An update on Mano a Mano's Demonstration & Training Center project in Cochabamba, Bolivia, which aims to provide Bolivian farmers training on best use of their water to ensure maximum benefits from the water projects that Mano a Mano has built with them.
The last few weeks we have been working on finishing the bathrooms and working on the buildings where the training workshops and overnight facilities for traveling participants will take place.
Demonstration Center Activities - early April 2013
1. “ A P L E A S A N T W O R K E N V I R O N M E N T . ”
MA N O A MA N O D E MO N S T R A T I O N & T R A I N I N G
C E N T E R ( C E A , B Y I T S A C R O N Y M I N S P A N I S H )
Weeks 13 and 14
April 1-April 13, 2013
2. Processes that are completed
The bathroom is ready and in use
The bathroom demonstrates how even the simple act
of going to the bathroom can be made more
environmentally friendly.
Our bathroom has these advantages:
Doesn’t waste water
Doesn’t contaminate underground water
Doesn’t contaminate the environment
Is hygienic and avoids bad odors
Eliminates microorganisms dangerous to our health
Transforms excretes into a nutritious fertilizer
3. Leonardo completes the installation of the urinal.
Pablo supervises the completion of the details.
6. Painting of the perimeter internal wall
With the goal of providing better security to the CEA,
a perimeter wall was installed.
The wall reflected the sunlight, however, and caused
the area to be extremely hot.
The wall was painted to cut down on the heat.
14. Infrastructure
Step by step, the dream of a training center for the
farmers is taking shape.
The infrastructure is a very important component.
The main rooms such as the kitchen, the food room,
and the warehouses are taking shape.
The roof and other details continue to be
constructed.
21. Soon, we will have most of the infrastructure
for the development of the workshops.
22. Educational activities with children
On April 12, the Day of the Child in Bolivia, youth
studying the environment completed an activity to
demonstrate their entrepreneurial spirit.
They developed a product to be sold in different
parts of the city.
A group of 5 students made toys with recycled
material and left to sell them in parks and streets in
Cochabamba, earning the profits from the toys.
30. Looking ahead
The CEA hopes to give all of the public a seed of
consciousness surrounding the production of healthy
foods and how to care for the environment.