PERU THE DATA THE PROJECT THE COUNTRY OUR WORK IN PERU

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1 PERU LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL PO BOX HOUSTON, TX THE DATA THE PROJECT Project Location: Caballito, Morona River, Peru GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S Longitude: W People Served: 165 Report Presented To: REUNION Christian Church THE COUNTRY According to the most recent UNDP report, Peru is ranked 63 rd out of 169 countries with comparable data in the United Nations Human Development Index. In 2008, Peru s economy saw a preliminary GDP growth rate of over 9 percent. While this growth has helped reduce the national poverty rate by approximately 15 percent since 2002, underemployment, inflation, and poverty levels remain high. Poor infrastructure precludes the spread of development to Peru s non-coastal areas, and overdependence on minerals and metals leave the economy vulnerable to fluctuations in world prices. Population: 29.4 million 16% without access to an improved water source 28% without adequate sanitation services 44% living below the poverty line Life expectancy: 73 years Infant mortality rate: 22 per 1000 live births GNI per capita: $8424 USD Sources: World Bank, UNICEF, USAID, UNDP, CIA World Factbook Official statistics often understate the extent of water and sanitation problems, sometimes by a large margin. Insufficient resources for monitoring population and/or coverage as well as varying definitions of coverage and access contribute to statistical variability. Despite Peru s strong economic performance, major challenges remain with 39 percent of Peruvians still living in poverty and 13 percent in extreme poverty. Poverty reduction strategies have not achieved sustainable results, and children are the most vulnerable citizens. Another challenge facing the country is the limited government presence in the highlands and jungle. In these areas, illegal coca cultivation, drug trafficking, illegal logging, remnants of terrorism, and HIV/AIDS transmission often remain unchecked. OUR WORK IN PERU Living Water International began working in Peru in 1998 and has completed more than 300 water projects since inception. In 2004, Living Water Peru partnered with Tommy Head Peru Ministries deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest to bring clean, life-saving water to native tribes living along the tributaries of the Amazon River. Living Water Peru is currently working among the Candoshi and other native tribes in the remote northern part of the country. For these communities, forgotten by their government, development cannot be achieved until clean water is secured or restored. In many of these remote areas, the infant mortality rate is 50 percent or higher. Clearly, the need for sustainable water solutions and health and hygiene education is desperate, but reaching these areas is often challenging. Getting to the villages, transporting supplies, and other mobilization efforts are risky, difficult, and costly. Even so, in the coming year, Living Water plans to drill 40 new wells and rehabilitate 10 more for the people living along the tributaries of the Amazon, providing thousands of native Peruvians with clean, safe water for years to come.

2 GENERAL INFORMATION This village was formed in 1967.They have a health post and schools. They have exhausted their fish resource here due to the use of poison in the water. When the team arrived, the community was dependent on contaminated water to meet all of their water needs. Because of this and the community s practice of informal defecation, families were suffering from poison (in the water), diarrhea and severe dehydration. During the team s stay, community members assembled a water committee who assisted the team with the water project whenever possible. Most community members earn a living by working with the oil company in their area and by hunting. The nearest school is located.1 of a kilometer away from the community whose students, teachers and administrative personnel all have access to the new, safe water source. Before leaving the community, the team provided community member, Felipe Jiuram Samagash, with a LWI Peru contact number in case their well were to fall into disrepair, become subject to vandalism or theft. TESTIMONY The LWI Peru team had an opportunity to meet with forty year old community member and nurse, Cesar Rojas Anango, who stated, The children and adults were always sick due to the water they were drinking. He thanks LWI and God for the new well. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WELL Project Details Community name, Type of location Region/Province/District GPS Coordinates Altitude Total depth Static level Diameter of casing Casing material Pump type Depth of cylinder Well yield No. of people served Caballito, Morona River, Peru Loret, Datem, Morona Latitude: S Longitude: W 169 m 3 m 1.8 m 100 mm Cement India Mark II 2.5 m 40 liters per minute 165 HYGIENE TEACHING The LWI Peru team shared an introductory hygiene lesson with community members gathered at the well site. Community members appeared to understand the information and healthy habits being presented. During the hygiene education, the team addressed; Disease transmission, germs, hand washing, proper water saving techniques, how to take proper care of the pump, how to keep the water clean and good and bad hygiene behaviors. CHRISTIAN WITNESS The LWI Peru team was able to preach in the local church. The team distributed Bibles to community families and shared the Gospel at the well dedication ceremony.

3 PHOTOS Previous water source depended on by the entire community to meet all of their water needs. Project in process.

4 Project in process. Close up of plaque.

5 Community members pumping clean, safe drinking water. Water committee member who is responsible for helping maintain the well and who was provided with a LWI Peru contact number in case their well were to fall into disrepair, become subject to vandalism or theft.

6 Plaque on pump. Community member, Cesar Rojas Anango, interviewed by LWI Peru and who stated, The children and adults were always sick due to the water they were drinking. He thanks LWI and God for the new well.