tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55061348866888387282024-03-13T08:35:18.013-07:00Zero to H2oThis is a record of the journey - working with communities to provide safe drinking water where there is none.collaborationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107303506115969721noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506134886688838728.post-10507714420850234932017-05-05T11:26:00.001-07:002020-11-09T22:43:59.869-08:00Lomas de Cocina & El Ocote 24 Cistern Project Inauguration <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">Wow Wow Wow. What a perfect day; cool breeze, clouds, great food, & a variety program. The community of Lomas de Cocina & El Ocote are celebrating the completion of their cistern project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">Campo roads are often not straight nor smooth. Eventually we arrived through the
trees & fields to a small community. A very unique community in fact because
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">The members of these communities have been attending community meetings for many years & their participation & motivation has had many positive results.</span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">Two communities have worked together on this project:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">El Ocote participants working co-operatively in 1 group of 7 families, </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">constructed 7 cisterns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">Lomas de Cocina worked 3 groups, 2 of six families & one of 5 families to construct a total of 17 cisterns co-operatively.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">They all worked together for 1 wk to train during the pilot then in 7 wks had completed a cistern in each home of each of the family groups.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">After gathering to give thanks & for a song everyone went to the
Cistern for the ribbon cutting. This was followed by spoken heartfelt thanks for the
clean water now available. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">With the formalities over everyone moved to the
gazebo which was large enough for the over 50 people to sit & the show
started; </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;"> several songs sung including a great duet, break-dancing from a young teenage boy who learned his moves from YouTube videos, poetry reading, a few short speeches, a play put on by the mothers, & finally presentation of over 20 diplomas to the members of the community who
had completed the 3 days of classes on the topic of water. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">A delicious lunch followed; </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">carnitas (pork), lettuce & tomatoes salad & rice with warm tortillas. Horchata & watermelon juice perfect to wash it all down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">In attendance - 50+members of the communities of El Ocote & Lomas de Cocina, </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">Araceli & Berna of UCCANG, Ceci, Juanela, Benigno & Abel of CEDESA. Nate & Lee of SMA Rotary Midday.</span></div>
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5th April 2017 <br />Report By Lee Carter, Rotary San Miguel Midday</div>
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Rotary San Miguel Midday. in a cooperating partnership with Centro de Desarollo Agropecuario (CEDESA) & the families/communities involved, have built more than 1,000 rainwater
catchment cisterns in 54 rural communities within the Independence Aquifer of
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That means 1,000+ families in & around San Miguel now
have contamination free water for drinking & cooking for the rest of their lives & the lives of their grandchildren. </div>
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Also achieved as a result of the ongoing investigative efforts of Dr Ortega (of <span color="rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.870588)" face=""arial" , , sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">National Autonomous University of Mexico - </span>UNAM), & his findings of the contaminated ground water resulting from depleted Aquifer in San Miguel & the
surrounding area. The region's aquifer is contaminated with concentrated excessive levels of arsenic & fluoride (often more than double the levels considered safe to consume, according to the
World Health Organization). </div>
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Arsenic & fluoride are not detectable by smell or
taste. 1000's of people are unknowingly ingesting toxic water.</div>
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Since 2009 San Miguel Midday Rotary has managed the investment of almost USD$500,000 to help alleviate the problem, & we are just getting
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In order to provide clean water to poor rural families, Midday Rotary
developed a program whereby Rotary provides the funding & project management to
build rainwater catchment cisterns; CEDESA, provides technical expertise, community development skills &
training; & labor to construct the cisterns is provided by community members/recipients. </div>
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Rainwater is collected from roofs in a 12,000 liter, ferro-cement tank next to
a family home. During the summer rainy season, ample water can be collected &
stored to serve a family of seven until the next rainy season. </div>
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Because they are built
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</span>the cisterns are easily accessed for maintenance. A three-day education
workshop highlighting the importance of water in daily lives, conservation, & <span lang="FR">maintenance</span> of the cisterns
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There is a need for many, many more cisterns; there are at least
10,000 more families in the region whose health & well-being will benefit
from replacing contaminated well water with rainwater. </div>
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Rotary, collaborating with
CEDESA & the communities themselves, intends to continue to work with
international Rotary clubs & The Rotary Foundation (TRF) to provide funding for as
long as there is demand for the rainwater collection projects. </div>
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100 more
cisterns are scheduled for construction under the current global grant, a
partnership with the Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise & D5240. The next grant to
build an additional 200 cisterns is already being planned. We hope that we can
continue to work with D5240 & its clubs will continue to be our international partners.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Midday Rotary’s cistern
program reaches well beyond every human’s right to clean water for drinking & cooking. The thoughtful implementation of this program has proven to be highly
effective in organizing communities to collectively analyze their problems &
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Anyone familiar with life in Mexican rural communities, understands that
cooperation rarely exists outside the immediate family. And yet more than 1,000
families have managed to work together building cisterns for & with each other. Participation
is voluntary. One person from each family commits to 250 hours of meetings,
training, & labor. </div>
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Working in teams of six they build one cistern a week for
all six families within their group. Personal investment & self-determination
are key to the success & sustainability of the program. Communities stay
organized by taking advantage of other CEDESA initiatives such as back yard
gardening, bee keeping, holistic healing with medicinal plants, & the list
goes on.<o:p></o:p></div>
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70% of the cistern program to date has been funded by grants
from 23 International Rotary Clubs, 12 Rotary districts & TRF. The remaining 30% has come from strategic alliances with various
foundations & the local municipal water board. Significant funding has come
from the Lotus Foundation, San Miguel Community Foundation, & the Alberta
Canada government. </div>
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It is a great pleasure to see so many different & varied
organizations commit to assist this program to support <i>campesinos</i> as they work to solve their
problems & collectively transform into independent & self-sustaining
communities. <o:p></o:p></div>
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For more information, please contact Lee Carter, VP of Community
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Chela Martinez of CEDESA
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Lunch at Vivienda de
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<b><span style="color: #333399;">1,101 Cisterns<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333399;">54 Communities & Counting!!</span></b></div>
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community; invited by volunteer community organizer Lucha Villafuerte &
Father Zesati to help provide solutions to the contaminated water in the
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singing, dancing & eating, the participants learned how important water is to life & how to avoid contaminating water in the way they use water . Participants were astonished to learn that only 2% of water on Earth is suitable
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promoters showed photos of adults & children with various stages of
fluorosis & arsenic poisoning (fluoride & arsenic both contaminate local water supplies), which caused much discussion. A guest from a
nearby community shared the problems her own community is experiencing; the
tap water is highly contaminated & has caused several cases of cancer, kidney
failure, & death. She reported the municipal government denies that the
health problems are caused by city water. She is working with a committed group
of 8 concerned citizens to help bring awareness of this serious issue. She
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shouldn’t drink or cook with tap water. CEDESA & Rotary Midday member,
Lee Carter, got in on the act with a humorous role play about a community
rallying around clean water for their children.
