10 Goals for the
Development of Choco
1. Nutritional state
of the population. Not only childhood mortality is the highest in the
country, but young mothers are also malnourished, creating a vicious cycle of
malnutrition and lack of thriving.
2. Health,
prevention, basic care. There are hospitals
in Choco, but no physicians.
Universities need to provide residents and interns to practice in these
hospitals and attend the population.
3. Clean water. The water resources in Chocó are
spectacular. Not only Chocó has coasts
in the two oceans, but there are plenty of rivers, and rain. Water purification is a must to reduce the
parasitism in the children and population in general.
4. Sanitation (sewer
system, wells). This will provide
employment to engineers, plumbers, electricians and construction workers.
5. Housing: High percent of the population lives in huts,
which are flooded every time it rains.
Housing needs to be built to meet this need.
6. Education: There are schools and the Technological
University of Choco. However, there is a
high degree of illiteracy among adults.
Schools need to be available in the towns to reduce the illiteracy.
7. Employment: 65% of unemployment is affecting men between
18-60 years old. There are plenty of
areas to create employment by working on the infrastructure and education. There is a need for nurses, teachers,
engineers, plumbers, electricians, construction workers, small business.
8. Electricity: With two oceans and a plethora of rivers, dams
and water mills can produce electricity to the rural areas of Choco.
9. Infrastructure,
roads, and bridges.
10. Interoceanic Canal in Atrato-San Juan Rivers and/or Atrato-Truando Rivers
this one approved by law 53 of 1984.
Focusing our efforts, these goals could be met in the next 5
years. Through the Sowing Seeds 4
Future, we pledge to end malnutrition and childhood mortality by 2017. You can make a difference by giving back to the community and leaving the world
a better place.
Sowing Seeds for the Future is a non profit organization incorporated in the State of Minnesota, for health and education of Children in Colombia. Donations are TAX FREE
ReplyDeleteWe are working now to rise founds to acquire Soy Milk cows, a machine that produces soy milk, bread and crackers with a high protein content for the kids.
Also water mill electricity generators to run the cows in areas where there is no electricity. Your assistance will be exceedingly important for a region with the highest infantile mortality of Colombia.