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
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Construction progress: composting latrines in El Llanito and Los Alvares
I missed a morning flight in Houston. My Alcance Nicaragua NGO partners picked me up at the airport in Managua and we drove to Santa Lucia. Got in after 11 pm. I'm staying in the Alcance office in Santa Lucia. Today we visited homes in El Llanito and Los Alvarez to view progress on construction of composting latrines. We talked with beneficiaries and the builders. I noted their suggestions for improvement and documented changes so we can "as-build" these units and incorporate improvements in the design for future deployments. … [Read more...] about Construction progress: composting latrines in El Llanito and Los Alvares
El Llanito well for new water supply project
Martha Castillo Ocon, our Masaya Rotary Club partner, visited El Llanito to sign contracts with builders for the composting latrines. She also visited the existing community well that we plan to do our next Rotary/EWB project around: install a submersible electric pump, elevated storage tank, and a five kilometer pipeline distribution system to deliver water to tapstands throughout the community. This will address a long standing community priority. It will reduce the amount of time that mostly women and girls spend filling and hauling water containers from the well back to their homes. … [Read more...] about El Llanito well for new water supply project
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
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This is first post after many delays
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And a migrated domain name. We'll see how my use of this site unfolds. Many have cautioned me it is easy to start, not easy to persevere. I've been wanting to get a basic platform up and running for a while. My current sharing of information about my interests and avocations has primarily been by email, Facebook, Twitter (to limited extent), Public Lab, the Belize Open Source site, Flikr, and YouTube. I'd like to use this site as central place to share from. … [Read more...] about This is first post after many delays