Hearthlist Digest #223 - Friday, November 6, 1998
 
Re: Hearthlist Digest #222 - 11/05/98 *help Nicaragua*
  by "Jim Moore" <[email protected]>
 

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Subject: Re: Hearthlist Digest #222 - 11/05/98 *help Nicaragua*
From: Jim Moore <[email protected]> (by way of [email protected]
 (Craig Issod))
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 07:59:46 -0500 (EST)
 
Hi John
   I would be glad to kick in to a donation kitty for some help down there-
heating
needs possibly?
   Let me know,
Thanks
Jim
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> Hearthlist Digest #222 - Thursday, November 5, 1998
>
>   Nicaragua
>           by "John Gulland" <[email protected]>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Nicaragua
> From: "John Gulland" <[email protected]> (by way of [email protected]
>  (Craig Issod))
> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 08:14:05 -0500 (EST)
>
> I subscribe to the CREST stoves email list that discusses the development of
> improved wood cookers for developing nations.  A frequent contributor is
>Rogerio
> Miranda of Nicaragua, who, in response to inquiries about conditions and needs
> in the aftermath of the disaster, posted this to the list this morning:
> ==========================
> The imediate needs in all effected countries are helicopters, food, water,
> clothes, medicines and reconstruction of bridges and roads. The main
> concernes are famine and diseases spread out.
>
> PROLENA/Honduras togheter with two other organizations has stablished an
> information center for local emergency committes, while PROLENA/Nicaragua
> are working with forest and energy government agencies to speed up projects
> requests to international cooperation agencies.
>
> In regard woodstoves,  we forsee a great opportunity to include improved
> woodstoves as part of the new houses that will be reconstruct in the near
> future. I believe we have to be active in this sense, because usualy the
> programs for housing reconstruction doesn't see the woodstove as part of
> the design neither budget (of course where woodstove makes sense), leaving
> to the people the task of building the stove, what usualys ends up just
> like the traditional ones.
>
> Perhaps someone in this stove list might have experience in this regard,
> e.g, woodstoves components in disaster assistance and reconstruction, and
> we would appreciate any advice.
>
> For sure we would like to develop a project in which volunteers or
> consultants could come to our region to technicaly assist, as well where we
> could raise funds to finance the woodstove component into the rebuilt homes.
>
> If anyone knows of potential donors and volunteers, please let us know.  We
> thank you for your concerns, and look forward for advices and comments.
>
> Rogerio Miranda
>
> Rogerio Carneiro de Miranda
> ATP/PROLENA/Nicaragua
> Apartado Postal C-321
> Managua, Nicaragua
> telefax (505) 276 2015
>  <[email protected]>
> =============================
> Would anyone care to discuss with me a way our industry could coordinate a
> contribution to the Prolena organizations in Nicaragua and Honduras?  I am not
> so sure we have much general technical expertise to offer since the form of
> woodburning practiced in Central America is so very different from what we are
> used to, but we could provide financial support and maybe components like flue
> pipes when the time comes.
>
> If any of you have suggestions, I would appreciate hearing from you.
>
> Regards,
> John
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