SANITATION AS A TOOL FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF QUILOMBOLA VILA ESPERANÇA AREA, LAPA, PR, BRAZIL

Abstract

Lack of actions in the sphere of sanitation stands out among the main problems faced by communities located in rural or peri-urban areas. This context contributes to the propagation of diseases and to other social grievances, leaving them in a condition of social vulnerability, in addition to the negative impacts caused to the ecological systems. The “Vila Esperança de Mariental Quilombola Remnant Community” – LAPA, PR exemplifies this situation. This study proposes an action plan that aims the sanitation as a sustainability principle for this community. This plan was elaborated from a primary diagnosis of this population’s environmental and socioeconomic situation, that along with the proposed environmental educational project, may serve as a guiding tool for a change in these people’s reality. In this way, such actions can configure a strategy to improve the population’s health as well as their social conditions, besides the contribution to the local sustainability. Among the alternatives, sewage treatment systems with constructed wetlands were proposed.