ONE MILLION CISTERNS FOR THE SEMI-ARID REGION. LAGOA DA MANGA. JEQUITINHONHA VALLEY. MINAS GERAIS

Lagoa da Manga community, municipality of Virgem da Lapa in the middle Jequitinhonha region, Northern Minas Gerais. In this region it is possible to find three types of biomes: caatinga, cerrado, and atlantic forest. ASA Brasil, Articulation in the Brazilian Semi-Arid, has implemented in several communities in Northern Minas the One Land and Two Waters Program (P1+2) and the One Million Cisterns Program (P1MC) which aims to enable the capture and storage of rainwater in these communities for human consumption, animal raising, and food production. Among the partners for the implementation of the projects, the Diocesan Caritas of Virgem da Lapa stands out in the region.