Guatemala: $100 Million for Water and Drainage

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Guatemala will provide drinkable water and drainage services to some 600.000 people in 280 rural and 60 urban communities which currently lack them, with $100 million contributed by the Government of Spain and the Inter American Development Bank.

In addition to strengthening and expanding potable water and drainage services, the program will foster organized participation from communities and their municipal governments, in order to assure the project's sustainability.

Source: Inter-American Development Bank

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