Location

Project Information
Basic Info
| Organization: | Mobilizing Opportunities through Community Heritage Empowerment |
| Website: | www.savethemoche.org |
| Theme: | Water Security |
| Education | |
| Country: | Peru |
| City: | Ciudad de Dios |
| Estimated Budget: | $3,000 |
| Target Project Size: | 6 - 8 students |
| Chapters Involved: | UNC Chapel Hill, 2008 |
| Project Blog: | click here |
Contact Info
| Name: | Melissa Henderson |
| Email: | henderml@email.unc.edu |
More Information
- Project Overview
Nourish students will be partnering with M.O.C.H.E - Mobilizing Opportunities through Community Heritage Empowerment in Ciudad de Dios, Peru. Ciudad de Dios is a squatter settlement with very little infrastructure. Currently, half of the community's 300 families lack access to tap water. The community has asked MOCHE to help them create a system in which every household will have access to clean water. Nourish will be working with MOCHE and Carolina's Engineers without Borders to implement a water treatment center and a system of pipes. Nourish students will work with the community's water implementation committee to educate people on the importance of clean water and how to maintain a sustainable water system. In addition, Nourish students will also assist the community with sustainable waste management and recycling.
