Apr
Tropical Life
San Mateo Needs Help
The issue of the garbage at the school has been causing upset to people recently. I think we are all in agreement that garbage is not healthy and needs to be dealt with.
What I do not quite understand is how the San Mateo area which is right behind the school, and where a good number of students come from is being overlooked when talking about fixing this issue.
The pictures below paint a very clear reality of an area where people are living that is unhealthy. It has no sewage system. The ground is wet much of the time and there are big pools of standing water and garbage. There is also the concern that Dengue fever is on an increase in Mexico, and thus may cause a surge throughout Latin America.
To much standing water
No yard to play
One of the kids outside his house
5 people live here
What do you do when you loose your ball in the yard
Garbage is everywhere in this neighborhood
This is the make shift sidewalk
The yards are mucky
That small white pipe is what gives residents water if they are lucky – not enough pressure
This is not a healthy yard to play in
Plank sidewalks to walk over standing water
This is not a proper sidewalk
This one is wider but still not great
Kids on their balcony – they cannot play in their yard
walk way to their house
Just sent you an email skismflasm
Hello,
I would like to help. I would like to donate some items…but don’t know how to get the ball rolling. I don’t want to get into details and take up space on your blog site. Could you please e-mail me @ skismflasm@hotmail.com
Just can’t believe people live this way. It was a life changing event for me to go there and actually see all this. You are a wonder tagogirl.