We are very happy to receive news from the winners of the Natura Prize. Today we want to share with you the progress of one of the winning projects of the Natura XXVII Prize.
The work that the Geoda Action Foundation has carried out in recent months in the village of Tissili, in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, has been based on providing all the houses in the village with domestic water.
We want to highlight that the project has been completed two months ahead of schedule, as the area is a place where it often snows heavily, and there was a possibility of having to stop the works due to weather conditions. Despite being one of the weak points of the project, the Foundation has been able to continue its activity uninterrupted thanks to the fact that this year there has been hardly any snowfall.
A total of 1,200 people now have access to drinking water in their homes. This makes us proud, as it represents a very important social, economic, and health impact for the village of Tissili:
The inhabitants of the village have been very involved in the construction of the drinking water supply infrastructure. They have all dedicated themselves to the project with great enthusiasm and effort, as they were aware of the importance of having drinking water in their homes. In fact, the village took care of purchasing materials, such as meters or taps, and helping the workers during the process.
The project of the Geoda Action Foundation has improved the relationships of the inhabitants of the village of Tissili. Thanks to teamwork, they have achieved greater and better results, thus generating a strong sense of associationism. In addition, the Foundation has also been responsible for training the inhabitants and local associations on how to make good use of water, as well as emphasizing the benefit that girls and women will have by using some of the time they used to spend fetching water to go to school and educate themselves.
The work that the Geoda Action Foundation has carried out in recent months in the village of Tissili, in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, has been based on providing all the houses in the village with domestic water.
- The social impact will benefit mainly women and girls. They were the ones responsible for fetching water with jugs, losing an average of two to three hours daily. They can now use this time for other tasks, such as going to school.
- Impact on the health of the villagers, as their hygiene will improve now that running water reaches their homes.
- And also noteworthy is the ecological impact because the installation of latrines and septic tanks in the houses leads the inhabitants to adopt much more environmentally friendly habits.
The inhabitants of the village have been very involved in the construction of the drinking water supply infrastructure. They have all dedicated themselves to the project with great enthusiasm and effort, as they were aware of the importance of having drinking water in their homes. In fact, the village took care of purchasing materials, such as meters or taps, and helping the workers during the process.
The project of the Geoda Action Foundation has improved the relationships of the inhabitants of the village of Tissili. Thanks to teamwork, they have achieved greater and better results, thus generating a strong sense of associationism. In addition, the Foundation has also been responsible for training the inhabitants and local associations on how to make good use of water, as well as emphasizing the benefit that girls and women will have by using some of the time they used to spend fetching water to go to school and educate themselves.
We love seeing how the winning projects reach their goals and achieve results!
