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The salary of the plant operator was raised from 4000 Lempiras to 4500 Lempiras. Construction of a house for the operator has also begun.
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Ojojona, F.M.

On Friday 9.12 a group of 60 industrial engineering students from the UNAH (National Autonoma University in Tegucigalpa joined us in Ojojona after meeting their professor at the RASHON presentation on 9.5.08.Autonomous University of Honduras) came to visit the plant in Ojojona. They are taking a class in environmental issues and policy that is taught by Guadalupe Nuñez, a professor who saw our presentation at the RAS-HON. The students toured the plant, talked with Alexis the operator, visited two of the three water sources and visited the Junta office to talk with Julia the treasurer. Prof. Nuñez is also interested in getting a group of mechanical engineers to help fabricate float valves here in Honduras and in researching the opperation of the Ojojona plant as part of a thesis she is doing.

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Peace Corps Presentation

On Thursday 9.11 we presented to the water and sanitation volunteers working with the Peace Corps in Honduras at their annual 'Reconnect' meeting. It was a great way to find potential partners in other communities. It would be great to have a plant in a community where a Peace Corps volunteer was stationed. A potential site might be San Francisco del Valle, Ocotepeque, where APP has already been working.

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