Sunday, February 20, 2011

Bolivia Meeting | 1/31/2011 | 6:00 - 6:50 PM

Feedback from the Workshop - 6:00

It would be good, but difficult, get the local government more involved into our project

Bolivian government may not be very involved in the Tsimane communities

They provide teachers and little else that we are aware

Fundraising

Fundraising specific meeting: Thursday 2/3 at 6:00 pm at Oneill's

Education

A group of people will be trained to fix and maintain the water filter system that is being put in

Also will be teaching the Anthropology group members how to fix the system

We will do our best to keep in touch with the communities for possible future troubleshooting

Try to get the communities to organize a committee or a water board to organize community members and get them involved in the process

We can get some help and support from the Anthropologists and doctors in the area also with their own projects

Design

Senior design project group

Finish PER !

Need to keep researching the best option

Building wells

Wells with pumps

Sand filters

Different types of filters will be built and tested for a freshman design class (small sized filters)

Project Update - 6:25

Travel plan meeting at 7 tonight

Pre assessment trip report

PER

Senior design report

Filter testing results

Must be translated into Spanish so that we can give it to the community to keep and research

Fundraising!!

Budget Update - 6:30

Total $14000.00

We have $4000 now

7 people to Bolivia

Buy the tickets early

Need to raise $9000 this semester

Education - 6:30

Germs, bacteria, viruses

Cleanliness

All and all volunteers needed

Have any friends that like to teach/nurse…let us know!

Outline community requirements - 6:35

Internal organization

Financial contributions

Monetary investment from the community

Very small amount of money or something tradable

Maybe ask the community as a whole to set aside a small amount of money at set intervals (insurance plan)

May or may not be feasible due to the fact that this community is still transitioning to a market economy

Donate translators to assist our organization during the trip

Mapping or other labor to assist us during our trip

May be difficult for more sparse communities

The more people involved, the more community members will be held accountable

Next Meeting - 6:45

PER work

Analysis or design

Prepare for pilot testing

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