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.

What does it take to provide clean water to 1000+ people in rural Peru? Learn about the process in Vera Aqua Vera Vita’s latest Project Status Update and see the progress we have made.

As the engineering team working non-stop to get everything in order to break ground on construction in early 2022, the two Piura projects have seen a lot of progress since our last update. With geophysical assessments having been completed and topographic evaluations underway, we hope the upcoming weeks hold even more progress and development!

VAVV is proud to announce the commencement of planning and engineering for both Cerro de Leones and Las Mercedes! We’re excited to bring sustainable solutions to these two communities, working closely with local government agencies, contractors/consultants, and individuals to empower the people to become owners of the solutions for their own community.