By Jacob Kheel | Puntacana Ecological Foundation Director
Phase 1 Inaugurated! On to Phase 2…
The Puntacana Ecological Foundation and the rest of the Fuentes de Vida (FDV) coalition are proud to announce that the constructed wetlands wastewater treatment system was officially inaugurated on Sunday, November 2nd. In attendance was the Neighborhood Association of Domingo Maiz, representatives of Peace Corps Dominican Republic, community leaders from other barrios throughout the municipality of Veron, local businesses and other organizations involved in the initiative, and of course, the community members of Domingo Maiz. The inauguration not only served to commemorate the completion of the region’s first public waste water treatment system but also to empower other communities in the area to take similar action towards improving their living conditions. During the inauguration the FDV coalition showcased a short documentary, called Fuentes de Vida: Desarrollo Comunitario Integral, which clearly describes the project’s history, mission, and execution in a concise and engaging narrative. The documentary was produced by the Dominican Consortium for Competitive Tourism and World Television with funding from the Partners of America Foundation and can be seen on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpHbz91nqf0
More recently, on December 5th, concertgoers and volunteers from the not-for-profit foundation, Positive Legacy (the largest independent backer of the FDV initiative), volunteered for a service day in Domingo Maíz. December’s service day continued the community works started during the March 2014 day of service including a community wide clean up, painting informative murals next to the constructed wetlands, and hosting a community celebration with local musicians playing typical meringue and bachata music. Community turn out was great with the youth of the community comprising the majority of the workforce. We look forward to hosting another service day with Positive Legacy at the end of January 2015.
Looking ahead to 2015, the Fuentes de Vida coalition will seek to continue working with the neighborhood association of Domingo Maiz to implement a potable water system (Phase 2 of the FDV initiative). In the rapidly developing municipality of Veron, change can often seem to be the only constant. In keeping with this sense of change and progress elections are to be held shortly to elect new members to the neighborhood association of Domingo Maiz and form a new water committee in charge of overseeing the maintenance and operation of the water systems – before beginning construction on the potable water system. The Puntacana Ecological Foundation will help consult and assist the neighborhood association throughout these organizational processes to better ensure a smooth operation and adoption once construction of the potable water system is complete.
In closing, on behalf of the Puntacana Ecological Foundation and the rest of the Fuentes de Vida Coalition we would like to thank all of you who have donated to the project to date. Moving forward we hope we can count on your continued support for this pioneering project and hope you share this GlobalGiving Page with anyone you think may be interested in learning about this project. We wish you the very best in 2015!
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