Project Description Region: North America Country: Mexico Location: San Luis Potosi Total Budget: $34,000 Areas of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment, Maternal and child health, Community economic development FAO considers it the "food of the future" ... for all its advantages ... mainly its high protein content (more than 65% on dry basis), with fatty acids and essential amino acids, minerals and antioxidants, it is a booster of the immune system It offers a productive local option, economically sustainable, with high technology and easy to handle by people (women) of low schooling, reduces losses by postharvest handling and eliminates the logistical difficulties Promotes community participation and spirulina can be easily incorporated into the diet of communities respecting their dietary habits High growth rate, in a few weeks from inoculation to harvest, and from there in front, the harvest is continuous (daily) Control over agroclimatic variables (shielding against climate change) Very low energy consumption and the lowest water consumption to produce a kilo of protein Primary Host Partner District: 4130 Rotary Club of: San Luis Potosí Tangamanga Primary Contact: Jorge Alejandro Email: el_yoorch1@hotmail.com Primary International Partner We are looking for a Club partner. Click here to pledge support for this project. Recording a pledge will make you the Primary International Partner for this project. Project Status Dropped This project has been "Dropped". Check the history log entries to see why it was dropped. Project listed for the 2018-19 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total San Luis Potosí Tangamanga (4130) 14-Apr-18 $4,500 $7,500 $12,000 San Luis Potosí Tangamanga (4130) 16-Jul-18 $18,500 $0 $18,500 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation (waived) - Additional Contribution (not matched by The Rotary Foundation) $3,500 Total $34,000 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries 14-Apr-18 by Jorge Alejandro System Entry: Creation of project page. 16-Jul-18 by Jorge Alejandro System Entry: Pledge of $18,500 by Jorge Alejandro of the Rotary Club of San Luis Potosí Tangamanga, District 4130. 16-Jul-18 by Jorge Alejandro System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged". 2-Sep-19 System Entry System Entry: Fully Pledged project dropped per lack of response to the carry-over notification emails.