entire community and members of the Water Committee (JASS) to improve community organization and water system management. A home connection is now installed in every house as well as a cement washbasin. This project was inaugurated on 24 October 2020.
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Nuevo Huaralica, in Supe district, Barranca province, Purmacana Valley. Nuevo Huaralica is 105 m above sea level on the Pacific coast. In March and April 2017, the El Nino phenomenon caused severe flooding in this valley of the Supe River. The village and houses were not affected, however, water and mud avalanches carried part of the irrigation canal from which people drew water, contaminated with pesticides, for consumption. Since then, this canal has been repaired and people have started using the water again. In this project, water is carried by gravity from the capture to a tank. It is pumped by solar energy from the tank to the 20 m3 high tank built at the entrance of the village. From this reservoir, the water is transported by gravity to the 62 houses and premises of the village. A cement washbasin is built for each family. The project was inaugurated on 16 February 2020.
Antapite, in the district of Concepcion, province of Vilcas Huaman, in the department of Ayacucho, in the Andes. This village is located at an altitude of 3600 m. This rural community has 51 families and lives in small-scale agriculture and the breeding of cows, hens and guinea pigs. Only one part of the village received some water through a drinking water supply system built more than 20 years ago and quickly fell into disuse. Today, we have installed two drinking water systems by gravity and each family has its cement washbasin from which the water arrives. The project was inaugurated in August 2019.
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Centro Shinipo, Raymundi district, Atalaya province, Amazonia. This village is located on the banks of the Ucayali River about 3 hours by boat from Atalaya. About 30 families are involved in fishing, agriculture, hunting and cocoa farming. People consumed the water of the river, which caused them serious health problems. A drinking water supply system by gravity is now installed. Water arrives in every house and in the four public premises. The project was inaugurated in August 2019.
Rio Seco, Supe district, Barranca province 200 km from Lima. Following the floods in March 2017, the village and the existing water system were destroyed. The population has therefore decided to relocate the village. So we’re going to install a drinking water system in this 400 people community and in the five public premises. In January 2018, together with the Municipality, we installed a 3 km long water pipe that carried water from a nearby village to the entrance to this new village. As a result, the population had a temporary reliable water point. The project involved capturing another source, building a reservoir, installing the distribution network and home connections. Finally, a cement washbasin was built for each family. The project was inaugurated in August 2019.
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Shirintiari, Rio Tambo district, Satipo province, Amazonia. This indigenous community has 600 people who make a living from fishing, hunting, agriculture and cocoa, among others. The project we installed in 2006 is working very well. However, the population of this village continues to grow. In 2019, we expanded the distribution grid, installed a solar-powered pump and built a cement washbasin for every family. The entire community now has access to safe drinking water. The project was inaugurated in August 2019.
Canuja, Raymundi district, Atalaya province, in the middle of the Amazonian jungle. The indigenous population consumed water from the river, which caused serious health problems. The drinking water project carried out is by gravity since there are hills and springs at heights. As in all projects, the population provided the local workforce to dig the trenches, transport the materials and clean the ground. This achievement has improved the lives of the 300 people in this village. The project was inaugurated in August 2019.
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Santo Domingo, Supe district, Barranca province about 4 hours’ drive from Lima. This village has 531 inhabitants who live in small agriculture and livestock. The floods, in March 2017, completely devastated the village and crops and swept away the main water pipe of the system that we installed in 2005. The population therefore decided to relocate the village to higher land near the mountain. At the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018, with the help of agencies, donors and the local municipality, we carried out emergency repairs to re-establish the distribution network in one part of the village. A tanker distributed water to the other villagers. A reservoir was built and installed at the entrance to the new village to bring water. The project this year was to build a reservoir and install a distribution network in the relocated village. People have been actively involved in the implementation of the project and are very pleased to now have access to safe drinking water. The project was inaugurated in August 2019.
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Yanashi, department of Loreto (Rio Amazonas) in the jungle. The drinking water project was inaugurated in February 2017 and is working very well. The Ursulines libels asked us to add to this system. So we installed a 2 km long pipe from the existing water tank to college to get the running water there. The project was inaugurated in August 2019.
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Family gardens, Vilcashuaman province, in the villages of San José de Tia, Parcco, Pujas and Rurunmarca. Over the past five years, we have financed sprinkler irrigation projects in these villages. The agronomist Sylvestre Quispe recommended further training for the population in order to make maximum use of installed irrigation systems. Various topics were raised. A drip pilot project is being installed in Pujas. The project was inaugurated in August 2019.