The participants concluded that harvesting rainwater in cisterns was the
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collaborationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107303506115969721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506134886688838728.post-21405119310812698642016-12-10T08:24:00.000-08:002016-12-20T08:31:15.224-08:00Celebration Salitrillo 10 December 2016<div class="MsoNormal">
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consisted of learning about the importance of the project and clean water, how
to build a cistern and how to properly maintain the system in the future to
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training program was conducted by a team from CEDESA. The format of the three-day training program is a recent
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consisted of comments on the project by each of the project team members, Lee
Carter (project manager for the Rotary Club of San Miguel de Allende Mid-Day
Club) & by Chela Martinez (of CEDESA, the founding partner of these ongoing water projects - </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">CEDESA is a
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collaborationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107303506115969721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506134886688838728.post-57011439045999999932016-10-29T08:17:00.000-07:002016-11-08T08:21:59.782-08:00Celebration Charco de Araujo October 29, 2016Today we celebrated the completion of 14 cisterns & 3 tinacos in the community of Charco de Araujo. <div>
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This community is near San Diego de La Union & is the first community we have worked with this far north for several years. The area of eastern Dolores Hidalgo, San Diego de La Union & San Luis de la Paz has some of the most contaminated water in the Aquifer. It is for this reason that Rotary San Miguel Midday took the decision to expand its geographical service area with this grant for 319 water harvesting cisterns.<div class="MsoNormal">
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The rural grassroots organization, UCCANG, is working as a partner with CEDESA & Rotary in these projects. UCCANG was founded approx. 35 years ago to work to resolve the issue of lack of potable water resources in the northern part of Guanajuato. They are well organized & managed by a board of directors from those communities. UCCANG helps us identify communities that are requesting cisterns & play a critical role in the project in addition to choosing beneficiary families. <div>
They have the responsibility of inspecting & verifying all cisterns are in 100% working condition before we have our community celebrations. They are also going to make a formal review six months later to follow up on maintenance issues & recommendations for cistern water disinfection. This is critical to the long term success of these projects.</div>
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Seven UCCANG communities attended today’s event. The program for the day included testimonials from the beneficiary families describing their experience in self-constructing their cisterns in work groups each consisting of 7 families. All of the communities in attendance performed songs or dances that remembered their cultural traditions. A wonderful meal, including carnitas (!), capped off the day.<div>
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After the event we all went to La Colorada, down the road, to see their progress in their project.</div>
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Today we celebrated the completion of 21 cisterns in Boca de Canada.
There were visitors from other COCIRA communities who wanted to share in the celebration: Presa Allende, Begona del Progresso, Salitrillo, Vivienda de Abajo, Corralejo, & Alonso Yanez. Mercedes Paramo & Abel Suartze were in attendance from CEDESA. Beatriz Salcedo, David Bossman, Catalina Rivera, Frank, & Lee Carter attended representing Rotary. All told there were about 70 persons in attendance.
Following a program that included stories from the new cistern owners about the construction process; a poetry presentation by one of the community members, & a traditional dance performance by 12 of the beneficiaries, diplomas were awarded to all of those who successfully completed the education program.
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The community built two “models” of cisterns; the first demontrated a completed & connected cistern next to a home & the second demonstrated a cistern under construction. They also prepared a 4 ft x 8 ft picture board showing the people working in each stage of the cistern construction.</div>
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cistern of eight which make up the first phase of the Salitrillo project is
just about ready for its “gorro” or roof. At this point, the build team of seven
women and two men are on their own except for weekly visits from Señor Abel,
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">This year the Rotary San Miguel Midday Club working
with the Rotary Action Group for Water and Sanitation (WASRAG) introduced an
innovation in the cistern construction process: plastic wrap! </span></div>
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ferro-cement structure, cement must be allowed to cure slowly to prevent
cracking and to attain its maximum structural strength. Normally ferro-cement
structures are “watered”, sprayed down with water on a daily basis, for a
period of days or weeks to make sure that the cement sets up slowly and remains
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it may seem modest, it’s important to place Salitrillo’s cistern project in
perspective. The eight Salitrillo cisterns are among a total of 819 cisterns
constructed since 2008. Each cistern collects 12,000 liters of rainwater when
full. If you do the math, CEDESA and COCIRA, Project Beneficiaries and Rotary
San Miguel Midday have created an amazing above ground reservoir capable of
holding a whopping 9,828,000 liters of potable water storage. </span></div>
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four Olympic sized swimming pools of water captured each year for the drinking
and cooking needs of people living within the area of the Independencia
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the current Global Grant is completed in the spring of 2017, a total of 1,092
cisterns will have been built representing an investment of over $10,000,000
pesos ($550,000 USD). Total rainwater collection capacity will top 13 million
liters. And the geographic area serviced by the combined Rotary projects will
include the communities surrounding San Miguel de Allende, San Diego de la
Union, Dolores Hidalgo and San Luis de la Paz.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Guest post by Roger Brudno.</span></i></div>
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believe the progress the build team has made. Not only has the concrete base of
the cistern been set, but the walls of the cistern are up, and the metal work
for the “gorro” or cap is laid out on the ground.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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finished cistern will be. Four workers are busy inside the cylinder applying
the next-to-last coat of concrete. </span><br />
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(horizontal), then after a short period for layer-one cement to set up, a
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bidirectional application makes for tough and water-tight walls. I am amazed to
learn that, when full, the walls flex. Okay, the walls don’t actually bulge,
but the ferro-cement expands dynamically under the weight of the water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“masa” or concrete mud for the gorro is mixed at a ratio of four parts cement
to one-part sand, and significantly stiffer than the walls because the wet mix
is applied directly to the metal mesh without the aid of plywood backing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">And the exterior of the cistern is fitted with a clever, but commonsense water level gauge. A clear plastic hose will be connected between the water spigot at the bottom of the cistern and a narrow diameter pipe protruding from the top of the cistern. As the interior water level is drawn down, there is a corresponding drop in the water level in the transparent hose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Recommended
cistern maintenance consists of two primary elements: 1) yearly brushing of
