1 - Literacy Cooperative: Books
Yucatan, 2012, Education
We sent 500 new library-grade Spanish language books to the Proyecto Itzaes literacy cooperative in Yucatan, Mexico. The 6,500 people in the area only spoke Toltec so were very limited in their work and trading options. Thanks to the Latino Student Union at Los Altos High they can now read and speak both Toltec and Spanish.
- Project Cost $2500
TGUP Partner: Proyecto Itzaes
2 - Proyecto Itzaes: Septic and Water
Yucatan, 2013, Water
We installed a water well, and a septic system for bathrooms, in Chicxulub Pueblo, on the Yukatan Peninsula in Mexico, so that the Proyecto Itzaes site would have a working bathroom. The only previous option was to go in the backyard, and that was spreading E.coli. Now they have a sanitary solution, and a safe water supply.
- Project Cost $1500
TGUP Partner: Proyecto Itzaes
3 - Proyecto Itzaes: Library
Yucatan, 2013, Education
Too is a very small pueblo and the Proyecto Itzaes library is the only outside resource for the school. The old floor at Proyecto Itzaes had crumbled and the dust was unhealthy as well as destroying the books, didactic materials and laptops. After removing the ancient, deteriorated, flooring we laid a new cement floor.
- Project Cost $500
TGUP Partner: Proyecto Itzaes
4 - Hoop Gardens: Agriculture
Yucatan, 2014, Infrastructure
Working with the Centro de Educación Ambiental de la Peninsula Yucateca, we funded two hoop houses and the tools to propagate and preserve at-risk native plant species in the Yucatan rain forest. The project will protect forests, educate local youths, build community ties, and provide hands-on experience for young Mayans.
- Project Cost $6000
TGUP Partner: CEAPY
5 - Mayan Environmental: Education
Yucatan, 2015, Education
This conservation and reforestation education project will protect the forest, educate local youth, build community ties and provide hands-on experience for young Mayan environmentalists who will teach others who are interested in conserving traditional Mayan forests. It was funded by Synapse School in Menlo Park, CA.
- Project Cost $5000