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Reforestation: During 2019-2020, we will continue the tree planting programme in the source sector of the various drinking water projects. The project was inaugurated in August 2019.
Waripercca, Vinchos district, Huamanga province, Andes. This village is located in the watershed of the Cachi River. This project will be carried out in 2 phases, drinking water and sanitation (ecological dry toilets) in partnership with the SIE (International Water Secretariat) of Montreal and SER (Servicios Educativos Rurales) of Peru. Phase 1, access to drinking water, is completed. This part of the project was inaugurated on 23 April 2018. Two recordings have been constructed and the distribution network is installed. The water is now coming into every house. Sanitation is planned for 2018/2019. Sixty-nine ecological dry toilets will be built in partnership with EIS and Agua-C to improve the health and living conditions of the population.
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Iribamba, Luricocha district, Huanta province, Ayacucho: installation of a drinking water supply system for this rural community of 390 inhabitants. People consumed the water from the only available irrigation canal. This water is highly contaminated because this canal collects waste water from the city of Huanta and a nearby slaughterhouse. The health consequences are disastrous. To carry out this project, the water was captured 4 km from the village and transported by gravity. A tank was built with a water chlorination system. The water is now coming into every house, which has its own cement washbasin. The project was inaugurated on 5 August 2018.
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Antallaqta, Paras district, Cangallo province, Ayacucho. This village comprises 2 sectors separated by a ravine. Sixty-three families live there from agriculture and cattle and small animal farming. These peasants, forgotten by their various governments, consumed water from an irrigation canal. A drinking water supply system has been built in each sector: two collections, water pipes, reservoirs, distribution network and cement washbasins for each family. Drinking water is now flowing in abundance. The project was inaugurated on 9 August 2018.
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Huancapuquio, rural community in the province of Vilcas Huamon: providing more drinking water to this growing community. The water was picked up from a source at the bottom of the village and is pumped by solar energy to the existing reservoir. We would point out that we had installed a drinking water system in 2014 but that the flow of water had rapidly decreased. Two operators were trained to maintain the system well. This is the first solar pumping system that we install in the Andes. The project was launched on 6 August 2018.
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Rurunmarca, Saurama district, Vilcas Huamen province. The spray irrigation project was carried out during the year. This village is 3500 m above sea level and about 3 hours 30 minutes by road from Ayacucho. The project reaches 72 families of farmers who are active in survival and small animal husbandry. Until now, agricultural production has been limited to the short rainy season. To carry out the project, we built a water abstraction, a reservoir and installed the distribution network. Peasants were also trained to learn how to make optimal use of the new irrigation system (22.5 hectares). The objective of this project is to promote the economic development of the region by improving agricultural production and to increase the standard of living of the population. The project was inaugurated on 9 August 2018.
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Lagarto Millar, Raymundi district, Atalaya province. This village is located on the right bank of the Ucayali River about 50 minutes’ walk from the bank. About 30 families are involved in fishing, agriculture, hunting and cocoa farming. Despite three projects carried out by the municipality, the community still does not have access to drinking water. Two springs were captured at the bottom of the village, a cistern was built, the pulse piping was installed up to the high tank from which the water is distributed by gravity to community houses and premises. Water pumping is carried out by solar energy. Each family has its own cement washbasin. The health status of the population has improved and the lives of indigenous women are facilitated by the arrival of clean water in homes. The project was inaugurated on 20 August 2018.
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Santa Clotilde, Napo district, Maynas province, Loreto, in the middle of the Amazon jungle. This village is located on the banks of the Napo River, which flows into the Amazon. The first step in the project is to install a water purification system in the 40-bed hospital and its dependencies. Indeed, the lack of drinking water makes the work of caregivers enormously complicated. The hospital was founded by two priests who are also doctors to meet the needs of the indigenous population in the region. Water Mission from Iquitos will carry out this project, which we will finance 75%. On 14 June 2018, the drinking water system for schools and the Santa Clotilde Hospital was inaugurated. The former Pilot of the Wings of Hope, Bruce Edwards, and his wife Dr. Elisa Mori Torres, represented our organization on this occasion.
