This 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. LocationRancheria El Roble, Chiapas, Mexico Community DescriptionRancheria El Roble is a settlement situated on a steep ridge that faces Santo Domingo La Cascada in the heart of the high-elevation coffee producing region. The population has grown in recent years, […]
This project is made possible through the partnership of WATER CHARITY and the NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION. Location Cipresal La Cascada, Municipio Siltepec, Chiapas, Mexico Community Description Cipresal Cascada is home to 146 families with 590 residents. The community is located deep in the Sierra Madre region of Chiapas, Mexico. Homes are spread out over […]
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, 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 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 […]