LIGA INTERNATIONAL

COMMUNITY HEALTH 2018 “Since 1934, Liga has been dedicated to improving the health & well-being of the underserved people

of Sinaloa, México by providing free health care & education”

Driven off their lands by the Spanish in the 15th century, the indigenous Mayo, Yaqui and Tarahumara tribes of northern Sinaloa have

adapted and survived, although not without deprivation and discrimination.

Liga Community Health is focused on disease prevention, health education and improvement of well-being of these rural indigenous, or “the forgotten people.” We do that by providing means to clean water through our Biosand filter project, regular medical

team visits, and health education. Our goal is to work cooperatively with these groups, sharing our expertise to further their autonomy.

The Water Project is growing rapidly from a test phase of 22 working filters in 2017 to a network of 925 filters by the end of 2018, and over 1,500 working filters by 2019.

The project requires a strong commitment to education and maintenance by the local people, and the cooperation of organizations such as Rotary International the Lions Club.

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Volunteers Carlos and Julio (far right) with a Canutillo filter family

The Mayo Deer Dance

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Community Health Mission: To improve the health of the Sinaloa people through intervention and prevention with a focus on the

underserved Mayo population in rural villages within 50 km of El Fuerte and San Blas clinics.We do that by assisting with intake screening and health education seminars at clinic, developing services for women, and distributing health education, medical teams and clean water to the villages.

LIGA CLEAN WATER PROJECT

Our 2020 goal is to eliminate water-borne disease in our area by

providing Biosand filters to all communities in our catchment area.

As of January 2018, 22 filters have been successfully installed in

eight communities within 45km of El Fuerte.

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22 FILTERS DOWN, 1,488 TO GO!

Tehueco, Sinaloa Ramona Aviation Sponsor

Tehueco, Sinaloa

Tehueco, Sinaloa

Local Voluunteers

Thanks to Carlos Quintero our

México coordinator, each village now has a local sponsor and two

volunteers who will be trained in April 2018 (see page 6).

Each village has up to three (3)

students who are learning installation and maintenance, water

safety, and basic microbiology.

Kindergarten Los Capomos

Dan Wenberg, MD, sponsorDale and Jim Blodgett, sponsors

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THE FIRST CONCRETE FILTERS

Steel mold extraction

Carlos, Lonnie, Winnie and Wayne

Celebrating our first concrete filter

Lonnie’s perfect filter. This can now be painted and taken to the villages.

Steel molds are constructed to CAWST specs ($400

each). Concrete molds are poured and cured for 24

hours. When extracted, the concrete filter will be filled

with sand and gravel and serviceable for up to 30 years.

Molds are re-used and can produce up to 7 filters per

day each. We currently have three steel molds.

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NEW COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

Sand and gravel storage

Overhang to protect supplies

Volunteer training

Community Health supplies (meds in locked cabinets, teaching materials

Filter construction

Like it?

Without a central organizing space to store and build

filters, train volunteers, and maintain supplies, we

can’t expand.

It’s a bit of a fixer-upper … but donated by long-time

volunteer Olivia Urias and located in the center of

town!

We’ll repair and retain use in perpetuity. Estimates for

plumbing, electrical repairs and overhang are $8,560.

The building will be named:

“Centro de Salud Comunitario your name”

Please help. Donate to www.ligainternational.org and specify

‘Water Project’

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TRAINING

In December 2017 we held a pilot

training session with 20 volunteers

from Rotary and the villages.

Thanks to our trainers, Friendly

Water for the World, CAWST

and local hotels and restaurants,

we will hold a 3-day complete

training in April to equip our

volunteers to teach in their

villages, build concrete filters

and learn to test the quality of their

water.

Tehueco, Sinaloa

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LIGA ENTRENAMIENTO PARA LOS FILTROS DE AGUA

jueves 5 - sábado 7 abril 2018

Nuestros maestros Carlos Quintero, Bianca Mettey, Winnie Parish y Lonnie Roy te enseñarán a construir filtros de agua! Aprenderá todo lo que necesita saber para instalar filtros, probar y enseñar en sus aldeas. Obtenga un certificado valioso al finalizar el curso y tal vez comience su propia pequeña empresa.

