We had a minga this past Saturday to weed and accommodate the small piece of land that UNORCAC has given to the ASEAC scholarship students to make into their own office. Eventually we would like to have a small organic garden in this space.
Also Carlos Alta (The President of ASEAC) had petitioned the Cotacachi local government to provide materials, such as concrete, tiling, glass for windows and electricity and just signed the contract this past Tuesday. The Cotacachi local government will donate the construction materials and the parents of the scholarship students have agreed to put in the labor to construct the final wall, put in tiling and anything else that needs to be done.
Photos from this past minga.
Blanca Lanchimba and María Chavez weeding.
Evelin Bonilla's mother
Evelin Bonilla
Moving a pile of rocks out of the area that we want to grow organic veggies.
This is the chain of students to help move the pile of rocks out of the middle of the piece of land.
The scholarship student's parents helping to weed.
The scholarship student's parents helping to weed.
Saira Arotingo's parents helping to move another pile of pebbles out from the middle of the land plot.
The students helping to remove weeds.
Blanca Lanchimba, Paul Bonilla, Carlos Alta, Saida Arotingo and Jimmy Anrango, moving the large piles of weeds away from the middle of the land plot.
Resting after the 4 hour minga.