DEFENSORES DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE DE LOS TUXTLAS, A. C.

                                                                           ecological activism
PROJECT "PET"
Project Grant

The association Desarrollo Para Un Futuro Sustentable (Development for a Sustainable Future)
negotiated funds from
Fomento Social Banamex (Social Fomentation Banamex) and DIF del Estado
de Veracruz
(Comprehensive Family Development of  the State of Veracruz) to finance 12 projects  
managed by 7 associations in
Los Tuxtlas. DEMATAC will administer two projects (Project PET, below, &
Project Tortugas), with a grant totaling $ 592,652.00 MXN (Mexican Pesos)

General Objective:

Promote the integrated management of solid waste by means of action oriented toward the motivation and training of
developers for the adequate management of urban refuse within the region of Los Tuxtlas.

Specific Objectives:

1) Design and apply a pilot program of environmental education on the importance of solid waste management

2) Set up community developers for the adequate management of solid waste

3) Promote community initiatives for the exploitation of solid waste by means of linking related institutions with the  
management program

4) Reinforce initiatives by the separation and  stockpiling of solid waste materials, and  domestic composting by means of
trained promoters

5) Integrate community efforts relating to solid waste management

6) Assist in providing sustenance to the  groups involved during the project process.

7)Execute an agreement with those experienced participants of the project to initiate an awareness campaign directed by the
promoters

8) Reinforce the monitoring of the general inciatives during the training process

(For detailed information in Spanish on the project, see
link)
Reunion with Representatives of Communities Benefited by Project PET
August 19, 2007
The reunion was devoted to the planning of activities and the discussion of the necessities of the
participating communities:  
Sontecomapan, Montepio, Dos de Abril, Los Organos, Arroyo de Lisa,
Salinas Roca Partida, Toro Prieto, Costa de Oro, Revolución de Abajo and Playa Hermosa.
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Reunion with "Promotores Rurales del Programa IMSS Oportunidades"
September 14, 2007
A meeting was held with Promotores Rurales del
Programa IMSS Oportunidades
in the communities of
La Palma, Sontecomapan
and Coxcoapan to establish
dates for the workshops for the

IMSS oportunidades
members. The workshops will
be held in two sections in each
community and consist of
waste management training.
Reunion with the association "Costa"
September 20, 2007
The reunion centered on the ways that DEMATAC, using funds from
 DIF Veracruz, can support the initiative in 10 communities with
respect to their work in collecting recyclable plastics on the coast of
Los Tuxtlas.
Solid Waste Management Workshops with the Community of Coxcoapan
September 24 & 26, 2007
The workshops established in the reunion with
the
Promotores Rurales del Programa
IMSS Oportunidades
were held in the
community of Coxcoapana, with the
attendance of 14 members. These members
are awaiting the necessary material to impart
workshops in their communities with support
from
IMSS Oportunidades.
September 26, 2007
September 24, 2007
Workshops: Efficient Management of Domestic Solid Waste
Community: La Palma
October 8 & 15, 2007
Women members of Promotores
Rurales del Programa IMSS
Oportunidad
es from the community
La Palma participated in a domestic
solid waste management workshop.

The 22 members expressed a very
positive attitude throughout the
workshop.
Workshop: "Management of Domestic Solid Waste in the Region of Los Tuxtlas" in Sontecomapan
October 27, 2007

Workshop: "Efficient Management of Domestic Solid Waste in the Region of Los Tuxtlas" in  La
Barra.
October 29, 2007
Workshop: "Efficient Management of Domestic Solid Waste in Los Tuxtlas" in Dos de Abril
November 19 & 21, 2007
Workshop: "Composting" and the Presentation of Composters in Dos de Abril
November 19, 2007
Workshop: "Efficient Management of Domestic Solid Waste in Los Tuxtlas" in Los Órganos
November 22, 2007
The workshops with the women of  IMSS Oportunidades and  the "Sub-agent" of the
community
La Barra de Sontecomapan were successfully completed. After the
workshops we distributed to the residents sacks of various sizes to be used for the collection
and separation of solid waste and plastics for recycling and to prevent the continued
burning of this material. Fourteen women from the community participated in the
workshop.
We completed the workshop “How to Compost and the
Benefits of Composting" with the members of the civil
association
"COSTA", in the community of Dos de
Abril
.

Afterwards teams were formed to learn how to
assemble the composters. At the end of the activities
25 persons recieved composters that DEMATAC
purchased with funds from
DIF Veracruz to complete
the requirements of:
“Programa de  Educación
Ambiental y Prevención de Desastres a través del
Manejo de Residuos Producto de las Afectaciones
Causadas por el Huracán Stan en la Región de Los
Tuxtlas”
, The recipients signed documents promising
to care for and properly use the composters.
November 19, 2007
November 21, 2007
The womans group from IMSS Oportunidades that participated in the first workshop were characterised by their
eagerness to express their opinions regarding the problems created by garbage and several explained the methods they use to
limit the amount created.
In the community of Sontecomapan, after some confusion uniting
the women involved in the program a
"IMSS Oportunidad", the first
workshop was successfully completed.
Workshop: Construction of "Estufas Lorenas" in La Palma
November 24, 2007
Workshop: "Efficient Management of Domestic Solid Waste in Los Tuxtlas" 1n Sontecomapan
November 24, 2007
A workshop on the construction of  "Estufas Lorenas" was held in the community of La Palma and presented by the
Biologist Lucio Daniel Tehuitzil Valencia.  Later, four women who participated in this workshop built these stoves in their
homes. "
Estuvas Lorenas" are stoves designed to reduce the consumption of firewood.
Delivery of Material to COSTA
December 5, 2007
The delivery of: 10 costalillas de jute (jute sacks), 2,000 plastic fiber sacks and 200 mega-sacks with a
1 ton capacity to the Civil Association "
COSTA". They were deposited in the Centro de Acopio
(recycling center) located in the community of  
Arroyo de Lisa, in the municipality San Andrés
Tuxtla
. These sacks are used for the collection of material to be recycled. This completes the
distribution of material to COSTA as established in the project:
"Programa de Educación Ambiental
y Preservación de Desastres a través del Manejo de Residuos Producto de las Afectaciones
Causadas por el Huracán Stan, en la Región de Los Tuxtlas
".
The final workshop was held in Sontecomapan where the participants presented excellant ideas to reduce the production of
solid domestic waste.  
The participants in these workshops consisted of a
group of women very interested in resolving the
problem of the  accumulation of waste in their
community. They now intend to use their newly
acquired knowledge daily in an effort to solve the
problem that all of us have in our homes - GARBAGE.

