Much has been happening
lately.
Presentations
The presentations where a success! Last Monday about 60 elementary and middle school
students at the South Bristol School in Maine enjoyed learning about the
village. They asked many excellent
questions ranging from what food do the villagers eat to if I have ever been
bitten by a piranha. The younger kids
especially liked the pictures of the pets and other animals, to which they
responded to with many “oos” and “ahs”.
The following day 16 people (ranging
in age from 13 to 80) listened to the presentation at the Camden Public
Library. Many good questions were asked and
suggestions given. I am planning three
more area library presentations in Belfast, Union, and hopefully Thomaston
during the coming month.
Daniel and
Diane
Daniel and Diane have returned
home to Spain after spending a month in La Libertad. I am waiting impatiently for their report and
pictures, which I expect to be spectacular.
More on this soon.
Alliance for
Clean Cookstoves
Unfortunately the Alliance did not
have the opportunity to visit the village.
However, I did have a very nice long talk with Sjors and Samantha, who
were in Bogota exploring options for expanding their organization’s presence in
Colombia. They had visited other
locations closer to the capitol, meet with industry leaders and conservation
groups in order to get a better idea of how food is being cooked now, the
health and economics concerns, and possible design and production strategies
that may work in Colombia. They are
mentioning the Amazon Pueblo project in their report, as well as giving us
other connections that should help us in the completion of our mission.
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