Eco Technology for Indigenous Families in Mexico

On Tuesday, March 16, all donations up to $1,000 per donor, per project will be matched. Donate on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, and maximize your gift. At both demonstrations sites in Chiapas and Michoacán, IRRI provided 3 1-week training workshops for 25 community members on eco-technologies (such as wood-saving stoves and biodigesters). The participants are part of a “train-the-trainer” model. This model trains community members with skills building, informational workshops, and technical support with the goal that they will later start their own training courses in their own communities. With your support, participants have learned how biodigesters work through hands-on workshops using the biodigestor that was installed at the demonstration site (the biodigestor currently creates enough energy to run the site). The goal is to demonstrate how families can implement similar system themselves. More community groups are requested training. With more support, IRRI can provide training to community groups in rural and urban areas all over Mexico on renewable energy and appropriate green technologies for food security, water access, and conservation.