interior walls, and 2) if the catchment roof surface is of any material other
than concrete or tin, then it must be repainted annually. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Next stop, the final
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">When
Lee Carter and I arrive, the Salitrillo cistern build team had already laid out
a base layer of chicken wire. As a first-time visitor to a cistern pilot, I’m excited
to learn the basics of ferro-cement cistern construction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Once
completed, the cistern will hold 12,000 liters, harvesting enough water during
one rainy season to serve all of the potable water needs, both drinking and
cooking, for a family of 6-8 for a year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cistern walls form a kind of layer cake—a layer of chicken wire folded over a
layer of heavy-gauge iron mesh, then covered with a second layer of chicken
wire all woven neatly together. Or rather, a layer cake that rolls up into a cylinder
to create the walls of the cistern which are then set on a concrete base and
lined with a temporary barrier of bendy plywood designed to support the application
of an exterior coat of concrete until it dries.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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chicken wire together under the watchful eye of Señor Abel, a technical expert
from CEDESA in charge of teaching community members the basics of cistern
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">What stands out for me right away is the ratio of women to men in
the work group: most of the team consists of women. And it’s obvious, that the
team is already a well-oiled machine. Tasks are carried out with little
discussion and a light-hearted atmosphere prevails.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">This Salitrillo Pilot is cistern number 48 out of 319 cisterns funded by the Rotary
Club’s recent Global Grant (GG1524911) and implemented in collaboration with CEDESA and
COCIRA. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">It’s the first cistern for this little community of just 52 families. A
total of eight cisterns are planned for Salitrillo. Once the core group is
trained, they will cooperate to assist their neighbors with subsequent
cisterns. Señor Abel from CEDESA will then make weekly visits to monitor
progress and ensure quality-control.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Approximately 50 people - friends & neighbors - came together today to celebrate the completion of the last of five cisterns. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The night was full of rain & the road there was sometimes good & sometimes a muddy slip-sliding mess, but a 90 minute drive got us there. The day was overcast with a breeze & chairs were set up in a large circle under a large Mesquite tree. The view to the west to get to Guanajuato was beautiful. Everything green from recent rains. The cisterns already had 2 feet of water.</span><div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After thanks to the people coming, CEDESA, COCIRA,
& Rotary Club Midday, the people all held hands & gave (one at a time)
thanks. Some took longer but you were allowed to pass the “prayer” to the next
person. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The nice thing about travelling is seeing how people are the same but
different. This prayer circle was a perfect example. They all held hands left
under and right over. After “prayer” we all went to three cisterns close by &
had ribbon cutting with the owners. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One elderly woman, instead of materials for a cistern, received a
tinaco (large plastic container) because she would not be able to do the </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">work
of building a cistern.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><br />
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tortilla, mole, beans, macaroni & ham, beef, horchata (a rice drink with
cinnamon), & pineapple water. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Carla Cadena, intern/administrator of GG1524911.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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collaborationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107303506115969721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506134886688838728.post-27464233589366984962016-07-23T13:38:00.000-07:002016-09-26T13:40:24.008-07:00Project Update July 23, 2016 <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">The project (1624911) </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">has been moving along at break neck speed!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">We have now presented the education program 3 times: Boca de la Ca</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">ñ</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">ada, Charco de Araujo, La Colorada. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">This week I went with Ceci (CEDESA) to observe the final day of the program in La Colorada. Universally the beneficiaries are finding the program both helpful & also very fun. A number of people told me that they thought spending three days in water education was going to be boring & too much time. However, after experiencing the program, they are all very excited & relate that they understand much better now the water problems of the region & why the cisterns are so important. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">We are administering a Pre-education questionnaire & a Post-education questionnaire so that we can measure the success of the education program. I look forward to reporting those results at a later date.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">We have cisterns under construction in Charco de Araujo (14 cisterns & 3 tinacos), La Colorada (24), & </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Boca de la Ca</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">ñ</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">ada</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"> (21) now. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">We have used all of the special caliber chicken wire from our vendor, Hierro Comercial, & are now waiting for it to be re-stocked. It is a special factory order & will take from four to six weeks to be restocked. This is OK as we are at a point that we need to review our progress to date & take care of many details. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">We hope to have the final version of the Water Education Manual finished & ready to go to the printer late next week. We are moving forward on the second draft of the Cistern Construction & Maintenance Manual next week. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">We still have not found a suitable truck for CEDESA & without it, getting CEDESA promotors & technicians to the project sites has been a challenge. With this respite in construction, I hope we can get these important details completed in the next few weeks.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">After many meetings & lots of hard work on the part of CEDESA, COCIRA, UCCANG & Rotary under the guiding hands of Wendy Coulson; our expert in curriculum & adult teaching methods, the first five modules of the education program were presented in Charco de Araujo. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">The program is very hands-on & participatory so it is much more than just a presentation.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">There was much enthusiasm among the participants with several persons proclaiming that EVERY person in the community should have an opportunity to learn all of this!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Overall, we are very pleased. We are now teaching at Boca de la Ca</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">ñ</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">ada in San Miguel & next week Wendy & I will meet to review & talk about revisions to the curriculum & also the manual which is in its "almost final draft" form. </span></div>