Our master trainers Carlos Quintero, Bianca Mettey, Winnie Parish and Lonnie Roy will teach you how to construct water filters. You will learn everything you need to know to install filters, test and teach water sanitation in your villages. Get a valuable certificate at the completion of the course and maybe start your own small business.

PROYECTO AGUA LIMPIA

AQUÍ ES LO QUE APRENDERÁS. COMO :

hacer un filtro de bioarena concerte.

obtener un molde de acero para tu pueblo.

entrenar a otros cómo hacer filtros.

comience una pequeña empresa y gane

dinero.

saneamiento del agua e higiene de la salud.

probar muestras de agua.

Recibirás un certificado de finalización.

Costo: no hay costo para esta capacitación.

Aceptamos donaciones de aquellos que

pueden.

Desarrollará un plan y espera usar su

entrenamiento para ayudar a otros.

Ubicación: El Fuerte, Sin.

email: janet@ligainternational.org carls_a1985@hotmail.com whatsapp: USA +1-619-672-2417 México +52 (698) 104 3517

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WATER PROJECT 2018 NEEDS

15 Village Donors $5,000 ea.

Community Health Center $8,560

Filter donors $50 ea.

One good used pickup truck $3,500

Training sponsor $1,700

Steel mold sponsor $400

Please make your tax-deductible donation online at

www.ligainternational.org and specific ‘water project.’

Call 619-672-2417 or email

janet@ligainternational.org with questions

THANK YOU

SUSTAINING DONORS Ted Richter, San Diego, CA Kleen-Blast, Hayward, CA

VILLAGE DONORS Tim Connole, San Diego, CA Agro-Reservas, Los Mochis, Mx.

FILTER DONORS Carol Cleary, Dan Wenberg, Rick Merica, Paul Marshall, Dale and Jim Blodgett, Mary Marcdante, Emily Wetherell Dorfman, James Wetherell, Anna Wetherell, Calley Wetherell, Mike Higgins, David Hainline, Bianca Mettey, Hayley Brown.

CLEAN WATER TEAM Engineering: Lonnie Roy & Ernie Friesen, engineering Education: Winnie Parish & Bianca Mettey Construction: Tim Connole Coordination: Jan Lapp, USA & Carlos Quintero, México

PARTNERS CLARVI, Los Mochis, Mx. Club Leones, Jesus Urbina Cota, Los Mochis Mx Olivia Urias, Papeleria Hermanos Urias Friendly Water for the World Rotary International

We value the involvement of Liga Youth. Here, Reese Ger, 16, (granddaughter of Errol Ger, MD), does intake at Canutillo.

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The Clean Water Project is a cooperative effort to establish safe water for the tens of thousands of people in rural northern Sinaloa, México through the installation of Biosand filters in all villages.

The people of rural Sinaloa are the indigenous Mayo, Yaqui and Tarahumara people whose only source of water is the contaminated Rio Fuerte.

Water-borne disease rate is high, children are ill and cannot attend school. The incidence of Hepatitis A, and disorders resulting from e. coli contamination are high.

There is a current humanitarian crisis involving the Tarahumara of the Sierre Madre who have been driven from their homes by drug violence in the Copper Canyon area. Approximately 150 families have fled to our region of Sinaloa without food, shelter, clothing or access to clean water. They are not registered Mexican citizens and thus have no access to government aid.

The objectives of this project are to treat all communities within a 100km range of El Fuerte, Sinaloa, ranging from the north in Choix, Sinaloa to Los Mochis in the south, the area of highest indigenous concentration. We estimate that the project will provide clean water for over 100,000 people. The project involves teaching the local people to test their own water and water sanitation training. We have developed a train-the-trainer system of modules in health, hygiene and water sanitation which will be spread throughout the region along with the installation of filtration.

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Apple Valley CA 92308 P +1.760.247-8091 F +1.714.257.9952

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