These two workshops end the activities with the
women from
IMSS Oportunidades. In February,
2008 we will finalize the workshops: "Efficient
Management of Domestic Solid Waste in Los Tuxtlas".
Workshop: "Efficient Management of Domestic Solid Waste in Los Tuxtlas" 1n Revolución
December 5 & 7, 2007
Primary Report and Financial Report for DIF, Veracruz
December 27, 2007

In conformity with DEMATAC’s policy of transparency and openness, we have published our Primary
Report and Financial Report on “Project PET”
(Reports are in Spanish):

Primary Report

Financial Report

If you have any questions, please contact us.
Workshop: "Efficient Management of Domestic Solid Waste in Los Tuxtlas" in Arroyo de Lisa
March 29, 2008
The last in  a series of workshops "Efficient
Management of Domestic Solid Waste in Los
Tuxtlas" was presented in
Arroyo de Lisa
with the participation of women members
of  
IMSS Oportunidades from the
communities of  
Toro Prieto, Salina Roca
Partida
, Arroyo de Lisa and Costa de
Oro
.

We also delivered the sacks used for
separating and collecting solid waste
materials in private homes and throughout
the community. In April we will deliver to
the remaining nine communities.
Delivery of Educational Material and Sacks to the rural participants of the program "IMSS
Oportunidades" and of "COSTA, A. C."
May 22 & 24, 2008
Delivery of educational material and collection sacks were delivered to the 13 communities that participated in the
workshops
“Manejo Adecuado de Residuos Sólidos Domésticos”, as well as Señora Julia del Carmen Cruz Cruz, Presidente
de
COSTA, A. C.
Name
Community
Municipality
Sacks
Extra Large
Sacks
Jute Sacks
Rosa del Carmen Parra
Valero
Coxcoapan
Catemaco
  5
20
Maria Antonia Clara
Chan
Sontecomapan
Catemaco
10
7
55
Raquel Catemaxca
La Barra
Catemaco
10
7
55
Aidde Ramírez Alvarez
La Palma
Catemaco
10
7
25
Eva Esther Martínez
Montepío
San Andrés Tuxtla
10
7
25
Teodora Rodríguez
López
Dos de Abril
San Andrés Tuxtla
10
7
55
Luisa Bustamante
Barrios
Revolución
San Andrés Tuxtla
10
7
55
Beatriz Landa Cruz
Playa Hermosa
San Andrés Tuxtla
10
7
25
Alicia Lascano
Los Órganos
San Andrés Tuxtla
  7
50
Claudia Vera Sainz
Arroyo de Lisa
San Andrés Tuxtla
  10
10
Isela Betanzo Vergara
Salinas Roca
Partida
San Andrés Tuxtla
  10
10
Juana Aguilar Poxtan
Toro Prieto
San Andrés Tuxtla
  10
10
Modesta Torres Ortiz.
Costa de Oro
San Andrés Tuxtla
  10
10
Fernando Cordoba Vera
Puerto
Pesquero Punta
Roca Partida
San Andrés Tuxtla
  10
120
10 Centros de Acopio
Comunidades
San Andrés Tuxtla
y Catemaco
  20
155
Julia Del Carmen Cruz
Cruz
COSTA
San Andrés Tuxtla
2210
207
10
Miguel Sanches
Hernández
El Salado
Mecayapan
10
2
5
Pedro José Cano
Hernández
Capulteolt
Catemaco
10
2
5
  Sacks
ExtraLarge
Sacks
Jute Sacks
Purchased
2300
342
700
Delivered
2300
342
700
Undelivered
0
0
0
Name
Community
Municipality
Sacks
Poster "Manejo
Adecuado de
Residuos
Sólidos
Domésticos"
Poster
"Alternativas de
Limpieza"
Rosa del Carmen
Parra Valero
Coxcoapan
Catemaco
5
2
2
Maria Antonia
Clara Chan
Sontecomapan
Catemaco
5
2
2
Raquel Catemaxca
La Barra
Catemaco
5
2
2
Aidde Ramírez
Alvarez
La Palma
Catemaco
5
2
2
Eva Esther
Martínez
Montepío
San Andrés Tuxtla
5
2
2
Teodora Rodríguez
López
Dos de Abril
San Andrés Tuxtla
5
2
2
Luisa Bustamante
Barrios
Revolución
San Andrés Tuxtla
5
2
2
Beatriz Landa Cruz
Playa Hermosa
San Andrés Tuxtla
5
2
2
Alicia Lascano
Los Órganos
San Andrés Tuxtla
5
2
2
Claudia Vera Sainz
Arroyo de Lisa
San Andrés Tuxtla
10
2
9
DEMATAC
Catemaco
Catemaco
2
1
1
Julia Del Carmen
Cruz Cruz
COSTA
San Andrés Tuxtla
3
1
5
Distribution List of Sacks, Extra Large Sacks and Jute Sacks