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Spring 2017 Newsletter
Family gardens, Vilcashuamon: the agronomist Sylvestre Quispe is leading these projects, which consist in the installation of a sprinkling water irrigation system. Such projects are unique in the region. To date, Sylvestre has installed this system in the villages of San José de Tia, Parcco, Pujas and Rurunmarca. Peasants participated enthusiastically in the implementation of the projects. These irrigation projects aim to ensure the food security of families and the sale of surplus crops generates income. Several training sessions are given to communities to ensure that they acquire the autonomy necessary for the proper management of these gardens.
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Yanashi, Loreto, Amazonia. The exceptional floods of recent years have severely damaged the drinking water system that we had built in 2004 at the request of the Quebec Ursulines that have been present in this community for more than 50 years. The drinking water system has been rehabilitated, a solar-powered pumping system has been installed and members of the new committee have been trained to properly maintain the system. The project was carried out in collaboration with Water Mission in the region. The journey from Iquitos to Yanashi, on the great Amazon River, lasts from 4 to 6 p.m. depending on the boat chosen. This project was inaugurated in February 2017.
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Manzanayoc, this village is located in the district of Concepcion, Vilcashuaman province in the Andes. The population of 51 families (255 inhabitants) lives in extreme poverty and provides subsistence agriculture. In this project, three sources were captured to install a drinking water supply system in the three sectors of this village. Water arrives by gravity at each of the houses and at school. A cement washbasin was built for every house and public premises. The project was inaugurated on 25 June 2017.
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Rapport de mission 2017
Unini, province of Atalaya, Ucayali: drinking water project for the three communities, Diamante Azul, Cascada Unini and José Olaya, at the mouth of the Unini River, Amazonia. Peruvian engineer William Cerron went to the field between 12 and 20 January 2016. It completed the preparation of the project and the budget. The water has been picked up at the foot of a waterfall and is being carried by gravity in each of the 164 houses and in the four community premises, including the school. A pipe was suspended over the Machintoni River to bring the water to the village of José Olaya. Cement washbasins were built for each family as well as the third tank. The heavy and incessant rains delayed the work. This project was finally inaugurated on 16 July 2017.
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Nopoki, in the region of Atalaya: introduction of a permanent course on water management. The course was given to 390 students at this academic centre in Amazonia. This course is particularly intended for future indigenous teachers.
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Spring 2017 Newsletter
Saurama, Vilcashuaman Province. At the request of the new mayor, we agreed to improve the pumping station of the system that we had carried out in the early 2000s. This drinking water system serves five villages with 220 families. We also agreed to expand the system we had installed in 2008 in the village of Huallhua. A new source has therefore been picked up. The municipality appointed an operator for the maintenance of these systems. The inauguration took place on 27 June 2017.
Pillucho, Vilcashuaman province: This project was inaugurated on 23 April 2016. In this remote rural community, engineer Mercedes Torres conducted the feasibility study in spring 2014. Phase I of the project proved rather complicated as the only available water source was buried under 5 metres of rock during a landslide. The peasants of this community worked hard to release this source at the ravine fund at an altitude of almost 4,000 m and 4 km from the village. The construction of the infrastructure for the capture of the source was carried out in the second half of 2014 by the Peruvian engineering firm JJR Durand. A first filter was built at the exit of the capture and a second at the end of the 4 km water pipe, just before the water enters the main reservoir. This 15 m3 tank has been completely renovated. Phase II of the project was carried out in 2015 and consisted of the installation of the water distribution network and home connections as well as the construction of a cement washbasin for each of the 52 families. During the rainy season, in early 2015, the community planted about 3,000 shrubs near the source to reinforce and preserve it against possible landslides.
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Rapport de mission 2015, 13 août
Cuchoquesera, Cangallo Province, Ayacucho: this two-phase project, drinking water and dry toilets, is carried out in partnership with the SIE (International Water Secretariat) of Montreal, RES (Servicios Educativos Rurales) of Peru and the AESN (Seine-Normandie Water Agency) of France. Phase I, a system of access to drinking water, was inaugurated on 16 August 2015. During phase II, ecological dry toilets with showers were built for each of the families. They are operational to the delight of people. Since Cuchoquesera is located upstream of the large water reserve for the city of Ayacucho/Huamanga, the choice of this type of toilet was necessary.
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Tzipani, Atalaya province, Ucayali: the water was captured 1 km from the village and the slope is sufficient to bring the water, by gravity, to the 35 small houses of the community of the Ashaninka nation. The water reservoir was built of concrete, near the entrance to the village. The workers completed the home connections and also installed a prefabricated washbasin in each of the houses. The project was officially inaugurated on 14 August 2016.
