| Reporting Organization: | One Drop Foundation |
|---|---|
| Total Budget ($CAD): | $ 32,590,000 |
| Timeframe: | January 17, 2017 - December 17, 2022 |
| Status: | Completion |
| Contact Information: |
Patrice Bauduhin [email protected] |
| Paraguay - $ 32,590,000.00 (100.00%) | |
| WASH (93.00 %) | |
| Other (3.00 %) | |
| Economic Development & Empowerment (1.00 %) | |
| Health Promotion & Education (3.00 %) | |
The project was implemented by Fundación Moisés Bertoni along with SENASA, who is responsible for component A as part of the government’s multi-million-dollar program. The project’s goal was to use Social Art for Behaviour Change to improve the sustainability of the WASH infrastructure built in seven designated Paraguay departments. Y kuaa addresses challenges related to the management, maintenance, and sustainability of the water supply networks and sanitation units. The three artists’ groups that carried out the project’s Social Art for Behaviour Change (SABC) interventions are Jakairá, Crear en Libertad, and Tierra Nuestra.
Y kuaa, which means “Water Wisdom” in the Guaraní language, is part of the Lazos de Agua Program, a multi-stakeholder partnership of One Drop, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), The Coca-Cola Foundation and Fundación FEMSA. With a total financial commitment of US$ 25 million from these organizations (US $10 M from One Drop) and complementary investments from national and local governments and the communities, as well as from executing partners. The Program provided sustainable WASH access to around 200,000 people in Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Paraguay by December 2022.
| Gender and age: | Adolescent females Adolescent males Adult men Adult women Children, boys Children, girls Newborns Older adults, men Older adults, women Under-5 children |
|---|---|
| Descriptors: | Rural Urban |
| Total Direct Population: | 59,241 |
| Total Indirect Population: | 67,391 |
| 87 | Community water systems built or improved |
| 1,511 | People trained as Leaders of Change |
| 3,156 | Members of water and sanitation committees trained on administration, financial management and governance, and/or operation and water maintenance, sanitation and/or hygiene systems |
By December 2022, Y Kuaa aimed to facilitate sustainable access to water and/or sanitation services for more than 72,000 people in six departments of Paraguay. Of these, around 32,000 were to participate in Social Art for Behaviour Change™ (SABC) interventions
67,391 people have received access to water and/or sanitation services (WASH).
57,827 people have participated in SABC activities promoting key behaviours related to WASH.
87 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.
More than 3,156 members of water and sanitation committees were trained on administration, financial management and governance, and/or operation and water maintenance, sanitation and/or hygiene systems.
