Meet Saqueo Melchor Cor Vicente
Saqueo, a 17-year-old, lives with his mother, father, and younger brother in Guatemala where he studies Business Administration.
He has participated in workshops about water, recreation, and creativity for young people. Because of his experience he was selected to become a Leader of Change. He realized his potential to reach out to others, manage groups and promote change within the community.
“I won't be able to change the whole world, but I know I can change 1% of the world for the San Antonio environment”, expressed Saqueo Melchor Cor Vicente.
Learn about our achievements in Quiché Project
More than 40,000 people
have received access to water and/or sanitation services (WASH).
More than 81,000 people
have participated in SABC activities, led by groups of artists and Leaders of Change.
More than 126,000 dollars
have been granted in loans to microfinance institutions.
68 communities
have participated in Quiché Program.
More than 43,500 people
se han beneficiado de instalaciones de lavado de manos nuevas o mejoradas en escuelas y centros de salud.
11,800 people
have benefited from new or improved community and household sanitation systems.
314 members
from 62 water committees were trained in the formation, administration, financial management, and governance.
84 Leaders of Change have been trained, creating 80 replicas of SABC activities in their communities, where more than 5,500 people have participated, promoting the adoption of behaviours such as:
- pay the water fee
- hand-washing with water and soap
- the safe treatment and storage of drinking water in the home
These processes involve:
Successful closing of
Quiché Project in Guatemala
Learn more about this project, completed in December 2020, which reached 3,000 more beneficiaries than expected.
Access Component Goals:
In addition to infrastructure development, this component includes the creation and strengthening of community water and sanitation committees and the promotion of women's leadership.
The SABC activities of Quiché Project inspire and activate the adoption of the following behaviours and sustain their practice:
The groups of artists in Component B are Asociación Teatro de Títeres Armadillo and Caja Lúdica.
The Capital Component, in synergy with the other components, promotes the local economy by strengthening the local WASH value chain:
Some of the key collaborators in Component C are the micro-finance institutions Maya Versátil and Red de Instituciones de Microfinanzas de Guatemala (Redimif).
The Quiché Program has additional funding from the Prince Albert of Monaco II Foundation.
Get to know Baltazar's story
Baltazar studies at the Paquix school that houses the mural referring to hand washing, where his sister also studies, and his parents are teachers. Baltazar has a very close relationship with his grandparents, who tell him stories that teach him useful lessons for his daily life, and help him to mix his perception of the mural meaning.
Baltazar participated in this art piece creation guided by the Armadillo art group, a Lazos de Agua collaborator, and by his teachers. Baltazar likes his school with the mural because its colors inspire him; the green makes him think of the trees and the source of water, which is life. In addition, he finds that having worked in community is one of the important elements of this work:
Webinar: Facilitating Sustainable Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Rural Guatemala
On December 3, 2020, Lazos de Agua founding partners (the Inter-American Development Bank, The Coca-Cola foundation, FEMSA Foundation, and One Drop Foundation), Water For People (implementing partner and co-founder of the Quiché Program), and other project stakeholders, discussed key points for the implementation of water, sanitation and/or hygiene (WASH) projects and the implementation of Lazos de Agua initiative in Guatemala.
