Tag Archives: Arlington – Teosinte

GoFundMe Teosinte

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   In the past, we have already published about the challenges that Teosinte has faced when it comes to safe access to drinking water. Many proposed projects have come and gone. Since the community asked for help to try to change at least the pipes within the community, the Arlington committee decided […]

Teosinte’s history – where we we come from

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Back in 1990, Gatewood West visited Teosinte and he met José Tulio Guardado, Pedro Oriana, Nicolas, Julio Tobar (from the CCR), Abel Cirian and Benjamin. He wrote a report of their conversation back then. Challenging times are ahead but we must never forget how the Salvadoran people in rural and forgotten […]

Community update 18-5-20

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Yesterday, our friends at Teosinte reported: “We are still locked up, with the new DUI measure (permission to move according to the last digit of your identity document), people go out in their vehicles and (for) the rest (…) there is an advantage, people come selling food suplies here and also […]

Workshops with Teosinte youth /Talleres con la juventud de Teosinte

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   The youth Committee “Ana Francisca for a free spirit” (AFEL, in Spanish) keeps working with the young people of the community in Teosinte. They recently held a workshop about environrment and they share some pictures with us.     Besides that, CRIPDES regional office, CCR, accompanied them in another workshop. Arely […]

The water project on Teosinte / El proyecto de agua en Teosinte

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Last friday I had the chance to talk with Osmin Sibrian, from the water board of Teosinte, San Francisco Menéndez, a community sistered with Arlington. That’s how I got to learn more about the water situation in the area. The first challenge is that main pipes are 80 years old and […]

30 years of relationship between Arlington and Teosinte / 30 años de relación entre Arlington y Teosinte

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   In August, an article was published in Arlington celebrating the sister relationship with Teosinte. Thirty years later, Arlington is still making a meaningful difference in Teosinte and Teosinte is making a difference in Arlington. Volunteers in Arlington sell handmade textiles sewn in Teosinte at Arlington Town day and craft fairs, providing […]

Reflection from the August Arlington Teachers Delegation

By Julie Harrington September 26th, 2011     When I sit down and try to describe my travel experience with the Sister City Organization I’m not certain where to begin. As an educator who lives and teaches in Arlington, I was aware of and a distant supporter of the Arlington-Teosinte Sister City relationship through my […]