***This is a message from a member of Friends of Students for 60,000*** cogratulations! All the hard work is paying off. Kate Mar 10, 2010 01:22:52 PM, fsf60k@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: ***This is a = message from a member of Friends of Students for 60,000*** Good afte= rnoon everyone. Conchita Shari and I along with several of the students= representing our twotrips met with the mayor of Telica this morning at 9a= m. The meeting went well. The study is nearing completion and it is = a thorough hydrological studying being done with the assistance of Andrew a= n English Hydrologist with many years of experience in Nicaragua. The l= ocation of the well has been decided and it will be located in Las Sirenas.= On the morning of Saturday March 27th we will have a meeting in Nuevo w= ith the mayor and several other people of importance present to discuss the= project with the people of Nuevo. The mayor's office will be sending an= email today explaining what has been done and how we will continue to proc= eed. They stressed their desire to ensure the study is executed and com= peted properly and thoroughly so we can go through this process properly an= d solve this issue once and for all. The mayor is going to be figuring = out a way to allocate some money to help with the current crisis in Telica = and we discussed at length various methods to ensure even distribution of t= he water to the 58 houses in Nuevo. Conchita Shari and I left the meeti= ng feeling very happy and we really see this project coming together. I = believe in the mayor of Telica and feel that they are sincerely doing every= thing they can to ensure clean potable water for the people of the three co= mmunities. The mayor also stressed the importance of getting the people= of Nuevo involved in the process and making them realize that this is not = Friends/Students/Telica's water project but the communities and they need t= o take ownership. A coordinator fot the project has been appointed from = the area but from outside of the 3 communities and he will be present at th= e meeting on the 27th.. This is happening!! In two weeks we will begi= n to move forward! Michael *** You can unsubscribe from th= is list by sending an email to fsf60k-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscri= be' in the subject field. An archive of messages is available at http://= www.freelists.org/archives/fsf60k. FAQ'are available at http://www.freel= ists.org/help/faq.html*** *** You can unsubscribe from this list by sending an email to fsf60k-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field. An archive of messages is available at //www.freelists.org/archives/fsf60k. FAQ'are available at //www.freelists.org/help/faq.html***