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Hygiene and sanitation
Hygiene and sanitation
Chiapas, Guerrero and Oaxaca, the states with the greatest development lag in Mexico
In marginalized areas and communities affected by extreme poverty, lack of hygiene and sanitation are the main obstacles to achieving community development. Addressing these basic needs becomes a priority before any other actions are taken. It is common for the population to lack knowledge, attitudes and behaviors around personal hygiene and community sanitation. The social norms in this regard have not been integrated and the context oftentimes does not favor the development of such behaviors.
Hygiene and health are priority topics in our community programs
We strengthen knowledge, attitudes and behaviors towards health care, starting with issues of personal hygiene and environmental sanitation. These subjects, along with life skills, promote development and empowerment to break the circle of poverty. Changes are achieved at the individual and family level as well as in social norms to build and maintain healthy environments. We have worked in the most vulnerable communities in the highlands of Chiapas and in the mountains of Guerrero and Hidalgo in Mexico.
83%
of the population in Guerrero, Mexico lives in extreme poverty
44%
of the population in Mexico lives in extreme poverty
9.7
millon people in Mexico do not have sewer systems
How we are helping
Our programs that solve this issue

OUR PROGRAMS THAT SOLVE THIS ISSUE

Train promoters in health issues and comprehensive community development to achieve improvements in nutrition, health, hygiene and personal empowerment with positive impacts throughout the community
Some results
73%
increase in waste management in the community
62%
increase in the creation and maintenance of home gardens
          

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