Inmtec Legal Services, with offices in Mexico City and San Miguel de Allende, and Caminos de Agua, a leading NGO based in San Miguel focused on helping provide clean water for those whose access is at risk, have created a working relationship.
Inmtec is making a very substantial donation to Caminos de Agua in the form of MXN $500,000 of no-cost legal services and strategic advice to assist Caminos de Agua in achieving its mission.
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We work hard to help provide access to clean drinking water to families and communities at risk here in central Mexico where water scarcity and contamination has become a major crisis. Our ability to do this work is completely dependent upon being able to raise money from people just like you as well as from foundations and other institutions.
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We’re in a daily fight here in central Mexico trying to help families and communities gain access to safe and healthy drinking water. Sometimes, in the midst of all of this, we at Caminos de Agua can forget one of the people most critical to our success – YOU!
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Caminos de Agua has been able to develop an innovative new solution: the Groundwater Treatment System. This system has the potential to impact hundreds of communities – and tens of thousands of people – turning their contaminated water into clean drinking water – substantially faster and less expensively than ever before.
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“We could live in San Miguel and lead an insular life, but being in the communities and helping out has made life much richer and much more meaningful. Once you see it, you just have to respond. If you don’t, I think you’ll have just a huge hole in your heart.”
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Juana Reyes Bocanegra and her family live in the ranching community of La Luz located in a remote area between San Miguel de Allende and Dolores Hidalgo. Having been born and raised there, she is keenly aware that community members have always battled for access to the dwindling supply of water.
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For years, residents of Agustín González, a small rural community located within the Municipality of San Miguel de Allende, have known that there are problems with their water as many of the children began developing dental fluorosis – the deep brown staining of their teeth. More recently, Caminos de Agua tested the community well and found the highest levels of fluoride ever registered in San Miguel – more than four times above the World Health Organization recommended limit.
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In Mexico alone, more than 50% of the population lives in water scarcity conditions. In our region, many of the communities where we work only receive water for a few hours once or twice a week. This is further complicated in these rural areas by slow moving, and often inaccurate, information and a lack of nearby medical facilities equipped to respond to this virus.
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Broadcasting from Tucson, Arizona, Joaquin joins Caminos de Agua technical mentor, Aaron Krupp, for a conversation about what we can all do in our homes, neighborhoods, schools, and communities to work towards the “natural city.”
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A talk from Caminos de Agua's Executive Director, Dylan Terrell, on local as well as national and global water quality and scarcity issues. This talk will also focus on water in the time of COVID-19 – illustrating how water scarcity impacts the spread of the infection.
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One panelist, Michael Marinello, stated that, when designing products and technologies, we need to shift our focus from “output as outcome to impact as outcome” – meaning that we need to stop counting how many products we sell and start holding ourselves accountable to measure the social and environmental impact of these products.
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On September 16th, 2017, a deadly Category 5 hurricane wreaked havoc on many Caribbean islands - including Puerto Rico. Out-dated, but crucial, infrastructure was destroyed. The islands flooded quickly. However, despite the abundance of water, access to safe drinking water became an urgent concern. The only solution available at the time – shipping in plastic bottles – was an inadequate response.
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This month, a Caminos de Agua supporter who wishes to remain anonymous will match all donations up to USD $10,000. You can help us double our capacity and not only reach people at risk within San Miguel but our broader watershed as well.
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15 NGOs respond to the call made by the municipality to improve the water situation in San Miguel de Allende and recommend greater transparency of the process.
Over the past year, there has been a lot of discussion and concern about the future of water in San Miguel de Allende.
Are there contaminants in the current water supply in San Miguel? What will happen to the quantity and quality of San Miguel’s water supply as our city continues to grow? What work is being done to make sure a water plan is being created that provides for the city’s future water needs?
If you visit the community of Palo Colorado, you might see some familiar faces. Many of its residents commute to nearby San Miguel de Allende and work hard in restaurants, as clerks in stores, domestic help, building homes, and in other jobs.
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