6th Mtg of the SMA Midday Rotary Vivienda de Arriba Water Project

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6th Mtg of the SMA Midday Rotary Vivienda de Arriba Water Project


Where: Vivienda de Arriba (40 mins from SMA)
When: Wed 12th May 2010 3.30pm
Who: Holly, Chela (Cedesa) Laura (Rotary), 18adults, 3 kids & 3 dogs.

Purpose: Review of progress of construction of individual family cisterns

Review of work groups
We began immediately with the review of the work groups.

Group 1.
Ana, Julia, Anaisable, Aurelia, Gloria, Carmen, Luz Maria, Ma de Jesus

The 1st set have all finished the wire crocheting stage. The masonry on one has also been completed.

They are all working well together. In each group they have taken up a contribution to pay an abanile (experience carpenter), in group 1, one woman is paying for Lupe, as her contribution. In group 2 they are paying for Carlos.

Carlos was trained during the pilot, as he worked voluntarily.

Many women are taking food to each of the groups.

Juan has worked with both Group 1 & 2.

Group 2
Angelina, Lorena, Teresa, Agripina, Cirila, Andres, Tomasa & Maricela (Ma de La Luz, will receive a tinaco).

No-one in Group 2 has access to Abanile, group 1 have loaned Carlos to Group 2, & a group 2 person has helped in group 1.

Everyone is participating well.
Talego tried to deliver the materials in one load, but Ana told them no it is to be delivered casa por casa!!!! (great – she stood up for her community!)

We congratulated them for sticking up for themselves & resolving their own issue.

Lupe (working in group 1) would like some help, since he is the only abanile. They will work to resolve this.

The women said they have learnt how to do the main application of the cement/concrete, & how to mix it, but that they let the abaniles finish it so that it doesn’t crack.

They all agreed paying another person to help would make sense if they can not find anyone amongst their families.

There are 3 people who have roof issues, we need to find a good roofing supplier & provide minimum 25m2 of roof to collect the rain needed.


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We asked if we provide the roofing can they put the roofing up themselves – they responded yes.

There was a question about filters & bacteria. We gave another demonstration & explanation of SODIS, solar disinfection, www.sodis.ch .

Ma de La Luz (the woman to receive the tinaco) will need help to install her piping, her piping order was included in the original variables order.


We need to ask Juan/Rafael
• about the necessity of a concrete pad for people with Tinacos.
• How to plumb in the tubing & tap for the cistern (it comes with a tap right at the base of the tinaco, too low down to get a bucket under).
• Recommended least expensive roofing (& from where?)

There was a new person at the assembly, asking to go into the next phase, this is a small community so not likely to have a 2nd phase.

There is the possibility of her getting a tinaco – I suspect she lives alone. (Donya Nicolasa)

Next Vivienda de Arriba assembly June 2nd at 12pm

We gave a ride home to one of the young women & she insisted we come in for some food, her mother had especially donated a chicken & she had made delicious papaya water, so we could not refuse her.

We had a delicious Chicken mole & rice & papaya water, & drove home with full tummies…


Photos can be seen at this link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lauramex/ViviendaDeArribaWaterProject?feat=directlink