Update on some of the activities going on at the Demonstration and Training Center now that much of the initial construction has been completed.

1. Activities of the Environmental
Education Workshop (in the
Demonstration and Training Center)
February 18- March 2

2. Activities Included:
• A meeting between the Alberto Melgar Rada
Program and Mano a Mano International
• In this meeting, modules on specific technical
skill formation were solidified
• There will be teachings on conserving natural
resources and alternative energy sources

3. Modules 1 and 2: Ecology and Solid
Waste Management
• Module 1 began on February 20
• 23 individuals participated
• Module 2 began with a construction of a dry
bathroom
• The 23 participants assisted in the construction
• Participants will continue to help with projects
for the next few months (March-July 2013) to
learn and develop different practical skills.

4. The students learning about the food chain

5. Our students’ first visit to the site

6. Students break into two groups for the activities

7. Group Activities
• When planning activities, we take the
students into account and adapt the process
to the needs of the students.

8. Group 1: The 2nd semishade
Measuring and digging holes

9. Placing and emptying the bobbins

10. The structure is ready for the tension wire
Placing the stakes for the tension wire

11. Extending the tension wire

12. With the presence and help of the students at their first and
second visits, we proceeded with the following:
Measuring and cutting of the mesh

13. Students help sew the mesh

14. Students work together to tension and finish sewing the mesh

15. Group 2: The Bathroom
Defining the location and measuring for the bathroom

16. Students measure and mark the terrain

17. Clearing the terrain for the bathroom (students did not participate)

18. Students help transport supplies to the site.

19. Pedro, one of the workers, shows students how to construct adobe bricks

20. Construction of the bathroom stalls
Pablo explains the specifications for constructing the stalls

21. Students help in the construction of the stalls

22. Measuring and cutting the steel reinforcements for the bathroom

23. Other Activities
Construction of the perimeter wall

24. Fabrication of the adobe for the bathroom

25. Planting fennel bulbs, leaf lettuce, turnips radishes, parsley, beets, etc.
in the second block in the open field

26. Our students are excited to be able to complete real, practical projects.