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collaborationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107303506115969721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506134886688838728.post-238068780803708402016-05-19T14:17:00.000-07:002016-09-26T14:20:55.483-07:00A Day at CEDESA<div align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Yesterday, after going to Nombre de Dios with Chela and Abel, we returned to CEDESA for additional planning of our new global grant (GG1524911) for 319 more water harvesting cisterns in San Miguel, Dolores Hidalgo, San Diego de la Union & San Luis de la Paz. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Present were Chela, Abel, Meche, Benigno, and Ceci.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">We reviewed first the progress on the new education program & the principal objectives of that program. Meche has been working hard with Wendy Coulson to develop the program & didactic materials to go with that. We all agreed that in a nutshell our goals are to have people fully understand<u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Those are our primary objectives for this project &grant. However we also will be using this opportunity to continue to develop the communities' capacity to work together to analyze their problems & seek solutions (resources). </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">We'd like to build on this opportunity so that they can take advantage of other opportunities such as backyard gardens, natural medicine, beekeeping, & other eco-technologies such as gray water filtering & the eco-cina stoves. We'd like the cistern projects to continue to be the first step in the long process of community empowerment.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">The education program is ready now to “beta test” in the first communities. We are going to start in Boca de la Ca</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">ñ</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">ada (San Miguel) </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1006133222" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">in two weeks</span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"> & then in Las Claveles (Dolores) after that. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">We will present the didactic materials in the “final draft” format & then make adjustments before going to press & printing enough materials to carry us through the project.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Everyone in the communities are </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">enthusiastic & champing at the bit to get started. They all want to work through the summer rainy season in order to be able to harvest at least a little rain before the dry weather returns in the fall. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">CEDESA is going to work up a draft schedule next week so we can plan out each mini-project. They are talking about doing as many as four different communities per month. Yikes, that is going to be a lot of work for all of us!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Once the project is complete we will be leaving behind “a community expert” who can continue to monitor cisterns & even assist in repairs as needed. We already have a budget for an albanil for the pilot week. Since each group is now obligated to provide an albanil throughout the mini-project including the pilot cistern week, those funds can be used as a stipend for developing our new community expert. CEDESA will be responsible for handling the payment process.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">We also reviewed the financial resources available in the grant so that we could come up with a simplified billing plan. When we combine our organization budget with our education teaching budget, we have 2,400 pesos for Pre-Pilot expenses. For the Pilot stage of the project we have $4,750 in funds available. And for post-project monitoring & evaluation we have 900 pesos available. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Equipment: We need to get the new vehicle as soon as possible. Rotary has $5,000 dollars to contribute to that. CEDESA has 30,000 pesos set aside as well. We are going to purchase one “very good” vehicle that will last many years into the future for project monitoring. We are going to invest about 10,000 pesos of that money in upgrading an existing vehicle. Even with two new vehicles in play, transportation will still be a headache for CEDESA. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">The electrode in the fluoride testing laboratory has failed & we are looking into replacing that. Initial quotations that Meche got are expensive … about US$1,500. We had not counted on needing this within the time frame of this grant. We will probably reduce our “tools” budget to get this back on-line &I will try to see if we can find outside resources to help cover this unexpected expense.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Recently a well in the San Jose Iturbide area, in the community of La Cantera, was discovered to have radioactivity in the water. There has been a high rate of documented child leukemia in that town as well. Dr. Ortega of UNAM is studying the problem to determine if this is an isolated instance of industrial contamination or if it is going to be as a result of the ever-challenging problems we are facing in the aquifer. There are 120 affected families & the government is, of course, denying that there is a problem.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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We had a great meeting. Chela was magical. Finally each
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wanted to undertake the project. This is a big step forward for them. Mission
for Life is committed to returning & working in this community in their
self-development process. Future plans are to get them involved in beekeeping,
backyard gardening, a medicinal plant workshop to name a few options to keep
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organizations. For that reason, we have pieced together resources from several
other sources to be able to do this project: Rotary District 4160 has contributed
$1000, the Gordon Logan memorial fund is contributing approx $800, GG1424619
funds left for operations will contribute approx $400 & the Antioch Church
(Gordon’s old church) is likely to also help finance the project. Rotary San Miguel
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Each beneficiary family will contribute $300 pesos per week
during the project to hire a construction worker (albanil) to help with the
more difficult parts of the work. Rotary will pay transportation for the worker
& an assistant to come from Ex-Hacienda de Pena Blanca until all five family
cisterns are constructed. The married men of this community all live in Leon
Monday to Friday to work & earn an income. They will help on weekends. We will pay for the assistant construction worker through our youth program. We
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construction due to their age. The pilot will be built during the week of May 30 to
June 3. I am very pleased to see this project finally take place & am optimistic that it will be their first step in learning how to change their lives by
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collaborationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107303506115969721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506134886688838728.post-88348823075400689242016-05-07T14:47:00.000-07:002016-09-26T14:56:38.349-07:00ENCUENTRO CULTURAL CHARCO DE ARUAJO<div align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">About 250 <i>campesinos</i> gathered today in Charco de Aruajo to celebrate the culture of the <i>Cuenca de Independencia</i> & talk about the “defense of the territory” & other problems facing the rural inhabitants of our region. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Over 20 communities were represented from San Miguel, Dolores, San Diego de la Union & San Luis de la Paz. All are members of either UCCANG or COCIRA – grassroots <i>campesino</i> organizat<wbr></wbr>ions working together to protect their land, their rights & their water.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Fifty-seven members of the San Miguel based COCIRA arrived by bus that was generously supplemented by a special donation of the Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise. 8 promotors & Chela from CEDESA were in attendance. All the rest were members of UCCANG.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">We began at 10am with an indigenous ceremony that recognized the four winds & the four elements of life. After that a panel of three persons, Chela (CEDESA), Araceli (UCCANG) & Jesusa from San Miguel spoke about the importance of protecting the “territory”, using native seeds in the planting of corn, fighting to have agua “limpia” & the other outside influences that are degrading the life in the rural areas. