Guatemala
Stephanie Bogle
bogle [at] uiuc [dot] edu
This is a new project in Guatemala. The aim of this project is to work with Wuqu’ Kawoq, an NGO working in Guatemala, to design and implement a potable water delivery system in Socorro, a small indigenous Mayan village of about 400 inhabitants. Wuqu’ Kawoq has been working in this and similar villages in this region of Guatemala providing medical care, primarily to children. Despite the village’s proximity to a major international highway, infrastructure is severely underdeveloped. Few people in the village have latrines or other waste disposal systems, and in most cases channeled toward the river, which also serves as a drinking water sources for approximately 75% of the village. The other 25% have short, usually unlined earthen wells of 3-5 meters in depth. See a close-up of the above map.
Indigenous Communities and Development
Where: Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W Oregon St.
When: Wednesday, April 9, at 7:30 PM
Peter Rohloff, University of Illinois alumni and director of an NGO working in Guatemala, and University of Illinois visiting scholar Magda Sotz Mux, native Kaqchikel speaker, weaver, and educator from San Juan Comalapa, will hold a discussion on forging international collaborations, development work, and language and cultural revitalization movements in
This event will take place on Wednesday, April 9th at 7:30 PM at the Channing Murray Foundation (1209 W Oregon St.) on campus in Urbana.
Guatemala Project Meeting
Engineering Hall 106b1
Working session -- determining water source
Guatemala Project Meeting
bogle [at] uiuc [dot] edu
4th floor of Grainger, west end
Calendar
- Agenda
- Aprovecho Emissions Sensing
- Building Energy Simulation with PHI
- Career Fair
- Curriculum
- EOH
- Events
- Executive
- Exhibition/Outreach/Workshop
- Fundraising
- Fundraising Event
- General Meeting/Lecture/Project Focus
- Guatemala
- Kenya
- Local Outreach
- Maharashtra
- Natural Cooling
- Orissa
- Project/Committee Meeting
- Publicity
- Social Event
- Solar Fridge
- UIUC Biodiesel
- Wind Turbine
Guatemala Project Meeting
Try 106B1 engineering hall
March 4, 2008, 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Working session -- mostly looking at water quality results -- bring your laptops!
Try 106B1 engineering hall
Working session -- mostly looking at water quality results -- bring your laptops!
Project Resources
PROJECT GROUPS
Identification of sources, Water Quality (Micah, Jonathon, Erica, Ken)
Purification (Neha, Tessa)
Power Systems, Distribution & Landscape (Katia, Sheila, Ryan)
Culture, Interaction & Education (Yeseul, Henry, Erica)
Budget & Fundraising (Yeseul)
Legal (Elizabeth)
Health assessment (Yaebeen, Jonathon)
Travel Logistics
Last meeting I assigned the group to generate the list of questions that it is necessary that we answer in order for this to be a successful project. These questions will be answered via research, our partner NGO, the community, site assessments, etc. Please post your "questions to be answered" as a comment to this post.
Antiviral Properties of Clinoptilolite
This is used for purification.
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May. 14 - 9:00PM
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