led on Friday the delivery of 587 title deeds in the population center of Capote, in Lambayeque region, as part of a total of 2,106 property ownership documents to be delivered throughout the northern region.
The ceremony was held at the esplanade of this population center located in Picsi district.
The title deeds in Lambayeque region benefit more than 8,400 residents of Chiclayo, Lambayeque, and Ferreñafe provinces.
At the ceremony, nine title deeds were also granted to educational institutions and healthcare facilities.
During the event, the Head of State emphasized the importance of property formalization and explained that a title deed represents much more than a document.
"A title deed is not just a piece of paper. A title deed means legal certainty," Fujimori pointed out.
In this regard, the top official explained that property titling provides families with legal certainty regarding the homes they have lived in for years.
"What does it mean for the little house I have lived in for decades to belong to me? That is what this title deed means. So that when people and families pass away and go to heaven, their children can inherit that property," Fujimori said.
The Head of State announced that her Government's goal is to significantly expand access to property titling.
"That is why a title deed is so important, and why Cofopri will deliver one million title deeds during my five-year term in office," she said.
In this regard, the President highlighted the work of the State-run Informal Property Formalization Agency (Cofopri) to overcome the obstacles that had prevented property titling.
The top official noted that the Government continues to work to reactivate stalled water projects.
"We have hundreds of water projects that are also stalled; we are making every effort to find the funding for each one and, of course, unblock each project," she stated.
Property titling to facilitate access to services and public works
President Fujimori underscored that the lack of title deeds had for years prevented the provision of basic services, as well as the implementation of public works at various institutions.
"Imagine, schools cannot have access to water because they do not have a title deed. That is how things stand. It is outrageous. What we have gone through over the past 25 years is truly terrible," she said.
The Head of State emphasized the need to continue coordinating efforts across the different levels of government to boost educational infrastructure, water projects, and other priority public works.
"When we work together, this is not the work of just one person. We are one great team," she noted.
The top official was accompanied on her 19th working visit by Housing, Construction and Sanitation Minister Mauricio Arnillas; Interior Minister Cesar Astudillo; Cofopri Director Cecilia Castro; Picsi Mayor Juan Coronado; senators; and deputies.
Preparing for El Niño
The President reported on the measures the Government is implementing to address the potential effects of El Niño, including riverbank defenses and river channel cleaning, "because previous governments did nothing."
The Head of State noted that, despite the short time in office, progress is already evident in various projects.
"And in just two months and 10 days, we have already made considerable progress," she stressed.
Door-to-door title deed delivery and unannounced visits
President Fujimori toured the population center of Capote to deliver title deeds door-to-door to families who had waited for years to obtain the document certifying ownership of their homes.
Subsequently, the Head of State made unannounced visits to Early Childhood Education Institution No. 133 and Educational Institution No. 1134 Capote Otto Zoeger Silva.
There, she inspected the operating conditions of both schools and heard first-hand the concerns and needs of teachers and students.