Implementation Phase
Colombia

CONVIDARTE

A LAZOS DE AGUA PROJECT

2018 - 2022
Municipality of Tumaco, Department of Nariño
22,500
People will be impacted by project’s end
7,000
People impacted in 2020

Highlights

– Benefitted more than 7,000 people, many of whom are women and heads of household, from the completed construction of three new water systems and several express lines.

– More than 10,300 participants, more people than expected, took part in SABC interventions this year.

– Began hygiene kit delivery to 4,500 households in December 2020, an initiative that combined interventions from the A, B, and C components of our model.

– In response to COVID-19, supported the functioning of four water systems, ensuring safe water for more than 1,900 people.

– Broadcast of information on handwashing through a daily local radio spot, reaching more than 10,000 people in Tumaco according to the radio station.

– Supported micro-enterprises to increase production of soap and cleaning products and find alternative distribution channels.

Investment

TOTAL INVESTMENT
US$6.31M
TOTAL INVESTMENT FROM LAZOS DE AGUA
US$3.25M
2020 INVESTMENT FROM LAZOS DE AGUA
US$0.48M
2020 INVESTMENT FROM PARTNERS
US$0.60M

Partners

EXECUTING AND FINANCIAL PARTNER

Fundación PLAN (Plan International)

LAZOS DE AGUA PROGRAM PARTNERS

One Drop Foundation, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), The Coca-Cola Foundation and FEMSA Foundation

GOVERNMENT AND FINANCIAL PARTNERS

Municipality of Tumaco and Aguas de Tumaco

2020 SOCIAL ART PARTNERS

Maestros del Entretenimiento, Asociación Agencia de Comunicaciones del Pacífico – ACOP, Corporación Escénica La Guagua and Calipso

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THE STORY OF MARLENE AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

Municipality of Tumaco, Department of Nariño, Colombia

The following story is about WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP, of how a woman entrepreneur seized the opportunity to create sustainable change and motivate other women in her community to take initiative.

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