The works were carried out by Corpoguajira and the Mayor's Office of Maicao. Yucca, sideburn, banana, ahuyama, sweet potato, grapefruit and vegetables, are cultivated in the orchards implemented, achieving lower rates of malnutrition affecting mainly to children.

Over 1.500 indigenous Wayúu officially received the works developed by Corpoguajira and the Mayor's Office of Maicao, for the provision of water and food security in five ethnic communities of the border municipality.

The project was developed in Ceura, Shulema, Kululumana, Flower of La Guajira and Jisemana. Deep well drilling works were carried out in each of these communities., installation of photovoltaic systems and submersible pumps, construction of elevated storage tanks, installation of filters for water treatment and the implementation of a complete drip irrigation system for agricultural plots.

Samuel Lanao Robles, General Manager Corpoguajira, explained that the benefited families have significantly improved their quality of life, by having the precious liquid for your daily activities, animal husbandry and, the most important, for the start-up and maintenance of the orchards that already provide them with a wide variety of foods, like cassava, sideburn, banana, ahuyama, sweet potato, grapefruit and vegetables, achieving lower rates of malnutrition affecting mainly to children.

In addition, indicated that “in this way we also aim to mitigate the effects of climate change. These communities are prepared to face this phenomenon that
It will continue to affect us with situations such as the increase in temperature, the prolongation in times of drought and the increase in erosive processes”.

Meanwhile, el Alcalde de Maicao, Mohamad Dasuki |, expressed that “through water we are generating food security, life and health to the communities of these five different points of the municipality and to the surrounding groups. Today the Wayúu indigenous people show us their capacity and vocation with these wonderful crops that we are visiting, that they have managed to carry out on these lands with the water that we have supplied them”.

Meanwhile, Keiylis Inciarte, inhabitant of the Ceura rancheria, He stated that “the community feels very pleased and grateful for these efforts, as they can now find food in their own homes, without having to travel to western markets, or take long walks to fetch water. Today we have micro-aqueducts and orchards as our means of subsistence”.

The acts also had the participation of the councilor of Corpoguajira, Zoila Brito, representing the ethnic communities of the Department, during the tour
He specified that “we continue to make these dreams come true, highly committed to the management and implementation of this type of projects that provide tools that are already
improving the quality of life of our Wayúu brothers, addressing one of their priority problems and thus promoting their human development”.

It should be noted that during the delivery events, the Director of Corpoguajira and the Mayor of Maicao, They signed the respective delivery documents and specified that they will continue to carry out more articulated actions for the well-being of the population and the protection of natural resources.