Learn how we work in Y Kuaa Project
67,391 people
have received access to water and/or sanitation services (WASH).
57,827 people
have participated in SABC activities.
118 rural communities
and 5 small cities have been benefited.
98 community
water systems have been built or improved
902 women & 609 men
with a high participation of young people, have been trained as Leaders of Change through 148 trainings.
153 replicas
of SABC activities have been performed in communities by Leaders of Change where 9,439 people have participated.
Y Kuaa Project is moving forward with sanitation boards and associations:
More than 3,156 members of the water and sanitation committees from target communities were trained in 119 sessions on formation, administration, financial management and governance, and/or operation and water maintenance, sanitation and/or hygiene systems.
51 SABC activities, have been designed and implemented 347 times to promote the adoption of behaviors such as
- water fee payment
- hand washing with soap and water
- the safe treatment and storage of drinking water at home
These processes involve:
Meet Silvana López
Silvana, Marcos Brizuela grandmother, one of the Leaders for Change from the community of Yakare''i 3 Bocas, in Caaguazú department, serves as treasurer of her community's sanitation board, and accompanies the young Leaders for Change in all their training and activities.
“We made a short film in which I played the lead role. The theme was water scarcity. I felt very good participating. I like acting because I'm very active. I always work with young people, whether in the chapel as a catechist, in the farmers' organizations, or in the agro-ecological networks where we prepare food and farm products. I also educate my companions.” expressed Silvana.
She also points out the importance of mothers accessing training and carrying out activities such as those promoted by the SABC approach.
“Sometimes, many mothers are interested and want to help their family grow financially but, not having the tools, they are unable to do so because they don't know how to”, explained Silvana
Empowerment and self-sufficiency in Paraguayan communities:
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.
Y Kuaa Project's SABC activities inspire and activate the adoption of the following behaviors and sustain their practice:
In Component B of Y Kuaa Project, these artists' groups collaborate:
The Capital Component objectives:
Component C is supported by Fundación Capital and is financed by Programa de Reducción de la Pobreza del Fondo Especial Japonés del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, BID Lab and Cooperación Española.
Meet Pablo Báez
Pablo is a young man from Caaguazú department who was able to finish his high school studies, and became a teacher and leader in his community, helping to improve access to WASH in the district of Yhu.
Pablo began training at FMB and SENASA workshops, and together with others learned about community organization, water quality and financial management of a sanitation board (or water committee).
Today Pablo serves as secretary of the Ybyracatu Sanitation Board and president of the Yhu Water Service Providers Association, where he is a founding member.
