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Memorial De Colosio

Challenges Entered: 

We would seek to replicate on a larger scale a project recently completed in Ngelepen, Java, Indonesia. We would like to give the people in the squatters village or "colonios" in Peublos Negras, Mexico a new lease on life by building them a new village and in sheparding them with other NGOs to new dreams including education and sustainability. 
We are a nonprofit business. Please see the following video to see what we have done in Indonesia.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd1U7v_2La0
Thank You, 
Rebecca South, PresidentDomes for the World469-853-1412rebecca@dftw.org

WHAT WE NEED:

Initial Funding. We would want $1 mil. to start. I would not want to begin with any less than could build more than two-thirds of the first 300 homes. (Including clean water, roads, septic, etc.)

Project Details
Project url: 
http://www.dftw.org
Supporting organization: 
not at this point
Project Assessment
Sustainability Model: 
The construction methods used are extremely cost effecient and the buildings last for centuries. We will seek funding through a variety of sources, but after construction begins we will launch a for-profit company in Mexico (building domes) utilizing Mexican crews trained on-site and Mexican Foreman to help pay for the new village for the poverty stricken residents of the Colosio colonios.
Project goals: 
Initial field study -- completed In-depth feasibility scheduled for May. Initial funds (Goal: $1 mil) Groundbreaking ceremony -- September Construction begins -- October First 100 homes finished by March 2008. Meanwhile $2 mil more raised. 300 homes + community center, etc. finished by Dec. 2008.
Identified Obstacles: 
Initial Funding. The local leaders are on-board. We have done this before. We know Mexico is perfectly suited to such a project.

Location

Salt Lake City, UT
United States
See map: Google Maps
Submitted by RSouth on March 19, 2007 - 3:48pm

Does the project have a website?

Submitted by dchakrab on April 9, 2007 - 5:18pm.

Just wondering if the project has a website yet.

Also, you mention that you are a "nonprofit business" ...I tend to think of those as opposed terms. Could you explain?

I work with Grassroots.org, an organization that is developing a free toolbox (including website development tools) for nonprofits: Grassroots.org Nonprofit Toolbox, which may be of interest to your organization. Good luck!

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