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projectActive · subnational · 2017

Guajira Azul - public standpipe model for dispersed Wayuu population

Program of the Ministry of Housing (vice-ministry of Water and Basic Sanitation) that implements a water distribution model for dispersed rural population in La Guajira through public standpipe modules adapted to Wayuu customs.

Aerial view of a river winding through a mountain valleyillustrative atlas image · Yaroslav Shuraev / Pexels

01 The context

Each module captures, treats and distributes drinking water to dozens of communities. By 2021 it had raised dispersed rural aqueduct coverage from 4% (2017) to 19.4%, with modules delivered (Casa Azul 2019, Wimpeshi 2021, Sararao) and new ones under construction for ~22,000 Wayuu.

02 How it works

03 What it stands on

Evidence level
Own experience
Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
Independently evaluated here
Peer-reviewed research documents this project: the strongest evidence level in the atlas.
The evidence 2

04 Go to the source

Visit the official site minvivienda.gov.co