For a clean Mahahual
Donation protected
We need your support to purchase trash cans. Our small group started by cleaning the streets of Mahahual, Mexico every Sunday and educating people to reduce single use plastic, recycle and reuse items. We soon discovered that much of the trash on the streets was because houses had no trash cans. Residents were leaving trash in small grocery plastic bags and animals were ripping them open and spreading trash everywhere with the help of the wind. We started this campaign with a goal to purchase 200 trash cans for all the houses in the casitas of Mahahual, Mexico, who did not have one or could not afford one. We were successful with this campaign. A total of 200 trash cans were purchased over a period of a few months and my neighbor Simone and me solicited requests from residents who wanted them. We diligently labeled each one with the address and number. We made spreadsheets of this list and got signatures from the recipients. I cannot be happier with the results of a cleaner Mahahual. We continue to clean on Sundays but it is not perfect and it take time to change a culture of just tossing out the car window. We have had the help of three large clean up events with groups of volunteers ( one group was 65 and the others over 100). We learned a lot and originally thought 200 cans and $4000 would be enough. What we did not take into account was that there are many multiple family dwellings. So today, while driving around the streets we counted again and came up with between 80-100 more cans needed. We are a small community of concerned people who want to make a difference and show by example. Please help us reach this new goal. While we are working every Sunday to clean streets, we are also educating people about the health and environmental dangers of trash littering our streets, jungles and oceans. Our Facebook group called “Mahahual Limpio Grupo Casitas” has shown by example and new groups are forming In other neighborhoods of Mahahual. We are supporting them by showing them how to be effective community leaders for change for a clean Mahahual. Your support is greatly appreciated. Those who have donated have seen the success and it has made of difference. We are also discouraging the use of styrofoam containers and single use plastic. It is an exciting time here in Mahahual, Mexico. We are small enough that we can make a difference and become a model town in Mexico.
Organizer
Donna Marie Norstadt
Organizer
Ferndale, WA