This project has been completed under the direction of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Elena Neibaur. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to enable Elena to participate in the training of serving Peace Corps Volunteers, and assist them in the preparation and implementation of new water and sanitation […]
Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association have completed this project under the guidance of Tamara Brennan, Executive Director of Sexto Sol Center. Read about the beginning of the projects by clicking HERE. The project was to replace a vital water carrying hose that brings water to these neighborhoods from a distant source. The original hose […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the National Peace Corps Association. The implementation of our Training and Support Initiative broke new ground to enable Water Charity and the National Peace Corps Association to bring new and better water, sanitation, public health, and environmental projects into being. During her service […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY, SEXTO SOL, and the National Peace Corps Association. Location Progreso, Ejido Carizal, Municipio de Motozintla, Chiapas, Mexico Community Description A settlement of very modest homes in mountainous terrain SW of the city of Motozintla. Poverty is the norm, and the conditions are somewhat rough for […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Xelajú Chico, Barrio Reforma and Hector Paniaguas in Southern Chiapas, Mexico Community Description The City of Motozintla is located in a deep valley formed by three rivers. Heavy deforestation over 20 years ago caused so much damage to […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. LocationCipresal, Ejido Cipresal, Municipio de Motozintla, Chiapas, Mexico Community DescriptionCipresal is a remote settlement of very modest homes in mountainous terrain SW of the city of Motozintla. Over 20 years ago the Sierra Madre watershed was heavily deforested. Local springs have dried up. The people are very poor and the lack of water causes […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Elena Neibaur. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build 3 rainwater capture and storage systems and install 20 water filtration systems. Watch Elena’s great video about this project entitled Rainwater Harvesting Project in Puebla, Mexico : […]
Location San José Xacxamayo, Puebla, Mexico Community Description The community of San José Xacxamayo is situated southeast in the municipality of Puebla, México with an elevation of 2,000 meters above sea level. It is perched on the hills above Puebla, isolated from the rest of the city. There are approximately 1,000 residents in the town. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Tamara Brennan, Ph.D., Executive Director of Sexto Sol. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project called for the installation of rain gutters on the roofs of the classrooms as a means to alleviate the seasonal flooding at the Escuela Primaria “Estado […]
This is a project to remediate severe flooding at an elementary school, the Escuela Primaria “Estado de Colima, in El Male’ Chiapas, Mexico. This project is being implemented in partnership with the Sexto Sol Center, a U.S. 50(c)(3) non-profit, with a mission to contribute to the elimination of poverty and the restoration of the damaged […]