Rebuilding communities affected by 8.2 earthquake

In rural communities, women and children usually spend between 7 and 9 hours a day in the kitchen, which most of the time is a precarious space with an open fire. Thanks to your contribution, together with the women of the Las Conchas community, we build safe, sustainable and adequate kitchens, made with local materials.

1- kitchens are borned! 

In the community of Las Conchas,19 new sustainable and safe kitchens are born! 

Thanks to the self-construction process, the participants, mostly women, reduce their vulnerability, learning to maintain the structures. Thanks to local materials, the kitchens are affordable and sustainable. 

2- A healthy recipe to save the forest

Each kitchen is equipped with a wood-saving oven, with a tube and an extractor hood to evacuate kitchen fumes. These ovens are adapted to local materials, climate and local culture; They are also technologically improved to save wood, which means a benefit for the environment and savings for families.

3- Together is better

The participants enjoyed the collective work. When asked how they have seen both the organization and the group, they answered: “very good, the truth is that it has worked very well because we all help each other”; “We have made a good group, because we understand each other and we have not had any problems”.

The participants appreciate and value the management of the process carried out through a committee, made up of three women directly involved in the construction. It was a good self-management practice.

Finally, the participants enjoyed the community work "Because throwing mud was heavy, but we helped each other as a group, making the work easier for everyone."

Remember: If you donate $10 a month, you're donating $120 a year, which is what a safe, traditional and wood saving oven costs!