26th Mtg of the SMA Midday Rotary Water Project

Record of Event pg 1 of 2
26th Mtg of the SMA Midday Rotary Water Project

Where: Los Torres – Maria de Jesus & José Miguel´s house
When: 23.04.09 12.00 -3.30pm
Who: Chela, Holly Yasui (Cedesa), Laura (Rotary), Ma Jesus, + 29 adults (including 3 men),
Purpose: Plan Phase II of the project with the community.

Order of discussion –
Chela welcomed everyone, & thanked Ma Jesus for hosting the meeting. Great under the shade! Chela re-iterated the difference between a meeting & an assembly, & asked for volunteer co-ordinator & secretary.

Concha was voted meeting co-ord, & Tere to take the notes.

3 things to cover
1. A review of the project, what have we learnt? Why are we having this meeting? Contaminated water, quality of water. One of the women mentioned that only 1 person in her family has obvious problems with their teeth from the water, & wondered if there was an explanation. (we couldn’t answer that).

It was re-iterated that only those that choose to participate will be able to receive the cisterns.

Ma Jesus (the delegada) said that she hopes that they will have more meetings of this type so they can take more responsibility for issues in their community & speak up more. They would also like to learn how to improve their lives without destroying or negatively impacting the environment.

Chela said
• “people who are quiet will never be heard” as a motivation for others to speak.
• Dont be embarrassed to talk
• You have the right to protest
• If we don’t speak we remain objects, we need to speak to become subjects
Others said
“it´s useful to come to meetings to learn how to come to agreement”
“they learn & decide many things”
& the kindly town drunk said “come to meetings to refresh your heart”.
One very shy man spoke up for the first time to say that he was really surprised how easy it was to build a cistern, he thought it was going to be much more difficult & that it involved welding.

Everyone agreed that they enjoyed the inauguracion on 4.4.

2. Monday & Tues Next week Benigno will come to LT to look at spec.s of each location (with each family).

A number of people decided to wait until phase III so that others could have their cisterns built. Josefina Barranca, Rosa, Dulce, Consuelo, Cruz Rodriguez, Matilde, & Alejandro.

New groups were created for co-operative construction.


Record of Event pg 2 of 2
26th Mtg of the SMA Midday Rotary Water Project

Group 1
Jose Miguel & Maria de Jesus
Hilaria Cruz & Elerterio Ramirez
Concha Alvarado & Santiago Cruz
Juana Barranca & Geronimo Maya
Ma de Carmen Barranca & Rafael Cruz
Porfiria Alvara & Guibino Ferrer
Juana Ramirez & Candido Soria

Group 2
Juan Alvarado & Catalina Landin
Guillermo Alvarado & Delvina Navarro
Reyna Alvarado & Pedro Barranca
Teresa Ramirez & Delfino Alvarado
Juan Sanchenz & Gudelia Alvarado
Maricela Barranca & Guillermo Alvarado
Fabiana Maya & Videl Ferrer

Group 3
Primo Barranca & Ofelia Alvarado
Domingo Mendez & Maria del Ramirez
Maria Soria & Sabino Maya
Maria Dolores Ramirez & Augustin Lara
Cecilia Cruz & Abel Gonzalez
Magdalena Barranca & Leobardo Gonzalez

Group 4
Lucia Gonzalez
Leova Barranca & Samuel Garcia
Maria Guadalupe Barranca & Jesus Martinez
Pabla Ramirez & Hermelando Ferrer
Carolina Cruz & Gerardo Gonzalez
Cecilia Barranca & Aurelio Barranca
(NB I did not get all the groups correct, as there is a total of 27 families & I only have 26)

The plan is to work simultaneously in each group, ie each group to build all the cisterns in that group at once. Once they have worked with Benigno to design the system & cistern placement & piping for each house.

Two from each group will go with Benigno to each of the family houses & arrange the date materials to be delivered & work to begin. Benigno will meet at 10am at the school.
Meeting closed 3.30pm
Next meeting 11am 28.05.09 at Chucha’s house