Past editions Among the basic needs of humanity - food, clothing and shelter - our work embraces shelter. EcoSouth addresses the great housing deficit in southern countries. https://ecosur.org/english/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/80-edition-24-february-2007 2026-06-10T00:38:20+00:00 EcoSur: Concrete Roof Tiles, puzolanic cement, earth houses, ecomaterials paulcoyote@gmail.com Joomla! - Open Source Content Management Three organizations, different but united 2007-02-14T19:55:42+00:00 2007-02-14T19:55:42+00:00 https://ecosur.org/english/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/80-edition-24-february-2007/337-three-organizations-different-but-united Administrator paulcoyote@gmail.com <p> <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/ago2004/sm_openhouse.jpg" border="0" alt="Tres organizaciones en simbiosis" title="Tres organizaciones en simbiosis" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="150" height="150" align="left" />The associates of the EcoSur network have very complex structures, but these structures fit very well among them. </p> <p> In Nicaragua, the local partner has evolved in three organizations that offer services, products and consultancy in many fields, from social work to private building. </p> <p> <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/ago2004/sm_openhouse.jpg" border="0" alt="Tres organizaciones en simbiosis" title="Tres organizaciones en simbiosis" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="150" height="150" align="left" />The associates of the EcoSur network have very complex structures, but these structures fit very well among them. </p> <p> In Nicaragua, the local partner has evolved in three organizations that offer services, products and consultancy in many fields, from social work to private building. </p> Sitio Historico – Survival of a rural society and maintenance of their environment 2007-02-14T18:38:11+00:00 2007-02-14T18:38:11+00:00 https://ecosur.org/english/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/80-edition-24-february-2007/336-sitio-historico-survival-of-a-rural-society-and-maintenance-of-their-environment Administrator paulcoyote@gmail.com <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/ed24_feb2007/sm_sitio.jpg" border="0" alt="Casas nuevas en Pancas&aacute;n, Sitio Hist&oacute;rico, Nicaragua" title="Casas nuevas en Pancas&aacute;n, Sitio Hist&oacute;rico, Nicaragua" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="150" height="150" align="left" />The &quot;Sitio Historico&quot; project of SofoNic implemented in the municipality of Matiguas in the north of Nicaragua contributes to the survival of the rural society and maintenance of their environment. Through a multi-faceted approach that includes house construction and improvements to daily life, reforestation, and a vertical shaft brick kiln (VSBK), the beneficiaries are trained in different themes toward this end. <p> The next issues of the e-magazine will highlight the major aspects of this development, as related by Claudia Wild, beginning in this issue with the improvements of daily life reflected in house construction and related measures. </p> <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/ed24_feb2007/sm_sitio.jpg" border="0" alt="Casas nuevas en Pancas&aacute;n, Sitio Hist&oacute;rico, Nicaragua" title="Casas nuevas en Pancas&aacute;n, Sitio Hist&oacute;rico, Nicaragua" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="150" height="150" align="left" />The &quot;Sitio Historico&quot; project of SofoNic implemented in the municipality of Matiguas in the north of Nicaragua contributes to the survival of the rural society and maintenance of their environment. Through a multi-faceted approach that includes house construction and improvements to daily life, reforestation, and a vertical shaft brick kiln (VSBK), the beneficiaries are trained in different themes toward this end. <p> The next issues of the e-magazine will highlight the major aspects of this development, as related by Claudia Wild, beginning in this issue with the improvements of daily life reflected in house construction and related measures. </p> A cooperative that demostrates sustainability 2007-02-14T18:17:51+00:00 2007-02-14T18:17:51+00:00 https://ecosur.org/english/index.php/past-editions-e-magazine-285/80-edition-24-february-2007/335-a-cooperative-that-demostrates-sustainability Administrator paulcoyote@gmail.com <p> <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/ed24_feb2007/sm_coop.jpg" border="0" alt="Cooperativa Ca&ntilde;era en Cuba" title="Cooperativa Ca&ntilde;era en Cuba" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="150" height="136" align="left" /> The visit to a sugar cane cooperative in Cuba was a lesson in the art of survival with creativity and wisdom. Just next to the great fleet of tractors and harvesting machines, and a huge mechanical workshop is also a small workshop which produces nails out of recycled wire. </p> <p> <img src="http://www.ecosur.org/images/stories/ed24_feb2007/sm_coop.jpg" border="0" alt="Cooperativa Ca&ntilde;era en Cuba" title="Cooperativa Ca&ntilde;era en Cuba" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="150" height="136" align="left" /> The visit to a sugar cane cooperative in Cuba was a lesson in the art of survival with creativity and wisdom. Just next to the great fleet of tractors and harvesting machines, and a huge mechanical workshop is also a small workshop which produces nails out of recycled wire. </p>