Boosting Education to build Resilience in Chiapas

by Cooperación Comunitaria A.C.
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Boosting Education to build Resilience in Chiapas
Boosting Education to build Resilience in Chiapas
Boosting Education to build Resilience in Chiapas
Boosting Education to build Resilience in Chiapas
Boosting Education to build Resilience in Chiapas
Boosting Education to build Resilience in Chiapas
Boosting Education to build Resilience in Chiapas
Boosting Education to build Resilience in Chiapas
Boosting Education to build Resilience in Chiapas
Boosting Education to build Resilience in Chiapas
Boosting Education to build Resilience in Chiapas

Project Report | Feb 23, 2026
2025: A Year of Building Water Autonomy

By COOPERACION COMUNITARIA | Project Leader

Milpa manuals for Tseltal women.
Milpa manuals for Tseltal women.

In 2025, Tseltal communities in Chilón strengthened their resilience through community-led and self-managed water stewardship and ecological sanitation. Water, health, and the environment were consolidated as central pillars in sustaining life and caring for their territory.

The year in numbers


214 people took part in processes of reflection, knowledge exchange, and collective learning through workshops and community gatherings.

2,090 people benefited.

64 Rainwater Harvesting Systems (SCALL, by their Spanish acronym) were installed.

—33 dry toilets were self-built.

More than 7 million liters of water were harvested.

29,324 liters of water were saved through dry toilets.

 

Impact


Access to water and sanitation remains a challenge for many rural families in Mexico.

Access to water transforms daily life, especially for women and children. Today, women and children have more time for care, participation, and education. Women attend assemblies and take part in collective decisions. Children grow up healthier, attend school, play, and learn that by caring for water, they are also caring for themselves and their community.

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En 2025, comunidades tseltales de Chilón fortalecieron su resiliencia mediante el cuidado autogestivo del agua y el saneamiento ecológico. Agua, salud y ambiente se consolidaron como ejes centrales para sostener la vida y cuidar el territorio.

 

El año en números

214 personas participaron en procesos de reflexión, intercambio y construcción de conocimientos a través de talleres y encuentros comunitarios.

2,090 personas fueron beneficiadas.

—Se instalaron 64 Sistemas de Captación de Agua de Lluvia (SCALL, por sus siglas en español).

—Se autoprodujeron 33 sanitarios secos.

—Se cosecharon más de 7 millones de litros de agua.

Se ahorraron 29,324 litros de agua mediante sanitarios secos.


Impacto
El acceso al agua y al saneamiento sigue siendo un desafío para muchas familias rurales en México. El acceso al agua transforma la vida cotidiana, especialmente para mujeres e infancias. Hoy, mujeres, niñas y niños disponen de más tiempo para el cuidado, la participación y la educación. Las mujeres asisten a asambleas y participan en decisiones colectivas. Las infancias crecen más saludables, asisten a la escuela, juegan y aprenden que al cuidar el agua también cuidan de ellos y de su comunidad.

Family with their rainwater harvesting tank.
Family with their rainwater harvesting tank.
Workshop on installing rainwater systems.
Workshop on installing rainwater systems.
Dry toilet saves water and enriches soil.
Dry toilet saves water and enriches soil.
Women and men train on water and sanitation.
Women and men train on water and sanitation.
SCALL provides water during drought seasons.
SCALL provides water during drought seasons.

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