On 15th March, Skip & Carolina (President of the Port Lavaca Rotary Club & his wife), attended first the water information day presented by Sapasma in Parque Juarez, & then our San Miguel Midday RC meeting...
During the meeting Skip presented our club with a very generous direct grant donation of US$7,000 to support our Water Project.
This $7k along with another generous $2k direct grant donation from New Braumfels RC in Texas will go towards providing a total of 14 cisterns in the community of Tierra Blanca.
Another Rotary funded project is being carried out there (& in the community of Juan Gonzalez), together this will mean the community is able to construct a total of 42 cisterns in their community.
Muchisimas Gracias!!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Sapasma Joins the Team!!
We are very happy to report - at the water information day by Sapasma (the local water authority) on the 15th March, (at which incidentally our San Miguel Midday Rotary President made a presentation) Sapasma made an announcement ... Their board has agreed to devote US$35,000 to match the Rotary Global Grant of $33,500, to begin a pilot project with the Water Project Team... Rotary, Cedesa & The communities!!
They propose to work with us to learn the model & methodology, & then their promoters (outreach workers) will take it to other communities!
So, with 53 more cisterns & 2 more communities served, we continue to work towards resolving this issue for all in need!!
3 cheers for Sapasma!!
For almost 3 years we have been working with Sapasma as well as other local authorities, Desarollo Social & the Ecology department, to collaborate & find a resolution to the safe drinking water issue...with huge thanks & kudos to the participants of the previous projects in the communities we have been working with, we now take this big step forward with the rural communities of San Miguel...
They propose to work with us to learn the model & methodology, & then their promoters (outreach workers) will take it to other communities!
So, with 53 more cisterns & 2 more communities served, we continue to work towards resolving this issue for all in need!!
3 cheers for Sapasma!!
For almost 3 years we have been working with Sapasma as well as other local authorities, Desarollo Social & the Ecology department, to collaborate & find a resolution to the safe drinking water issue...with huge thanks & kudos to the participants of the previous projects in the communities we have been working with, we now take this big step forward with the rural communities of San Miguel...
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