Meet Oneida Hernandez, El Porvenir Water Project Developer

Sacramento-base El Porvenir brings potable water to poor communities in Nicaragua at a minimum cost by utilizing the talent of volunteers and local communities, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is pushing for a budget busting peripheral canal to provide California Delta water to subsidized corporate agribusiness while the drinking water supplies of farmworkers in many rural communities of the San Joaquin Valley are contaminated with pesticides, herbicides and other pollutants. The contrast between the sustainable water programs of El Porvenir and the unsustainable export of Delta water for Schwarzenegger's water marketing schemes couldn't be starker.

News Advisory: For Immediate Release, October 28, 2009

Contact: Central America Action Committee, 916-457-5018, caac2 [at] copper.net


Meet and Hear Oneida Hernandez, El Porvenir Water Project Developer in Nicaragua

Oneida Hernandez, El Porvenir project developer, will speak on innovative, sustainable water projects in Nicaragua on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at 6:00 pm at the Southside Park Co-Housing Common House, 434 T St., in Sacramento

The fundraising tamale dinner, hosted by the Central America Action Committee, will feature a raffle for Nicaraguan hammock and other prizes, a live auction and a no host bar (donation).

Ms. Hernandez will talk about her work with El Porvenir ("The Future" in Spanish), a non-profit organization founded in Sacramento, now in its 19th year of supporting rural village self-help water, sanitation, and reforestation projects in Nicaragua.

El Porvenir helps communities develop village wells, spring capture systems, community washing facilities, and latrines. El Porvenir also works with rural villages to create tree nurseries for local reforesting and with families to help them build fuel-efficient stoves that improve women's lives by eliminating smoke in the kitchen.

"Oneida is a motorcycle-riding grandmother who comes to us straight from the field, full of experience, energy, and great stories," said Carole Harper, co-founder of El Porvenir.

The tamale dinner includes rice, beans, salad, and dessert for a donation of $15 ($5 low-income). The suggested ticket price for the raffle is $1, or 10 for $12.

To reserve, please call (916-457-5018), e-mail (caac2 [at] copper.net), or write (CAAC, P.O. Box 162998, Sacramento 95816) and tell them what kind of tamales you want (pork, chicken, or vegetarian).

Ironically, El Porvenir is bringing potable water to poor communities in Nicaragua at a minimum cost by utilizing the talent of volunteers and local communities while Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is pushing for a budget busting peripheral canal to provide California Delta water to subsidized corporate agribusiness while the drinking water supplies of farmworkers in many rural communities of the San Joaquin Valley are contaminated with pesticides, herbicides and other pollutants.