I'll be traveling to Belize, Wednesday 5/31 and be there till mid-day 6/3/17. Since I've been in Nicaragua for the composting latrine project, makes sense to stop in on my way home. Here are photos from my last stop in December 2016, after our Engineers Without Borders assessment trip for the water supply project in El Llanito, Nicaragua. These selected ones show me with one of the improved cashews in our orchard, the caretaker's residence, and our "tiny house," where I usually stay.In the background can see our shed which covers our 40' shipping container and part of our corrals. I've also … [Read more...] about Belize Open Source Sustainable Development
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Microloan programs: In El Llanito and Los Alvarez Nicaragua and worldwide via Kiva
Yesterday, while visiting composting latrines under construction in Los Alvarez, Luz Dania, from our NGO partner Alcance Nicaragua, told me about a local community microloan program. It started as pilot program in El Llanito using the eco-stoves project repayments to their own community based organization. Then they were able to get $5000 from Outreach International to expand the program. Loans are up to a maximum of $200 US, but many are much smaller. Loans are intended to address various problems and opportunities. Applicants submit requests for review by a committee. They've made 39 … [Read more...] about Microloan programs: In El Llanito and Los Alvarez Nicaragua and worldwide via Kiva
Composting latrines construction is underway, traveling to Nicaragua and back through Belize
I travel 5/23/17 to Managua, departing 5/31/17 to Belize, returning to US 6/3/17. Here are few of the over 200 photos the Nica team has shared on a Whatsapp group. Construction is underway with our NGO, Alcance Nicaragua, and our Masaya Rotary Club partner, for our Rotary/Engineers Withot Borders composting latrines project to do almost 90 more units with families in communities of La Prusia and El Tunel, near Masaya; and Los Alvarez and El Llanito, near the municipality of Santa Lucia. … [Read more...] about Composting latrines construction is underway, traveling to Nicaragua and back through Belize