Monday, March 22, 2010

avances en el proyecto de cocinas mejoradas

The Improved Stove and Healthy Homes Project is underway. We have started with the health workshops and the mothers are attending and participating with enthusiasm. The toughest step of the actual construction of the stoves is still to come, but so far we are making progress and the families are very grateful. Many of the mothers wanted me to pass along a big “Gracias” to all of you who donated!
I also have exciting news to report about the project. Originally, our budget (through the Peace Corps Partnership) was for 37 stoves. PRISMA, a Peruvian non-profit organization that works in our valley, has become quite interested in the project. Because it was so well organized and there are active mothers already involved, PRISMA wants to support our community project. With PRISMA’s support, I have been able to add 14 new families to the project. 14 more stoves! This means a lot more work for me, but ultimately more of an impact in the community. Now, even after increasing the project participants up to 51families, I still have a waitlist. The project is turning out to be quite successful, and I am crossing my fingers that I will continue to have good luck until the end.

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