Record of Event
Where: Kinder in Vivienda Urbana
When: Mon 7.2.11 9am – 11.am
Who: Saul (Cedesa), Rafael Cruz (technician from Los Torres) , Laura SMA Midday RC, Steve Stevens & Jim Johnson Walla Walla RC (joint funders), Martha Donnelly (interested guest), Gary Reid (Rotary volunteer & photographer), community of Vivienda Urbana participants in water cistern project 26 adults, at least 50% men, also Humberto & Audelia from San Lorenzo Community – to participate in the training & at least 7 dogs!,
Purpose: This was day one of the pilot training session, during which all the participants of the project meet daily for 4 days to construct a cistern from start to finish, including installation of pvc piping, & preparation of roof surface… Rafael Cruz is doing the technical demonstration, with Saul assisting & explaining further.
We arrived at 9.15 & work was already fully underway, with everyone participating & learning the new skills. There were men working with a grinder to cut wire off the big mesh roll to make into hooks (ganchos) to weave the chicken wire & mesh “sandwich”…
Jim & Steve asked many questions & got the feel for the process.
Gary took many photos.
We discovered the kinder had flush toilets, but currently not functioning since there is almost never water to use to flush them. They have an underground cistern to receive the water for flushing but it was empty.
There are 38 children at the kindergarten, but since today was a national holiday the kids were at home.
Rafael made the measurements of the pvc required & gave Laura the list to order (& pay for) for delivery asap.
He will visit the community on Saturday to go house by house of the participants & assist with the measurement of pvc, & collate a list of PVC required for the bulk order (ie 24 cisterns).
We watched & learned for approx. 1.5 hrs more & then left.
We did a brief driveby tour of the other cisterns already built with the previous project in Capaderillo, then drove back to town.
This pilot will be completed on Thursday.
Order for the standard materials at Talego (hardware supplies store), was placed & 50% deposit paid on Tuesday 8th Feb.
Please see photos on the blog, under label Vivienda Urbana.
Next meeting in Vivienda Urbana planned for 10.30am Wed 23rd Feb 2011