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Several persons offered entertainment in the form of songs, poems & special “felicidades” to the mothers in honor of Mother’s Day. Many wonderful story boards were on display showing the history of UCCANG, CEDESA, the Northern Guanajuato Beekeepers Association<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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collaborationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107303506115969721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506134886688838728.post-20801235704795904612016-05-04T13:19:00.000-07:002016-09-26T13:23:13.897-07:00Second Train the Trainer workshop @ Cedesa <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">In attendance : were visiting Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise, Nick Frankle, DGE of 5240, Alejandro Guerra and Lee Carter of San Miguel Midday & 14 CEDESA promotors.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Our intent was to test some of the teaching aids we are planning. The meeting started out slow with each person tossing in a few comments as we studied the Water Cycle. Not before long, however, all were on their feet, eagerly participating and adding ideas of how to teach the information. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">It was a big success and very rewarding to see the enthusiasm of the promotors. </span></div>
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collaborationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107303506115969721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506134886688838728.post-24649008576048340452016-05-01T12:48:00.000-07:002016-09-26T12:50:32.665-07:00New Grant Funded for 319 more cisterns<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The grant is supported by 25 different groups including 12 Rotary clubs, 10 Rotary Districts, The Rotary Foundation, the San Miguel Community Foundation, The Lotus Foundation and Fondation Coup de Coeur. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">As always, we are working hand in hand with Centro de Desarrollo Agropecuario (CEDESA) and the two grassroots rural community development organizations COCIRA (Consejo Ciudadano Rural de Agua - San Miguel de Allende) and UCCANG (Union de Comunidades Campesinas del Norte de Guanajuato - Dolores Hidalgo, San Diego Union and San Luis de la Paz). </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">We are adding a new education program for the project beneficiaries. The CEDESA promotors will be our teachers. </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">They already know immense amounts of information about water and our problems here in the region. Many completed the </span><i style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">dimplomada</i><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"> given by Dr. Marcos Adrian Ortega of UNAM in 2009. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Our goal is to help them impart this information in a structured way that will create the best learning environment possible. Wendy Coulson, a specialist in curriculum development, is helping us with the program.</span></div>
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Materials are being supplied by a private group calling themselves “Amigas de Vivienda”. Rotary is financing the education, training and project management through GG1422619.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Progress at Vivienda is going well. The pilot is finished & now all wrapped up in plastic sheeting to allow the cement to cure at a slower rate which should increase its strength as well as reduce hairline cracking that sometimes takes place with ferro-cement construction. It is an experiment & I am curious to see if it works. Cisterns 2 & 3 are almost complete.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">painted the galvanized nipples with Eco-Prim a special material that will allow the cement to adhere to the galvanized.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">added a more “convenient” first flush mechanism that will likely result in </span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 12.8px;">more </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">people using the first flush as a way to divert water from a dirty roof.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">plan to add a cement pad under the first flush so a tambor (barrel) can be placed there to collect this water for non-cooking & non-drinking uses. The pad will also discourage erosion around the cistern.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">produced a sizing chart so families will know how much water to divert.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">improved the door design for ease of installation</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">added mosquito netting to the overflow pipe.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">will put a cement pad under the spigot to improve cleanliness and reduce chances of bio-contamination.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">wrapping the cisterns with shrinkwrap.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">changed from 3 inch PVC to 4 inch PVC for only a $115 peso price increase. This will make gutters capable of carrying more water & make the installation more secure.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Photos of the pilot cistern and cisterns 2 & 3 can be seen on this link: </span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103368367507077443111/6276876235386985009" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt;" target="_blank">https://picasaweb.google.com/<wbr></wbr>103368367507077443111/<wbr></wbr>6276876235386985009</a><br />
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collaborationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107303506115969721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506134886688838728.post-27743789528789756632016-04-10T06:53:00.000-07:002016-04-11T15:36:51.310-07:00And So It Begins...GG1524911 Progress Report – April 10, 2016<br /><div class="MsoNormal">
We are full forces ahead in getting our new Global Grant for
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The first step in this grant is to develop a comprehensive education
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We have contracted with Wendy Coulson, a professional
curriculum writer & an experienced teacher in the Waldorf<span style="color: red;"> </span>method to help us develop the program but more
importantly the teaching methods to use in making this program as effective as
possible. Wendy is also a Rotary Peace Scholar.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Alejandro Guerra & Lee Carter have been working with Wendy
for several weeks in filling in the blanks for the program. CEDESA has been
consulted constantly as they will be the “teacher” &their buy-in &
enthusiasm is critical for the success of the program.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On Wednesday, April 6<sup>th</sup>, Alejandro, Wendy & I
traveled to CEDESA headquarters to present our final “draft”. At this point the
didactic method is written down on paper & we wanted to hear from CEDESA &
UCCANG about how to proceed. In addition to that, we wanted to discuss the
didactic materials that we will develop along with this. Present from CEDESA
were Chela Martinez, Director, Meche Paramo, coordinator for COCIRA, Cecilia Vazquez, Coordinator for UCCANG, & Abel Seratze, Cedesa technician
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It was a long day in project planning as well as presentation
of the education program. We arrived at 9:00 am & finished at 5:00 pm. I felt
very anxious that CEDESA be truly excited about the education program. Upon
leaving we all felt that we were right on track & we had very valuable input
from CEDESA throughout the day. Wendy is following up with Meche about various
details next week. Once everyone’s input is incorporated in our plan, we will
have our next project planning meeting on Friday, April 22 at CEDESA. We will
be finalizing the education plan & also planning out the details of the grant
including the communities where we will start, billing and administrative
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This project will be a lot of work but it will be a lot of
fun as well. I have seen both Meche & Abel since that meeting &I have been
communicating with Ceci also. All three have independently said how excited
