Edition 24 - February 2007
Three organizations, different but united
The associates of the EcoSur network have very complex structures, but these structures fit very well among them.
In Nicaragua, the local partner has evolved in three organizations that offer services, products and consultancy in many fields, from social work to private building.
Sitio Historico Survival of a rural society and maintenance of their environment
The "Sitio
Historico" project of SofoNic implemented in the municipality of
Matiguas in the north of Nicaragua contributes to the survival of the
rural society and maintenance of their environment. Through a
multi-faceted approach that includes house construction and
improvements to daily life, reforestation, and a vertical shaft brick
kiln (VSBK), the beneficiaries are trained in different themes toward
this end.
The next issues of the e-magazine will highlight the major aspects of this development, as related by Claudia Wild, beginning in this issue with the improvements of daily life reflected in house construction and related measures.
Read more: Sitio Historico Survival of a rural society and maintenance of their environment
A cooperative that demostrates sustainability
The visit to a sugar
cane cooperative in Cuba was a lesson in the art of survival with
creativity and wisdom. Just next to the great fleet of tractors and
harvesting machines, and a huge mechanical workshop is also a small
workshop which produces nails out of recycled wire.
