Objectives are:
• Improvement/expansion of the existing MP-QT Potable Water System
• Initiation of Phase 2 of Irrigation; including exploration of use of drip watering, erosion control around tanks, using native plant seedlings grown by the Colegio (high school) students
• Construction of community sized composting toilet near new elementary school. Reclamation of two other community composting toilets.
• Pilot program of several designs of family-sized toilets including composting; training in how to build and properly use.
• Improve availability of modified Rocket Mass Stoves with labor and percent of costs provided by household; training in how to build and properly use.
• Make available of family-sized hothouses (aka greenhouse) with labor and percent of costs provided by household; training in how to build and properly use.
• Organic farming training on Crops to grow in hothouses.
• Nutrition course on preparation of new foods grown from the organic farm training.
• Educational Field Trip, for community economic development, to Salinas de Guaranda which has been developing micro- businesses since 1970
Rocket Stove Pilot
Interested people contact Pam Gilbert (Pamela Gilbert (gilbertp0012@gmail.com) or Eden Recor (eden@rkymtnhi.com) for a copy of the current Global Grant application
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