News - June 2003
Aids program in CHP Namibia
The CHP bought 3000 condoms to supply their workers. They are offered free at the office and the store room at the building site. Two local health specialists came to the building site and told some 60 workers basic facts about HIV/ AIDS and explained how to use condoms for women and men. There were many questions and at the end of the session the CHP gave out small boxes with 6 condoms each. Each month the CHP provides around 3,000 condoms to its workers and self-builders.
Alfredo in Ecuador
ECOSur caricaturist, Alfredo Martirena, applied his artistic talents to illustrate a technical manual for SEDAL en Ecuador for the schools of capacitation for the breeding of Cuyes (Cavia porcellus), known in the English-speaking world as the Andean rabbit. This task brought him close to the villages and people involved in order to understand the breeding and care of the Cuy, an important source of protein for the people of the region.
Pedals for Progress extends in Nicaragua
Long-time bicycle experts, Carla Bello and Wilfredo Santana, will be opening new branches of the popular Pedals for Progress bicycle recycling program in Nicaragua. P4P gathers used bicycles in the U.S. and through southern partners makes the bicycles available to the public at affordable prices. After initiating Pedals for Progress activities with ADC-Rivas and EcoTec S.A., they will be breathing new life into bicycle recycling in Rivas and starting up activities in Granada.
