Morning:
Sophia, our gracious host, exasperated again trying to teach Andrea Spanish. She just doesn't get it...
Drive to Lago de Coatepeque to meet with Medical Clinic staff & visit local school
Afternoon:
Back to Glasswing
Highway driving is hazardous enough when strapped inside a vehicle.
Glasswing's highway safety initiative targets Salvadorian passengers attempting to defy the laws of physics. .
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| The road ahead to the school is washed out frequently by seasonal flooding and occasional volcanic activity |
These charming and innovative little guys, outfitted in their school uniforms, were collecting wood down the road from the school when we drove by.
Collecting wood took some collaborative effort but the more impressive feat was watching them get the wheelbarrow down the steep uneven bank they were on.
While pulling with a small sapling, they used another board as a ramp to navigate the wheelbarrow off the bank.
Go Team!
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| School near Planes de la Lagunas |
Solar panels donated by the local Najapa Power company electrifies the entire school, including the pumps for the cisterns
Glasswing's Infrastructure department contributed the many murals on the buildings and also the twin rocket stoves -new in the past few weeks.
For those of you who know rocket stoves, this is a big version of them and industrially made.
Using small diameter wood, the double walled combustion chamber ensures complete combustion while concentrating the heat on the flat cooking surface (for tortillas) or the large pot (for soup) that is added to the top.
All Salvadorean children are fed in public school.
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| Cistern for potable water is in this enclosed building |
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| These large cisterns collect water during the rainy season for use in cleaning |
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Above: The class made up in spirit what it lacked in number. They were very excited to have a short break from their work.
Below: Students were a bit more orderly but also with the aide of two student teachers...standing just out of the frame. [[ noteworthy]] The wood collectors from earlier rejoined their class after delivering the wood
Much of this school was redone with the help of Glasswing after the last volcanic eruption destroyed a good portion in 2005. The volcano continues to remain active but the rebuild has included improvements more resistant to the volcanic ash and other fallout including a more fire resistant roof in the kitchen.
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| butterflies & puppies must respect the power of the volcano too! |
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| really tiny tiny puppy |
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| A very large, old tree in the middle of the road telling us that we are leaving the Santa Rosa |
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| Me & Salvador (in house Architect for Glasswing) |
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| Lago de Coatepeque in the department of Santa Ana |
Lake Coatepeque caldera was formed after a massive volcanic eruption
It is 3.75 mi/ 6 km wide & ~400 ft / 120 m deep
-- J Kelchlin signing off --
More info on Rocket Stoves
