By Susan Smith | Director
DONE! MUCH NEEDED CHANGES TO ATZIN INFRASTRUCTURE
As readers will appreciate, good programs can only run with certain supports in place, like the right personnel but also, the right physical structures. For those with an eye to construction and installations, here is run-down on Atzin's rehabilitation and general improvements on our facilities carried out over the past three months.
Rehabilitation of the Atzin Centre in Tlamacazapa
The rehab started with a massive de-cluttering of accumulated program-related materials (what a difference!), removal of old paint on concrete floors (a tedious scraping effort undertaken by many) followed by the painting of walls and floors by the promoters and team. Followed by,
Still pending: annual cleaning of rainwater catchment cistern and dry toilet vaults; funding search for replacement of the old and well-used but deteriorating kitchen counter with cupboards (yes, still the same one for those recall pouring water down the sink, overflowing the bucket underneath it); and the painting of kitchen floor. Someone stole (siphoned) all of our cistern water in mid-December – a more than annoying blow; everyone went into ultra-conservation mode, relying on rainwater stored in three additional large tanks to get us through the dry season – a “pipa” of water will be purchased right after Easter, trucked in from Taxco.
Atzin House/ Office in Cuernavaca
As always, a fierce thank you to the volunteers, donors and all those who send good thoughts our way as we carry on with the little-by-little construction of a better future.
Sincerely, Susan
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