Movie Night

The water committee of Zacango is sponsoring a movie night every Tuesday evening in the comisaria (community building) during the month of March. The short informative DVDs are produced by Grupo de Estudios Ambientales, an organization that is based in Mexico City, but works with communities around Chilapa, a three hour drive from Olinalá. The water committee is working to raise awareness in the community about water issues and build excitement about potential solutions.

Tonight’s movie was quite informative, offering explanations of what a watershed is and the responsibilities of a water committee and the community to take care their water resources. It was great to sit beside a girl in ninth grade and a five-year-old boy, knowing that the six to eight children and youth in attendance were listening to the message. And it was just as exciting to see the women and men town leaders keenly interested in the information.

Next Tuesday before the weekly movie, in anticipation of World Water Day on March 22, Bruce will give an explanation of how to use the water monitoring kits to measure the quality of water in Zacango. The community will begin collecting data to have a baseline for their future work.