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Protect the Rainforest & Indigenous Health, Mexico
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More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesOver one million Mayan indigenous people live as subsistence farmers in the resource-rich state of Chiapas, where poverty rates are the highest in Mexico. Mayan families traditionally use open-pit fires inside their homes to cook food. The fires require large amounts of wood, requiring women and children to work for hours daily to cut down trees and gather wood. High exposures to smoke causes blindness and respiratory diseases, especially in children. ActivitiesDESMI will provide no-interest loans and technical support for 50 families to each acquire a stove, which channels smoke through a chimney. As each loan is repaid, more families will participate, protecting their health and saving forests. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $1,455 Funding InformationThis project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available. Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,455. The original project funding goal was $8,410. Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactThis project will start with 50 families, increasing to 700 families over 3 years. Each stove will allow 50% less firewood to be used, protecting 3,500 trees and reducing carbon emissions. 2,500 children gain better health and quality of life. Project Message
Over 50% of the world’s people burn wood for fuel, and the CO2 which is released is a major contributor to global warming. You can help protect our planet, one community at a time. Who is Running This ProjectContact
Yael Falicov, Project SponsorOrganization
Learn more about Econ & Social Development of Indigenous Mexicans and the project team. Where this Project is LocatedCountry
This project is located in For more information about Mexico, read the Human Development Report on Mexico or the Wikipedia entry for Mexico. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on August 08, 2008. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 16, 2007. Latest Update from the FieldFinal UpdateBy Yael Falicov - Director of Programs, IDEX, August 08, 2008 06:59 PM
From July 2008 – June 2009 DESMI constructed 233 wood-saving stoves in 32 different Chiapas communities. The stoves had immediate, significant effects on health and nutrition: they greatly decreased smoke exposure to women and children, and enabled measured-temperature cooking of multiple dishes simultaneously. Aurelia, one of the many beneficiaries of this program, shares her experience: Read 3 more "Updates from the Field" | Comment on this update How Else You Can HelpShare and Save |
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