Within three days, nine houses had been provided with whitewashed walls, sturdy concrete floors, stable stoves with a proper flue leading through the roof, and water filters for the provision of drinking water. Now, a total of 40 houses have already been improved as a result of the MIT initiative.

Watch out the video from Guatemala (video language: german)…

The “Tamaho” nursery school project was begun about four years ago by Henkel South Africa. Financial support for the project was provided by MIT and through private donations from employees and former members of the Henkel management. The nursery school is located near the Henkel site in southeastern Johannesburg in a residential area inhabited mainly by colored people, a township named “Tamaho”, and is attended by 37 children, who are cared for by trained nursery school teachers. The nursery school facilities are also used in the evening for specific events, such as information sessions on HIV/AIDS for members of the parish.

 You can either watch it in German

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2v8jp-85O0

 or in Portuguese

 a message:

“Soy Rogelio Escobar, retirado, de 70 años, fuî invitado  por medio de mi hijo Rodrigo Escobar, empleado de Henkel Guatemala para participar en una etapa del proyecto MIT de  Henkel-Santa Clara La Laguna.
Debo reconocer una admiracion especial por las damas locales y las participantes de otros países, quienes trabajaron duro haciendo trabajos que jamas imaginaron, agregada la tremenda  incomodidad de algunos “rest rooms”.
Me gusto mucho el orden, la disciplina como se manejo el evento, la buena disposición de todos por colaborar y la cordialidad que se mantuvo en todo momento.
Nacionales y extranjeros maravillosos ayudando a personas preciosas del area rural de nuestra querida Guatemala y que seguramente jamas volveran a ver.
Gracias Henkel por la invitacion a participar. Un abrazo cordial para todos y todas”.

back home again but still the impressions in my mind I gathered in the last week. I am proud to be part of such a great team who worked in Guatemala. The project is in the focus but without the people it wouldn’t work. Thanks especially again to Kirsten Sanchez Marin who initiated this wonderful project and coordinated the field work with all Henkel employees. Besides her challenging work at Henkel La Luz she is also very ambitious to support the people in Guatemala. Saludos to all team member and hope to meet you again!