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This project will continue the Rotary work in the Taco River watershed in Guatemala. The small communities of La Catocha and El Poshte are small subsistence farming communities with pervasive poverty in the watershed. CUNORI (El Centro Universitiario de Oriente) is university in city of Chiquimula.
Specific needs to be addressed are:
- It is common practice to cook over an open fire or with an improperly vented stove. Using this cooking method increases indoor air pollution which causes a variety of health issues and early mortality. In addition, these cooking methods use over twice the amount of firewood leading to deforestation, high carbon emissions and high fuel costs.
- Sanitation & hygiene issues at La Catocha School
- Lack of technology at University
Grant Objectives:
- Construction of 60 clean cook stoves for the community of La Catocha.
- Construction of clean cook stoves for schools of La Catocha and El Poshte.
- Repair/construction of bathrooms and sinks at the school in La Catocha
- Purchase of 10 computers for the University, specifically for environmental engineering, which is department that has provided municipality and Rotary with water analysis and land use analysis.
- Training in sanitation and conservation of the environment
La Catocha and El Poshte have participated in water projects with us previously. Both communities have existing COCODEs (Community development councils) which will assist on projects. Both communities have provided unskilled labor on previous projects and the expectation is the same for this project.
Rotarios Chiquimula de la Sierra are an outstanding host club, helping complete numerous projects in the past years.
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