Establishing a Recycling Centre in Mexico

Summary

The aim of the program is to encourage community members of Punta Allen, situated within the UNESCO Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, to participate in setting up and running a recycling centre, so it becomes an example to the rest of the region. progress report read updates from the field

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	£13 - Funds 100 biodegradable bags for the program
	£34 - Funds two big rubbish containers
	£138 - Funds one local builder for a week to help construct the recycling centre
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The grass roots initiative, Punta Allen Verde, aims to assist the community to start a recycling program. Community members wish to create and build a recycling centre where the recyclable waste can be temporarily stored once separated.

Activities

We will set up workshops in town and place containers in the town and school. The reason for the program and separation techniques will be explained. The program will initially focus on children in the village and then women's groups and co -ops.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £1,981
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £1,482
Total Funding Goal: £3,463

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

All the plastic, metal and glass collected will be sold, thus gaining revenue to fund and maintain the recycling centre.

Project Message

This project will ensure the community of Punta Allen keeps being a model of sustainable development. First it was it's sustainable fishing, now dealing with solid waste help us to support them.
- Daniel Ponce Taylor, GVI Regional Director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Ross Deans,

3 High Street
St Albans, Herts AL3 4ED
United Kingdom
0044 1727 250 250
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Project Sponsor

Global Vision International Charitable Trust--Sponsor

Organisation

Global Vision International Charitable Trust
Third Floor
The Senate
Exeter, Devon EX1 1UG
United Kingdom
+44 1727 250 250
http://www.gvi.org

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Mexico and can also be found under Climate Change.

For more information about Mexico, read the Human Development Report on Mexico or the Wikipedia entry for Mexico.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on February 01, 2012.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 07, 2010.

Latest Update from the Field

Amazing support for the GVI Charitable Trust

By Alice Burrow - GVI Charitable Trust, February 01, 2012 10:27 AM

We would like to share the most recent trustee report from the GVI Charitable Trust. This report covers the six month period from July to December 2011.

This has been by far the most successful period. In six months we have raised nearly as much as we did the whole previous year. This increase in funding has brought a corresponding increase in the impact we have been able to create on our programs around the world.

During this period we have invested in sustainable education across Latin America. This includes support for the elderly in Guatemala and income generation schemes to support education in Honduras and Ecuador. In Mexico we have worked with a community to establish a recycling centre and in Kenya our partners in Mombasa will now see impoverished students complete primary education to earn qualifications for the first time.

These are just a few highlights of an amazing, productive and rewarding six months. Thank you to everyone who has supported us and played a crucial role in these achievements.

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GVI Charitable Trust Annual Report (PDF)

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