The Embassy of Japan in El Salvador has signed two donation agreements to implement drinking water projects in Santa Ana and Morazán, under the Non-Reimbursable Financial Assistance Program for Community-Based Human Security Projects (APCS). With a total allocation of $221,275, these projects aim to improve access to safe drinking water for hundreds of residents.
The first project, with an investment of $143,500, will introduce a drinking water system in La Magdalena canton, Chalchuapa, Santa Ana, benefiting a local school and over 600 residents who currently rely on a natural spring for water. The second project, valued at $77,775, will construct a water storage tank in the San Antonio neighborhood, Joateca, Morazán, improving the drinking water system and expanding home water service to more than 1,300 residents.
The signing ceremony was attended by Japanese Ambassador Hoshino Yoshitaka and representatives from the San Salvador Maquilishuat Rotary Club, the Las Tablas Community Development Association, and the Joateca-Morazán Drinking Water, Sanitation, and Environmental System Administrator Association. The projects will also engage local community members, who will contribute unskilled labor.
«With this signing of the agreement for both projects, we contribute to the development of communities in El Salvador, especially the most vulnerable, through direct financial support for community and local organizations,» the Japanese Embassy stated.
These initiatives reflect Japan’s continued commitment to improving living conditions in El Salvador by strengthening access to essential services and supporting sustainable community development.