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Resettle 250 people affected by volcanic eruption
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Summary
The eruption of the Tungurahua Volcano left thousands of rural inhabitants without homes and income. This project will construct a sustainable productive community for a large group of these people.
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Received $275 from 6 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The volcanic eruption left at least 2,400 people in need of relocation because of irreparable damage to houses and land. Official estimates place the number of damage or destroyed homes at 3,000, and over 20,000 people lost land used for agricultural production. Governments have been unresponsive and, as a result, many are left without shelter or basic services. This project will select a group of refugees and, with their help, will construct a community with productive areas and a local school.
Activities
Esquel and local allies will construct homes, a school and medical center as well as provide basic infrastructure for services such as potable water and roads; community members will be trained in productive endeavors to ensure their sustainability.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $275
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $975,521
Total Funding Goal: $975,796
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
This project focuses both on providing the community with sustainable means of income, as well as relocating locals outside of areas in danger of further damage by eruptions. Thus, the community will be a durable living area for 250 people.
Project Message
We don’t have much left, we don’t know what we are going to do.
- Nancy Altamirano, Victim of Tungurahua’s violent eruption.
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Veronica Falconi,
Coordinator, Institutional Development
Avenida República del Salvador N34-229 y Moscú
Edificio San Salvador, 8va planta
Quito, Quito 0
Ecuador
(+593)(2) 2520 001
Email:
Project Sponsor
The Synergos Institute
Organization
Fundación Esquel-Ecuador
Avenida República del Salvador N34-229 y Moscú
Edificio San Salvador, 8va planta
Quito, Quito 0
Ecuador
(+593)(2) 2520 001
http://esquel.org.ec |
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When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on August 02, 2007.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 30, 2006.
Latest Update from the Field
The Land is our Foundation
By Santiago Martinez - Fundraising Coordinator, August 02, 2007 07:20 PM
The most vital aspect of truly getting this project on its feet is in the final stage.
Land plot negotiations will be finalized within the next few weeks, thus allowing for the heart of the project to truly begin. Within a month, infrastructure will be underway, including the building of roads, homes, and schools, and access to safe water.
We at Esquel are enthused to have the land we need to begin resettling our 250 beneficiaries in a safe community that will allow them to begin to rebuild their lives.
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