they are with the new education program. I think we are doing well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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collaborationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107303506115969721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506134886688838728.post-1454317201571715342016-03-28T13:11:00.000-07:002016-04-07T01:45:03.280-07:00March 28, 2016 COCIRA DIRECTOR’S MEETING CIENEGA DE JUANA RUIZ<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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collaborationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107303506115969721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506134886688838728.post-57540648475946933282016-01-07T14:22:00.000-08:002016-01-07T14:22:06.614-08:00STATISTICS UPDATE DECEMBER 2015<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;">WHAT WE'VE ACHIEVED TO DATE (</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;">December 2015)<span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="ES" style="font-size: 9pt;">Since the successful collaboration in Los Torres (3
phases), we have completed projects in Montecillo de Nieto , Cruz del Palmar,
Vivienda de Arriba, Capaderillo, Palencia , Vivienda Urbana, Tierra Blanca,
Juan Gonzalez, Cinco Senores, Villa de Guadalupe, Cienega & San Lorenzo,
Presita de Santa Rosa, La Tinaja</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">,</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size: 9pt;">Guerrero,3 Esquinas (near Palencia),Cruz del Palmar phase
II,Corralejo,Vivienda de Arriba phase II,Tierra Blanca phase II...<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b>New Water project team have to date completed projects
&/or pilots in Los Magueyes, La Palma, Viviendilla, Exhacienda
Peña Blanca , Exhacienda de Jesus(San Caytano & Adjuntas de San
Jose, as well as La Banda<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="ES" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b>Presa Allende, Lindero & Alonso Yanez, plus in Juan Gonzalez Phase II, XH Peña Blanca Phase II, Vivienda de Abajo
Phase II & San Lorenzo Phase II, Montecillo de Nieto Phase II & the
work continues!!!<span style="color: silver;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">MASSIVE THANKS to the women, men & children in all of the participating communities – for showing us your strength, courage & commitment to improving the lives of yourselves & future generations - living with such dignity often under incredible hardship.</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 14px;"><b>***Please see further gratitude extended at the end of this post</b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">751 Cisterns </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">29 Communities </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">39 projects (this is counting each “mini project” also multiple
phase communities)</span></b><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ie 4800+ family members (+ other school & kinder children)</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TOTAL FUNDING SUMMARISED:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rotary US$</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 20.8px;"><b>317,588</b></span><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (including direct grant private donations)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">SMCF US$10614<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sapasma mxn$953353 (ie approx. US$73334)<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Fondo Verde mxn$150,000(ie approx. US$11,500) + US$21,850</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lotus Foundation mxn$93530</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Other donations to date US$1000<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>+ </b></span><span style="background-color: white;">$750 in memory of Merle Howard 2015</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">+ $800 in memory of Gordon Logan 2015</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">+ $5000 donation from Walla Walla Rotary 2015.</span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(total approx. US$</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 20.8px;">449,630</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">IN THE PIPELINE:</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Pending grant for $199,400 ie 314 more cisterns planned.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Participating: TRF + 10
Rotary Clubs, from 8 Rotary Districts + 3 Foundations<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Ten percent of the
budget is to fund a new educational component. Partners are TRF, Lotus
Foundation, Simi Sunrise Rotary, Middletown Rotary, Grand Cayman-Sunrise,
Nanaimo Rotary, Harlingen Sunburst, Titusville, Somerville, Grass Valley South,
Districts 5240, 4160, 6930, 6600, 6940, 7980, 5190 and 3720 (Korea). Also San
Miguel Community Foundation and Fondation Coup de Coeur (Canada).</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sept 2014 – start of new Global grant for $78,000 to
fund 110 cisterns (we have actually stretched that to 124 so far as at Dec 2015) Partners are
Lotus Foundation, Rotary Foundations, Eau Gallie Rotary Club and District 6930<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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- Juan Gonzalez phase II – 16<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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- Banda and Montecillo de Nieto phase II – 17<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Urbano (Abajo) Phase II – 10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Yanez and Lindero – 38<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ExHacienda de Pena Blanca Phase II 19<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: cyan; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2nd New Team Project - Completed July 2014 19 + 2 Cisterns from here included in Update Aug. 2014.</span></b></div>
<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Summary of Funding</span></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><u>ExHacienda Pena Blanca 19 Cisterns</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lotus Foundation Mxn$72056 </span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Sapasma Materials Donation value mxn</b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.8571px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;"><b>$82,954.69</b></span><br />
<b style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><u><br /></u></b><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><u>Planned for ExHacienda de Jesus</u></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> - which became San Cayetano </span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">1</b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">, Adjuntas de San Jose </span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">1 </b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(*municipality of San Diego Union)</span><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lotus Foundation Managed by RSMM</span></b></div>
<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">mxn 15077</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7969px;">Chinook Rotary </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 20.8px;">Direct Grant $5000 , </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7969px;">Rotary of Middletown Direct Grant </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 20.8px;">$3021 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7969px;">District 7980 District simplified Grant </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7969px;"> $2320</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7969px;">Rotary San Miguel Midday </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 20.8px;">$200 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7969px;">(total USD$10,541)</span><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: silver; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Completed May-Jun 2012 11 Cisterns</span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">San Miguel Community Fund $5911<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: silver; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Completed Jan-May 2012 169 cisterns in 8 Communities</span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Global Grant Rotary $65,300<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Direct grants & donations $21,147 breakdown as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tallahassee US$10k club & $2.5k private donation</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Port Lavaca US$6k</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Peggy Purcel