Water & Sanitation : HOP – Hands on Peru

Main Objetive

To expand access to improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) conditions for everyone in our community, reducing the risk of infection and improving public health conditions.

The Problem

Millions of children worldwide, and in Peru, don’t have access to improved sources of water and improved sanitation. As a result, individuals, especially children, can suffer diseases such as diarrheal disease, helminth infections, and weakened immune system which puts them in a vulnerable state.

Improved sanitation refers to sanitation facilities designed to hygienically separate human waste from human contact, minimizing the risk of disease transmission. This includes technologies like flush toilets connected to sewer systems, septic tanks, or pit latrines with slabs, as well as composting toilets. It’s a key aspect of public health and is often measured to track progress towards development goals.

The Solution

Short term goal: Expand access to improved sanitation & water by building bathrooms in the most poorly rated homes, donate point of use Sawyer Water Filters, and hand soap.

Medium & long term goal: Reduce incidence of diarrheal disease and other sanitary related conditions in our community.

Our Reach

We built 6 bathrooms from scratch and impacted over 60 people directly.

Our water filters went to 110 homes and reached over 1,000 people.

Hand Soap donations have been given to 500+ families.

Timeline

2018 – 110+ Sawyer water filters distributed

2019 – 6 bathrooms built from scratch

Partners

We collaborated with 8 engineering students from the volunteer group “Solidarinsa” from INSA Lyon University, France in 2019.

Together with 33 Buckets in 2018, we gifted Sawyer water filters to every one of the 110 families living in Villa Los Angeles.

Impact

Read our WaSH Impact Report here!

Innovation & Future Aspirations

Our goal is that every household in Villa Los Angeles has access to filtered drinking water as well as improved sanitation. Our goal is that all community members have access to hand soap and properly wash their hands and food to avoid disease.