Over the course of several initial meetings, the El Salvador project team has developed into a multi-disciplined group, dedicated to understanding the needs of Miraflores and its neighboring communities in order to develop appropriate, practical and sustainable solutions.
PFCAC doctors have provided us with their first-hand observations and experiences from working with several communities in El Salvador. Their insights on community culture, systems and needs have served as our preliminary basis for discussion. Although they noted many potential improvements , ranging from composting systems to road construction, the group decided to focus further investigation on the core needs as identified by the doctors - water quality and indoor air pollution.
The team split into two research and brainstorming groups, which met separately to explore the topics in relation to Central America, El Salvador and the specific communities. Potential strategies were discussed, specifically in consideration of costs, ease of implementation and overall effectiveness. The groups then reformed and merged ideas and assessment tasks with respect to each discipline.
Goals of the pre-assessment trip in early September included gathering information on the community’s existing infrastructure, health characteristics and needs (as well as perceived needs). Team members would also make an effort to observe the nature of the daily life, relationships and communication within Miraflores and establish relationships with community members and potential community leads for the project implementation.
Meeting Locations
Meeting locations have been generously made available by the following companies:
Parson Brinckerhoff
2nd Floor, Conference Room 2E
One Penn Plaza (34th Street between 7th & 8th Avenues)
URS Corporation
One Penn Plaza (34th Street, between 7th & 8th Avenues)
6th Floor
CDM
1375 Broadway ( on the corner of 37th St)
Suite 1401, 14th Floor
L'Oreal USA
575 5th Avenue, 40th floor
New York, NY 10017
212-984-4028
PFCAC doctors have provided us with their first-hand observations and experiences from working with several communities in El Salvador. Their insights on community culture, systems and needs have served as our preliminary basis for discussion. Although they noted many potential improvements , ranging from composting systems to road construction, the group decided to focus further investigation on the core needs as identified by the doctors - water quality and indoor air pollution.
The team split into two research and brainstorming groups, which met separately to explore the topics in relation to Central America, El Salvador and the specific communities. Potential strategies were discussed, specifically in consideration of costs, ease of implementation and overall effectiveness. The groups then reformed and merged ideas and assessment tasks with respect to each discipline.
Goals of the pre-assessment trip in early September included gathering information on the community’s existing infrastructure, health characteristics and needs (as well as perceived needs). Team members would also make an effort to observe the nature of the daily life, relationships and communication within Miraflores and establish relationships with community members and potential community leads for the project implementation.
Meeting Locations
Meeting locations have been generously made available by the following companies:
Parson Brinckerhoff
2nd Floor, Conference Room 2E
One Penn Plaza (34th Street between 7th & 8th Avenues)
URS Corporation
One Penn Plaza (34th Street, between 7th & 8th Avenues)
6th Floor
CDM
1375 Broadway ( on the corner of 37th St)
Suite 1401, 14th Floor
L'Oreal USA
575 5th Avenue, 40th floor
New York, NY 10017
212-984-4028
