10th report of the SMA Midday Rotary Montecillo de Nieto Water Project

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10th report of the SMA Midday Rotary Montecillo de Nieto Water Project

Where: Montecillo de Nieto Kindergarten
When: 16.06.10 12.00-2.15
Who: Elena & Laura (Rotary), more than 35 adults, - mini assembly
Walter, Loy, Doris, Enrique, Gordon, Ivar, - Rotarian Guests
Irma Rosado – NGO liaison – representing the presidencia.
Purpose: mini assembly & fiesta/inauguration of completion of project

There was some confusion about the planned assembly today.
The women had arrived early with their food contribution to the fiesta which had been hurriedly arranged the previous Saturday with Elena & the community. Chela/Cedesa was unfortunately not able to make it today.

The Presidencia & Rotarians were invited to attend the inauguration at the kinder.
Irma Rosado, the NGO liaison attended. As did the above Rotarian guests. (apologies if I have missed anyone, I did not write it down on the day)

The women were all ready & waiting as they had understood the fiesta was to begin at 12, we understood the assembly would take place first & then the assembly.

We had a mini assembly. As we have come in under budget & completed more cisterns than planned for, we have sufficient funding for at least 3 more cisterns. There were 3 people on the list to be part of phase II & so the community has agreed to assist these people build their cisterns (since they were not present at the train the trainer/pilot cistern build at the Kinder.

The names of the additional beneficiaries are
Maria Victoria Palmar Cadena (4 in family)
Censo Pena (3 in young family)
Maria Pena (sister of Censo, & 4 in young family)
(a 4th person Consuelo Pastor had not been contacted & so not included).

I put the question to the community who would mentor/help these new people, since they had received no training?

Group 1 – Maria Palmar – volunteers – Saleta, Enedina, Soledad (will all assist with the weaving of the malla) Contact person – Enedina 415 102 0593

Group 2 - Censo Pena – volunteers – Maria Elena, Griselda & Alicia (will all assist with the weaving of the malla) Contact person – Lorena Ramirez 415 109 1464

Group 3. – Maria Pena – same volunteers & contact person as Group 2.

The wire & malla will be delivered first, & on completion of the weaving the cement will be delivered.
The community (Eva) will order the sand.

The other 27 cisterns (including 1 @ school, 1 @ kinder & 1 @ church) have all been completed.
26 originally budgeted, built 1 extra, now adding extra 3, there will be 30 in total.

John Doherty has kindly offered to make payments for the extra cisterns as Laura will be in NZ for the next month.

The assembly concluded & the inauguration/celebration began.

The children performed a dance, thank you speeches were made, & congratulations were extended to the community on a fine effort & the team that made it possible, the ribbon was cut on the cistern & the feasting began.

I left early to attend a planning session at Cedesa in Dolores Hidalgo – the celebrations were still in full force when I left at 2.15.

Next Assembly in Montecillo de Nieto 21 July 12pm at Kinder
(Report respectfully submitted by Laura Stewart)