By Candis E. Krummel | President, Board of Directors
Project from Poop to Fuel
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Update on the “Poop to Fuel” Project
In a Holding Pattern
Hello Dear Donors to TRL’s Biogas Digester Pilot Program,
I am happy to report that life seems to be normalizing in Santiago Atitlan, after so many months of COVID19 problems. I hope that wherever you are located, you too, are sharing the feelings of optimism and energy which comes with seeing light at the end of a long, dark tunnel!
In our last report in January, Dr. Jessica Kind, Head of Environmental Science for TRL, explained that our pilot project faces several obstacles:
Unfortunately, these conditions still exist. The school is moving forward to comply with the accreditation requirements for grades 1-6 and they will be presenting their application again to the Ministry of Education by June 30, 2022. We should know if they are approved for primary grades by October of this year.
Meanwhile, the school has been approved for pre-school classes and a number of the youngest children are present at the school for limited, in-class activities.
Ready for Action
The best news is that TRL has a brand new employee, who has joined our outreach team. Candelaria Reanda Sosof, a Tz’utujil Maya, is finishing her BA in Social Work, which she will receive before the end of the year. Candy will be immersed in all of the outreach activities of TRL, so that she can learn about our various projects.
Candy has a wide range of community experience in Santiago Atitlan and many neighboring communities. Her volunteer activities obtaining and distributing emergency food supplies during the pandemic in her home community of Tzanchaj -- the very community where we will be installing the demonstration project -- make her the ideal person to lead the biogas digester project, when we can finally go ahead.
We feel poised on the brink of a very exciting new project, ready to dive in and get it moving! Your donations are safely set aside until we can begin…..we thank you so much for your continuing support!
Wishing you a lovely day,
Candis
President, Board of Directors
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