US$462.45</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Pancake breakfast fundraiser $14950pesos</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Excess funds from Port Lavaca/New braumfels proj. $11420pesos</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Excess funds from Cap II proj. $487pesos</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Excess funds from Bellingham water proj. $1163.5 pesos</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">private donation $250pesos</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">La Tinaja 22 cisterns<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: silver; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Completed Nov 2011-Jan2012 60 cisterns in 5 communities</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sapasma mxn$435399<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Chris Hosford private donor US$500<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Presita de Santa Rosa 21 Cisterns (Pilot paid for by private donation - thankyou Chris Hosford, 20 cisterns funded by Sapasma)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: silver; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Completed March – Jun 2011 134 cisterns in 6 communities</span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rotary $44,000<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Fondo Verde mxn$150,000<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sapasma mxn$435,000<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(completed June 2011)<br /><br />Tierra Blanca 14 - direct grant donation from New Braumfels RC $2k, & Port Lavaca RC $7k<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(completed June 2011)<br /><br />San Lorenzo 4<br />Cinco Senores 11 (incl pilot in JG)<br />Fondo Verde Mxn$150k<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(Completed June 2011)<br /><br />Villa de Guadalupe 27<br />Cienega Juana Ruiz 26<br />Sapasma mxn$435k<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(completed June 2011)<br /><br />Villa Pilot x1<br />Cienega Pilot x 1<br />Bellingham RC US$1500<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: silver; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">Completed Jan 2011 – March 2011 25 cisterns</span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: silver; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">Completed Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 Total 188 cist</span><span style="background-color: #cccccc;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">e</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">rns</span> in 6 communities.</span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">Summary Funding</span></u></b><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Rotary$81,800</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">SMCF$4,703</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Fondo Verde$21,850</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Skymed $500</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">total funding = USD $108,853</span></span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">A BIG THANK YOU to all the hardworking men & women belonging to the Rotary Clubs & Districts & the Foundation who have been part of this solution:</span><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Ann Arbor RC USA<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">New Braumfels RC USA<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">& THE ROTARY FOUNDATION (Ashley & Lauren)<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">(not including pending project)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">Cedesa, (especially Beatrice, Abel, Holly, Chela, Saul – The TEAM!!), & our family members who put up with long, late hours…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">Sapasma (Previous Administration - Camilo, Waldo, Alva, Juan Jose & the other promoters & the new administration)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">Fondo Verde<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">The Lotus Foundation (private donor)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">The many other private donors/supporters<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">Our Suppliers, especially Raul from Hierro Comercial Dolores Hidalgo, Eric our Herreria & his boys, Jesus our sand guy, Madera Providencia, Cemex, Talego, Don Pedro,<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">Our Banks: Frost Bank, Bancomer, Monex, Intercam, CI banco,<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">Our accountant (wish we had her in the early days) : Liliana<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">Our publicity: Atencion!,<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">Members & Board of San Miguel Midday, for continuing support, attending Inaugurations, making speeches on behalf of the project, attending meetings with govt, fundraising!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">Lee Carter: answering all the tricky finance questions in the past & leading the new team </span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">Alejandro, </span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">Denis & Alex, & for the new Projects</span></b><br />
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collaborationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107303506115969721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506134886688838728.post-15855004687240678142015-12-28T13:08:00.000-08:002016-01-05T13:11:06.608-08:00Year End Update – December 28, 2015<div class="MsoNormal">
The last part of 2015 has been busy with many activities. </div>
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Since we last posted we have completed the 19 cisterns in Ex-Hacienda de Pena
Blanca and 2 in San Lorenzo. Alejandro and I traveled there many times during
the construction phase taking with us the new CEDESA technician; Abel. </div>
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Abel is
doing a great job & by going with him we were able to demonstrate many of the
details in cistern construction. In the course of this project, we made some
good modifications to how we install the hatch. </div>
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Alejandro & I went to the
final celebration which was a wonderful event with folkloric dances &, as
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As well, we have spent a lot of time in Vivienda in the last 2
months working on 5 cisterns needing repair. This has been a good experience
& was needed to get us started on the new Repair & Maintenance booklet that
we will produce & hand out to new families in 2016. </div>
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Robert Ash of
MAPEI went with us one day & his expertise in cement construction &
waterproofing was invaluable. We took Abel with us to learn more about this
part of the cistern projects.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We have been doing a lot of cistern inspections to build a
database of the cisterns constructed … 751 now! … & to learn more about how cisterns hold up
over time. The answer to that question is; very well. </div>
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Did you know that a
leaking faucet dripping one drop every second will result in the loss of 50,000
liters of water a year? That is equivalent to more than four full cisterns of
precious rainwater! </div>
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Overall, our observation is that families take very good
care of their cisterns. They should because they worked very hard to build them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Since August I have been to 2 COCIRA meetings incl. a
“grand encuentro” where we had representatives come down from UCCANG to join
us. I have been to 2 UCCANG meetings in Dolores Hidalgo. </div>
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UCCANG are an
impressive group of campesinos. This organization was started 35 years ago &
our local COCIRA organization was founded using them as there model.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We have had a wonderful year in water harvesting. We have
built 108 cisterns in 7 communities. We are nearing the end of our current
grant & we have now made an application with the Rotary Foundation for
another 314 cisterns! </div>
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There are 10 Rotary Clubs, 8 Rotary Districts & 3 foundations participating in our next grant. Lotus foundation continues to be a
major supporter of our work & they have generously donated US$10,000 to the
