Clean Water, School Roofs, and Community Development
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and The Colombian Chancellery visited La Libertad on December 5. FAO is an agency of the United Nations that leads efforts to defeat hunger. The Chancellery, or The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is responsible for Colombia's international relations.
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| Waiting at the water treatment plant. |
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| School roof repair! |
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| Wood-burning cook stoves. One was delivered to each house. |
The FAO installed a water treatment plant in the village four years ago. In combination with the Chancellery, they are upgrading the water treatment plant and repairing the school's roofs, and they have provided cook stoves to each household. To publicize the work, the organizations brought the national TV station, Señal Colombia, to do a live broadcast from the village. They interviewed our mayor, Alirio, to discuss what was happening and the importance of clean water.
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| Meeting by our guest house and the internet connection. |
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| We are getting ready for the televised, live interview. |
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| Alirio, pre-interview. This was his first time on TV! |
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| And now, live from the Amazon! |
We, Amazon Pueblo, made much of this possible by sharing the project's internet connection with the broadcasters! We also talked about other works, like drilling a well and the health care center, which we hope they will help to fund.