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Spring 2015 Newsletter
Rapport de mission 2015, 6 août
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Family gardens, Vilcashuamon: the agronomist Sylvestre Quispe is leading these projects, which consist in the installation of a sprinkling water irrigation system. Such projects are unique in the region. To date, Sylvestre has installed this system in the villages of San José de Tia, Parcco and Pujas. The enthusiasm of farmers is palpable because these projects ensure food security and the sale of surplus crops generates income for their families. Several training sessions are given to communities to ensure that they acquire the autonomy necessary for the proper management of these gardens.
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Fall 2015 Newsletter
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San Pedro de Lagarto, Amazonia: this drinking water project is powered by solar energy. It was inaugurated on 7 August 2015. It was carried out longer than expected due to various weather and engineering problems.
Huancapuquio, rural community in the province of Vilcashuaman: Phase I of this project was inaugurated on 12 August 2014. In November 2015, phase II of the project was completed. The water distribution network and home connections have been installed. A cement washbasin was built in every house.
Huancapuquio, rural community in the province of Vilcashuaman: the cement structure of the existing source has been rebuilt. The flow rate has been improved. A new source has been picked up a little further. In this phase I, six fairyboats were installed in the village, for the great joy of the community. Phase II, the installation of the water distribution network and home connections is planned for 2015. In the meantime, the population must plant trees near the springs.
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San Pedro de Lagarto, Amazonia: a well 18 meters deep was built as well as a high cement reservoir. A chlorination system is added to the tank. The people worked hard to carry out this project. People dug the trenches into which the water pipes were installed. Due to the torrential rains, work had to be interrupted for a few months during the project, which caused delays. Home connections have also been installed. This water supply system works with a pump powered by solar energy. The project is expected to be inaugurated in the coming weeks.
In two very isolated communities, in the province of Vilcashuamon, Ayacucho:
Huaccaña: this project was inaugurated on 8 August 2013. Ten sources were captured. The water is now coming into the 127 houses.
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Bulletin Printemps 2012
Bulletin Printemps 2013
Rapport Mission 2013, le 8 août
Huayraccasa: this project was inaugurated on 9 August 2013. The local population has worked hard. The project is now over and people are happy to have access to safe drinking water.
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Bulletin Printemps 2013
Rapport Mission 2013, le 9 août
The family gardens project began in some Andean villages with the collaboration of a local agricultural engineer and an AVSF engineer. This project is a source of enthusiasm from the public.
The study necessary for the rehabilitation of the drinking water system in Puerto Ocopa, Amazon was carried out. The drinking water project is planned for 2014.
Santa Rosita de Shirintiari, Amazonia: The project was inaugurated during the rain on July 31, 2012.
Album photo
Rapport de Mission 2012
Rapport de Mission 2011
Bulletin Printemps 2012
Bulletin Printemps 2011
San José de Tía, Vilcashuamán : The drinking water system was inaugurated on 8 August 2012.
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Rapport de Mission 2012
De l’eau potable pour un village au Pérou!
Rapport de mission 2010
Bulletin Printemps 2011
Bulletin Printemps 2012
Bulletin Automne 2011
Another project was inaugurated on 15 August 2012. This is the new kindergarten in the village of Victor Rael Haya de la Torre in Barranca. The great generosity of Mrs Lyne Francoeur made it possible to carry out this project.
Parcco, Vilcashuamán : The drinking water project was inaugurated in August 2011.
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Rapport de Mission 2011
Bulletin Automne 2011
Centro Nopoki, Atalaya, Amazonia : The drinking water project was inaugurated in July 2011.
Album photo
Rapport de Mission 2011
Bulletin Automne 2011
Contay, village of the Andes, Ayacucho region. The project was launched on 18 February 2011.
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Bulletin Automne 2008
Rouler pour Contay
Bulletin Printemps 2011
Montevideo, Amazonia : project inaugurated in July 2010.
Bulletin Printemps 2009
Bulletin Automne 2010
Province of Barranca: large-scale drinking water supply project in ten rural villages (see Spring 2006 Newsletters in Autumn 2010). The project has been complemented by the latest inaugurations:
in the villages of La Hoyada and Pampa el Angel in July 2010 and in the villages of El Potao, El Molino and Los Arenales in July 2009.
