This project has been completed under the direction of Tamara Brennan, of Sexto Sol. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Tamara reports: The residents of Miguel Aleman had endured the hardship of not having reliable access to water since 2005 when Hurricane Stan destroyed major sections of their water pipe. Unable to obtain help from […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Tamara Brennan, Ph.D., Executive Director of The Sexto Sol Center for Community Action. To read about the start of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to improve and expand the community water system. Tamara reports: Life has become significantly easier for the 17 families in […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Miguel Aleman, Chiapas, Mexico Community Description The community of Miguel Aleman, population 330, is located west of the town of Belisario Dominguez. The 58 homes are scattered along the steep slopes on either side of a small […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Tamara Brennan and Francisco Barrios of Sexto Sol. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Tamara reports: For the first time in 11 years, the water is flowing to the homes in Cipresal Cascada. This project has finally put an end to women having to ask for […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association. Location El Portugués, Peñamiller, Querétaro, México Community Description El Portugués is perched in the mountainous, semi-desert region of the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro. The hills are matted with low, thorny matorral, diverse species of cactus, and […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. LocationChiapas, Mexico Community and Problem AddressedThe life of a small-scale coffee grower is a life of povertyOn the steep mountain slopes of the Sierra Madre of Chiapas, thousands of small-scale farmers produce the exceptional coffees that importers are […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Tamara Brennan and Sexto Sol. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. Tamara reports: We are pleased to report that the Cipresal project was completed in early May, 2015. This is the report of how the work progressed. The plan for the project […]
This project in the Sierra Madres of Chiapas has been COMPLETED! Read about its conclusion below (or CLICK #Conclusion) The project was made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Agua Prieta, Chiapas, Mexico Community Description Agua Prieta is home to 685 people living in 140 households. The village is located on the warmer, coastal side of the Sierra […]
This Sierra Madre de Chiapas project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. This project has been completed. To read about the conclusion, CLICK HERE. Location Checute, Motozintla, Chiapas, Mexico Community Description Deep in the Sierra Madre on the Mexico/Guatemala border lies a community called Checute, 48 homes situated on […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Barrio Los Laureles, Chiapas, Mexico Community Description Barrio Los Laureles neighborhood is located on the far southwestern edge of the Motozintla river valley. Even though the pipe that brings water from the high country to tens of […]