June delivered the last major engineering milestone before construction begins in Las Mercedes KM11 — and the groundbreaking is now set for the fourth week of July, with VAVV missionaries on the ground. Meanwhile, Las Mercedes held its formal design kickoff for the community groundwater well, and Totoral Bajo kept laying the foundation for its future river-based system. The mission is moving. Read the full update.

May brought a landmark moment for Las Mercedes KM11 — an official government recognition that marks the community as the rightful steward of their own water future — alongside a sustainable aquifer in Las Mercedes, persistent land-rights advocacy in La Merced, and continued groundwork in Totoral Bajo. Across all four active projects in rural Peru, the mission moved forward with purpose. Read the full update.

April brought meaningful progress across VAVV’s four active clean water projects in rural Peru, from construction coordination in Las Mercedes KM11, to gearing up for pump testing in Las Mercedes, continued land-rights advocacy in La Merced, and ongoing data collection in Totoral Bajo. Each step is moving these communities closer to sustainable, community-owned clean water systems.