next project. San Miguel Community Foundation has once again stepped up & donated another US$7000 to our next water harvesting project. It is especially
rewarding when Rotary Clubs & Rotary Friends continue to come back
& involve themselves in multiple projects with us. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Thank you everyone for your support & encouragement. </div>
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Particular thanks to Alejandro & Beatriz, my compadres in the water
harvesting team, & thank you Laura Stewart for always being there to help me,
advise me, & calm me. It’s not an easy job.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Best wishes for a new year with lots of rain! <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Lee Carter<o:p></o:p></div>
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collaborationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107303506115969721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506134886688838728.post-77346874110483224782015-09-07T16:10:00.000-07:002015-09-07T16:10:18.378-07:00Global Grant Project Update August 2015<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-US">We have been very busy since our last post in July. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In early August,
there was a meeting of COCIRA in the community of Boca de Canada. It is a
stunningly beautiful place in San Miguel. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">COCIRA has really become a strong organization and there is now a council of Directors who are anxious to move
the group forward in many areas in addition to water harvesting. There are 12
Directors, a representative from 12 different communities. They are taking on
the task of inspecting and evaluating all of the cisterns that have been
constructed since 2009 when Laura Stewart began this long and enjoyable
journey. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Boca de Canada is a new community with water problems. They have
been attending COCIRA and other community meetings for several months now. New
communities coming for the first time were Tlaxcalilla (no water whatsoever),
Saltrillo (contaminated water and wanting dry toilets) and Begona de Progreso
(contaminated water). Now they have the information necessary to go back to
their communities and discuss the possibility of joining COCIRA and seeking
various resources that come from being part of COCIRA and having a relationship
with CEDESA. In addition to Rotary funded water projects, backyard vegetable
gardens, health clinics using medicinal plants, <i>apicultura </i>(beekeeping) and dry toilets are among the many things
that can be accomplished on a community level when the inhabitants come to
gather to work in teams for the betterment of all. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mago attended this meeting as the CEDESA representative as Chela has
been sidelined with a knee problem. Mayra, Carolina and Hilaria came as
promoters in sub-regions that have been set up to better serve the San Miguel
municipality. Lee attended as Rotary’s representative.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Dates were established during the meeting to do “inspection and
evaluation” of the Presa Allende project and to finish up the final inspections
at Alonso Yanez and Lindero. The closing ceremony for Presa Allende was set for
22<sup>nd</sup> of August.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In August Mago traveled to Ex-Hacienda de Pena Blanca to finalize
the organization and teams for this second phase project. There are 19 families
participating and we are also supplying two 1,100 liter <i>tinacos</i> to capture rainwater at the houses of two much older
persons who are not able to do the work necessary to construct the 12,000
ferro-cement cisterns. Benigno, the master cistern builder from CEDESA, will be
the technical representative on this project and Abel is being trained to
become the cistern technician for the San Miguel area. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Hierro Comercial delivered the materials for the pilot cistern in
Ex-Hacienda de Pena Blanca for two cisterns in San Lorenzo on August 22<sup>nd</sup>
and construction began on August 24<sup>th</sup>. Lee delivered the plywood and
took the "nipples" back to Eric’s so the heavy wire reinforcing could be welded onto
the galvanized parts that penetrate the cistern walls. Alejandro arranged with
the department of social development of the municipality to make water truck
deliveries each week of the project as there is no water in XHPB to even mix
the cement. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As planned above, on August 22nd we had our closing celebration in
Presa Allende with more than 80 persons in attendance. Ivar,
Alejandro and Lee went from Rotary. Chela’s knee is improving and she attended
with Meche and another CEDESA visitor. </span><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">On Aug 25<sup>th</sup> Alejandro and Lee went back to San Lorenzo and XHPB to deliver the reinforced "nipples" for the pilot cistern. This was a great opportunity to talk at length with Benigno about the construction process and the techniques and decisions the technical rep. needs to make in regards to how and where cisterns are located.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">On Aug 27, Holly and Lee went to CEDESA HQ in Dolores Hidalgo to review with Chela the new education program that will be added to our next grant. Welcome back Holly! The eight modules were reviewed and we had time to talk about how this can be implemented by having promoter and then later COCIRA and UCCANG workshops to build enthusiasm for the program. Holly will be working hard with Rotary to develop the modules and copious auxiliary materials to distribute in the communities where we will be working.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">On Aug 28th all of the new Presa Allende cisterns </span>were inspected by a team of COCIRA representatives, Alejandro,
Beatriz and Lee of Rotary and Meche of Cedesa . The
new inspection program appears to be a very valuable activity as it gives us an
opportunity to meet individually with every new cistern owner to reinforce the
importance of maintenance activities and disinfection of the collected water.
We are finding new ways to improve the projects overall and where to avoid problems.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">On Aug 31, Alejandro, Beatriz and Lee went to see the progress in
San Lorenzo where we were served a delicious breakfast of <i>atole</i> and <i>gorditas</i>. Abel
from CEDESA went along with us and I was impressed that he is very thoughtful
and dedicated to the success of the two current cistern projects. From San
Lorenzo we went on to XHPB to check on the completed pilot cistern and to see
where the next cisterns would be located. Because this community has so few
construction workers (too far from San Miguel) we also needed to purchase some
basic tools to lend to the project. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">On Sept 1, Lee traveled back to XHPB to deliver the remainder
of the tools needed and also the reinforced "nipples" needed for that week’s
construction. This is the first project that we have undertaken since Saul left
CEDESA (to develop his personal business). It has really been a little difficult
because Saul used to take care of so many little details (taking and returning "nipples", for instance). He also had the "luxury" of having a CEDESA truck to be
able to accomplish the many errands. CEDESA does not have a truck that can be
used by Abel at this time. It has fallen on Rotary’s shoulders to do all of
this detail work. Whereas I am happy to have a chance to work on and learn
about every little detail, it is not practical that we do this for all future
projects. Lee has been discussing with Chela (CEDESA) and our project partners
for the next project of obtaining some additional grant money so that a truck
can be available to the CEDESA workers in the San Miguel region. Saul used to
be the promoter, coordinator, technician and all-around boy Friday for these
projects. Moving forth and having different persons filling the different roles
is requiring that we establish clear communication systems and cooperation to
be able to operate efficiently. This mini-project is proceeding reasonably well - we are on a steep learning curve. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It was a busy month and I have not even reported it all! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Submitted by Lee Carter, Rotary San Miguel Midday, September 7,
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