San Francisco, Ayacucho : project inaugurated in July 2009.
Barranca, phase III: installation of the distribution network that brings water to each house. Three villages were inaugurated in May 2009: Pampas de Velarde, Victor Rael Haya de la Torre and Santa Elena Norte.
Barranca, phase II: construction of two 200 m3 tanks and one of 60 m3, installation of the pipe connecting the two 200 m3 tanks and construction of the pipes which depart from each tank and arrive at the entrance of each village. The first inauguration of this major project took place in the village of Chiu Chiu in August 2008.
Huallhua, Ayacucho : project inaugurated in July 2008.
Bulletin Automne 2007
Bulletin Printemps 2008
Bulletin Automne 2008
Barranca, phase I : construction of the underground and filtering gallery and installation of the main water pipe.
Bulletin Printemps 2006
Bulletin Automne 2006
Bulletin Printemps 2007
San Luis and Parccora, Ayacucho : projects inaugurated in 2006.
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Bulletin Automne 2004
Yanashi, Loreto, Amazonia : enlargement of the well and filter.
Quihuas, Runcua, Pucapaccana, Toma, Occochiura, in the region of Ayacucho, Independencia : projects inaugurated in July 2007.
Bulletin Printemps 2005
Bulletin Automne 2005
Bulletin Printemps 2006
Bulletin Automne 2007
Acuchimay, Ayacucho.
Santo Domingo, Barranca.
Liman and Huaralica, Barranca.
Las Torres de San Borja and Las Americas, Trujillo
Keiko Sofía, Ayacucho. Installation of a sewerage system.
Yanashi, Loreto, Amazonia.
Bulletin Automne 2002
Bulletin Printemps 2003
Bulletin Automne 2004
El Porvenir, Barranca.
La Picota, Los Pinos, Wari, Acopampa, Ayacucho Phase II. Installation of the distribution network and home connections.
Santa Elena Sur, Barranca.
Bulletin Printemps 2002
Bulletin Printemps 2003
Matachico, Junin.
Saurama, Pramadera, Huaracasca, Muchcapata, Ayacucho.
Bulletin Automne 2002
Bulletin Automne 2004
Santa Cruz de Andamarca, Province of Huaral.
California, Chosica.
Santa Eulalia, Chosica : reservoir n° 2
Tangoshiari, Ucayali, Amazonia.
Tankayllo, Orccohuasi, Santa Rosa de Huatatas, three villages in the region of Ayacucho.
Bulletin Printemps 2003
Bulletin Printemps 2004
La Picota, Los Pinos, Wari, Acopampa, Ayacucho, Phase I : repairing and improving a system built by a Peruvian state body that had never worked.
Pilacucho, Ayacucho.
Pucará, Ayacucho.
Bulletin Printemps 2001
Bulletin Automne 2001
Bulletin Automne 2002
Santa Eulalia, Chosica (reservoir n°1) : Construction of a 250 m3 reservoir.
Bulletin Automne 2000
Bulletin Printemps 2001
Santa Rosa Olivar, Canta : Construction of a 100 m3 tank in a home for the elderly belonging to Nuns.
– Continuous support for the air transport service managed by Alas de Esperanza Peru: new equipment, new runways, evacuation of patients, etc
– Education Theatre on the water theme of Oro Azul (Bulletin Printemps 2007)
– Installation of a sewerage system, La Picota
– Sewing workshop in the village of Túpac Amaru, Amazonia (Bulletin Automne 2005)
– Sawmill at Betijay, Amazonia (Bulletin Automne 2005)
– Construction of the school at Tankayllo-Huatatas, Ayacucho (Bulletin Automne 2005)
– Sanitary installations at the aerodrome of Satipo, Amazonia (Bulletin Printemps 2004)
– Construction of the school at Puerto Esperanza, Amazonia (Bulletins Automne 2002, Automne 2003)
– Training centre Centro Nopoki, Atalaya, Amazonia (Bulletin Printemps 2002)
– Educational radio at San Antonio, Amazonia (Newsletters Automne 2000, Printemps 2002)
– Expansion of the cattle rearing project at Cheni, Amazonia (Newsletters Automne 2000, Printemps 2001, Printemps 2004)
– Reparation of the school at Caperucia, Amazonia (Bulletin Automne 2000)
– Community centre at Tangoshiari, Amazonia (Bulletin Automne 2000
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