OUR TASK:

During our every visit to the great village of Coba, we spend a week on purchasing enough seeds for about 120 homes and begin passing out the seeds. While we canvass, we inspect the homes of the people and ask questions such as;

-how many cinderblock or chuiches do you own or building? What are the dimensions?

-do you own a refrigerator?

-do you own a washing machine?

-how many chickens, turkeys, or pigs do you own?

-how many fruit trees do you own?

-how big is your garden?

-is there a wall surrounding your home?

-do you own a sewing machine?

During our interviews, we take pictures of the families and their homes for records. These pictures allow us to remember the people and their homes. Based on these answers from each household, we calculate their needs and fundraise until our next trip date arrives. We try to provide as much as we can until their needs are complete. We begin with the most important needs such as cement or bricks for their cinderblock homes for their security and protection against hurricanes.

Once we are down there, we purchase pens, pencils, notebooks, coloring pencils, and etc. for the local school. It is an amazing feeling every time to have children running around you asking for a single book or a box of coloring pencils. The things we cannot purchase there, we purchase in the States. Together with students, we take extra suitcases full of used/new clothing, toys, books, etc. for the people. This allows us to help the family we live with and others around them.

Progress Made:

Progress to be Made:

We are currently fundraising to purchase cement…

Seeds:

Pictures

Trees:

Pictures

Chickens: pictures

House Construction: the effects Wilma had on the homes of the people and the increase of block homes due to Wilma. Explain the amount of bags of cement needed for each household that is in great need of block homes for security.

Used Clothing Bank: pictures

Aid to the Local Schools: school and children pictures.

Development of a Local Museum: pictures of the cultural center and our goals on making it better (huipil and frames pictures of the people).