Kristen Petros's Water Tank Project - Guatemala

Kristen Petros is a Peace Corps Volunteer living near Patulup, El Quiche’, Guatemala. The local elementary school has 65 students, from pre-primary through sixth grade.

The school receives no water during daytime hours. Water is needed for drinking, food preparation, handwashing, and cleaning.

Each and every morning, along with their notebooks and pencils, students are required to bring with them 2-liter bottles full of water in order to sustain the school’s water supply.

Water Charity is funding a water deposit tank so students will no longer have to haul heavy bottles long distances, and will be able to learn in a healthy and sanitary environment.

Check back here to see how the project progresses. In the meantime, please make a donation which will be used specifically for the completion of this project, by clicking on the Donate button below.

If you prefer to send a check, please make it payable to Water Charity, with the designation Kristen's Water Tank Project, and send it to:

Averill Strasser, COO
Water Charity
P.O. Box 368
Crestline, CA 92325-0368

This project has now been funded, through the generosity of Six Senses Resorts & Spas as a part of their Clean Water Projects initiative.

Any donations using the Donate button below will go toward additional water and sanitation projects in Guatemala.

To see a progress report, click HERE.

Progress Report on Kristen’s Water Tank Project in Guatemala

To read about the beginning of this project, click HERE.

Kristen has reported to us about the progress on purchasing the materials and building the base.

Kristen went with Professor Ismael and four representatives of Patalup to purchase the water deposit tank and materials to construct the base.

Featured in the photographs are María Mejía Avilam, María Tzampop (representative of Patulup Community Development Committee), Isabel Mejía Vicente, Ismael Morales (teacher in Patulup school), and Domingo Yat Cor.

In between, Kristen hosted 16 new Preventive Health Peace Corps/Guatemala trainees who visited her site to learn about life, work and play as a Peace Corps Volunteer.

Local masons have started building the base, near the door of the kitchen. She will provide us with a final report and construction photos when the project is completed.

You can read the conclusion of this project HERE.

Conclusion of Kristen’s Water Tank Project in Guatemala

To read about the beginning of and progress on this project, click HERE.

Water Charity funded the purchase and construction of a water deposit tank in Patulup, El Quiche, Guatemala. Previously, in order to have water during the school day, students had to haul 2-liter bottles filled with water to the classroom each day.

This video shows the successful conclusion of the project under the direction of Kristen Petros, Peace Corps Volunteer.

The project was funded through the generosity of Six Senses Resorts & Spas.