Great News From Guatemala
Bill Skinner, Rotary Club of Calgary Heritage Park
As funders of the project in Guatemala, GG2349347, “Water system re-design and home connections – Canton of Quiacquix”, here is an update. I want to tell you that work has begun on the ground in Quiacquix this past week. I’ve attached a few photos, showing both delivery of some of the materials and the trenching and laying of some water lines. Preliminary plans indicate that work will take about 6 months.
I will be taking 9 people to Guatemala with me in late January. Most are Rotarians and funders of this project. We will be able to see the project in an advanced state of work. We will also visit several other projects, most of which my club is at least partly funding, some with district or global grants.
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View of a length of trench with pipe in place; almost all trenching is done by local labour as part of their contribution to the project
Unloading plastic pipe
Unloading gravel for backfill of trenches
Unloading bags of cement by manual labor, totally typical in this area
Carrying pipe to trench location