Every canal must be cleaned yearly. Working with NGO's and the state Huarochir , though close to Lima, is an area of harsh economic conditions. Several non-governmental organizations collaborate with Huarochir vilagers to promote reforestation, improved crop storage, Mothers' Clubs, restoration of agricultural terraces, improved irrigation techniques, appropriate technology, improved diet, and biological pest control. Agronomists and other technical personnel travel the Province by truck and motorcycle attending village meetings and work bees. Governmental agencies at national and Department level provide ad-hoc project aid to ventures such as reservoir improvement and school building.
Most villages have public health posts and schools.
All these efforts, however, depend above all on community volunteer labor, which is organized in the traditional fashion of day-long faenas .