Clean Water for Xonca, Guatemala

Guatemala ranks among the world’s lowest in terms of chronic malnutrition and substandard child growth attainment. In Xonca, this problem is exacerbated by a lack of access to safe drinking water. Families depend on rainwater, which is stored in containers and easily contaminated. Other ways to access water require long walks in the mountainous terrain—often by women and girls—to haul water from its source to the community.

Lack of access to basic services including safe water and sanitation put children at risk, even those who receive adequate caloric intake. By supporting this water project, you will help to counter this epidemic. The community has rallied together to purchase land with a clean water spring, and they've prepared a plan for a water pipeline system. Your help will allow them to construct a new storage tank and water distribution network, empower a local committee who will oversee the maintenance of the system, and train community members in better hygiene practices. With your help, children in Xonca will drink fresh water!