Photo: A rainwater harvesting system in the community of San Cayetano.
Welcome to La Gota (“The Drop”), a series of bimonthly bulletins designed to give you behind-the-scenes insight on Caminos de Aguas’ projects and activities. Each issue will focus on a single topic to give you a better understanding of what we do and why we do it. As always, we are thankful for your interest and support.
Bulletin #1
Behind the Scenes: Our BIG Project, Funded by the Río Arronte Foundation
Learn more about our biggest and most ambitious rainwater harvesting and sanitation project to date. Please, click the blue link below to download this bulletin.
BULLETIN #2
All About Our Exciting New Groundwater Treatment System
More than six years in the making, in this issue we talk about the Groundwater Treatment System, a groundbreaking technology capable of removing arsenic and fluoride from groundwater. Please, click the blue link below to download this bulletin.
BULLETIN #3
The Impact of Agriculture on Our Water Supplies
The cause of this water crisis is unsustainable over-extraction of our groundwater resources, mainly for large-scale agriculture production, forcing wells ever deeper into mineral-rich “fossil water,” which is often contaminated with naturally-occurring arsenic and fluoride.
BULLETIN #4
What Can You Do To Have Safe Drinking Water?
Water quality is not static. It varies throughout the region and also continues to change over time. Additionally, especially in urban areas like San Miguel de Allende, water quality in a given location can change much quicker than normal, sometimes even in a matter of days. Because of this, we recommend always treating for arsenic and fluoride in your water, even if levels of those contaminants seem okay in your home today.
BULLETIN #5
Ashoka: A Powerful International Network of Social Entrepreneurs Welcomes Caminos de Agua
Ashoka is an international organization that pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship more than 40 years ago. Since then, Ashoka has promoted social entrepreneurship by affiliating individual social entrepreneurs into the Ashoka organization. Learn more by reading this bulletin.
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BULLETIN #6
The ‘Acuaférico’: A Municipal Water Project Full of Uncertainties
For residents of San Miguel de Allende, maybe you have noticed an increase in urban development over the last couple of years? The ‘Acuaférico’ is a response to that – a municipal water project aimed at meeting the increasing water demand expected in San Miguel over the coming years due to projected urban growth.
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BULLETIN #7
Amistad Canada & Caminos de Agua Join Forces | Creating Clean Water Access Together
We're proud to announce that Caminos de Agua has been approved as a Project Partner of Amistad Canada. Amistad Canada collaborates with selected non-profit organizations to organize, implement, and monitor focused projects in Mexico while providing tax-receipts for Canadian donors who support those projects.
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