Some of the highlights of 2012:
- 7 people volunteered in the village
- Completed two buildings; a 6 person guest house and a kitchen/laundry/shower house
- Installed a solar panel and small electrical system
- Installed two 18,000 liter water filters
- Incorporated as a non-profit business in Maine
- Formed a board of directors
- Gave 5 community presentation in the mid-coast Maine area
- A 95 page website with over 2,000 hits; a blog site with 49 posts (averaging 150 pages read/month); Facebook and Twitter accounts
A few of the things on the agenda for 2013:
- Revise our logo and design/print an Amazon Pueblo t-shirt
- Finalize our plans for a village bank/finance system
- Contact other organizations doing similar work in Colombia
- Double the number of volunteers in the village
- Further develop the website, blog, and use social media more effectively
- Hold our first fund-raising effort
- Double our number of community presentations
Our next post will be a guide for getting ready for a trip to the Amazon. Stay tuned!
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