WHAT WE HAVE WALKED
As Tsotsiles and Tseltales, the Improvement Plans are for us like a well-drawn path that guides us to work better together. like a well-laid path that guides us to work better together. They help us identify problems, organize ourselves and take clear actions to strengthen our communities. actions to strengthen our communities. Here, in our lands of San Juan Cancuc, Santiago El Pinar, Mitontic, Chalchihuitán, Tenejapa, and Sitalá, we work hand in hand with the community with the community committees, to clarify the activities, the goals, that we want to goals that we want to achieve and ensure that we do not stray from the path. We make sure that we do not stray from the path. These plans also teach us to learn from what we do and to be prepared for challenges, always thinking about the good life of our community. These These agreements are very important, because thanks to them we can follow up and and present reports on the progress of the Municipal Looms, which are like the threads of the Municipal Looms, which are like the threads that connect and strengthen us.
Improvement Plan for the Fiesta del Buen Comer
Goal: We want to improve our Fiesta del Buen Comer so that everything goes well and in order. We will look for ways to better organize the event and strengthen the resources and skills of those who participate, to make this celebration more beautiful and helpful.
We cook vegetables from the garden for the children.
Improvement Indicators:
- Make parties more frequent: We want the parties to be held more times during the year, so that more people can come, participate and get to know what we do.
- Learning New Foods: We are going to teach and continue to support women cooks so that they can learn to prepare new dishes and make them better, always taking care that the food is tasty and of good quality.
- Offer More Variety of Food: We want to offer more types of food, mixing the new with the traditional, so that people can try different things and enjoy more of what we offer.
- Pay Cooks Better: We want the women who cook to receive better pay and good working conditions, so that they can continue to participate with encouragement and feel valued for what they do.
- Open a Space for Bread: We want to make a special corner to sell bread, where there are many options of delicious breads to accompany the food and make the party more complete.
Improvement Plan for Dining and Cooking Area Infrastructure
Goal: We want to improve our Good Food Festival so that everything goes well and in order. We are going to look for ways to better organize the event and to strengthen the resources and skills of those who participate, so that this celebration
and help.
Things we want to improve
- Keep Everything Clean: We will make a plan to always clean the place well, making sure that the kitchens, dining rooms and all areas are free of trash and in good condition throughout the event.
- Improve the Kitchens: We want to bring better utensils and tools for the kitchens, so that the compañeras have everything they need to cook and serve food quickly and easily.
- Taking Care of the Place: We will make a program to check and fix any problems in the structures of the place, such as ceilings, walls or tables, so that everything is safe and works well.
- Making Kitchen Space Better: We want to fix the kitchens, organizing them better so that it is easier to work and there are no accidents or piles when preparing food.
Improvement Plan for the Productive Monitoring of the Orchards
Goal: Improve how we take care of the gardens so that we can harvest more, taking care of the land, the water and everything that nature gives us, without damaging anything.
Things we want to improve
- Keep Everything Clean: We will make a plan to always clean the place well, making sure that the kitchens, dining rooms and all areas are free of trash and in good condition throughout the event.
- Improve the Kitchens: We want to bring better utensils and tools for the kitchens, so that the compañeras have everything they need to cook and serve food quickly and easily.
- Taking Care of the Place: We will make a program to check and fix any problems in the structures of the place, such as ceilings, walls or tables, so that everything is safe and works well.
- Making Kitchen Space Better: We want to fix the kitchens, organizing them better so that it is easier to work and there are no accidents or piles when preparing food.
Things we want to improve:
- Tools: Give them the tools we need for the garden, that are good to work with, that don't break easily and that are useful for everything that needs to be done, such as planting, caring for and harvesting.
- Learn about the land: To teach all those who work in the garden to use natural ways of working the land, without adding poison or bad things to it. That they learn to take care of what the land gives so that it does not run out, and that there is always food.
- More Harvest: Set clear goals of how many more we are going to plant, what more we are going to take out of the land and how we are going to take care of what we plant. We have to see how everything is growing, and if it is not going well, change what we are doing.
- Planting Fruit Trees: We have to think carefully about which trees we can plant that can withstand the climate and soil here. We have to take good care of those trees, water them, clean them, and when they bear fruit, know how to harvest and take care of what they give us.
Improvement Plan for Safe Water Supply in School Gardens and School Canteens
Goal: We want to make sure that there is always clean and safe water to prepare food in the school canteens and also so that we can work in the gardens.
Things we want to improve:
- Collect rainwater: We are going to set up good systems to collect rainwater and store it. This way, we will always have water to irrigate what we plant and to make food in the dining halls, without lacking it.
- That the water we use is clean: We are going to make the water we use for drinking and cooking clean. We put in systems that purify the water well, that there is no danger of it causing disease, and that we comply with everything we need to be healthy.
- Caring for water: We formed a group of people from the community who will be in charge of taking care of the water. They will be responsible for teaching everyone how to work well with water, how to clean the systems and how to use it without wasting it.
- Check that the water is safe to drink: We will have a plan to check the water systems often, making sure that everything is working well, and that the water is still good to use. That way, we can be sure that we are not using water that could be dangerous.
Improvement Plan for the Community Savings Banks
Goal: That our savings banks work better, that we all have the opportunity to save so that we can all improve our economy and that of our community.
Improvement Indicators:
- Teaching to control savings: We are going to teach everyone who takes care of the savings banks how to manage the money well, how to save and how to make decisions so that the money grows. Let everyone know how it works and how to do it well.
- Help savings grow: When someone saves, we are going to put a little bit more into it, as a 10% support to make their money grow faster. This way, we will all have more strength to improve our lives.
- Save more each year: We want to save 20% more each year. Let's make everyone learn why it is important to save, and teach them how they can do it to have more money for our families.
- Take care in the use of the savings account: We are going to let everyone know how the resources of the savings bank are used. That everything is clear, without hiding anything, and that the money is used for what we really need.
Improvement Plan for the Operation of Community Seed Houses
Goal: Optimize the operation of the Community Seed Houses to ensure their effectiveness in seed exchange and conservation, and strengthen their impact on the community.
Things we want to improve:
- Tools for Seed Houses: We are going to give the Seed Houses everything they need, such as good places to store the seeds, tools to clean them and store them well, so they don't spoil and we can use them when we need them.
- Exchange seeds with other communities: We need to make it so that we can all share seeds with each other and with other communities, so that there is more variety of seeds. That the seed houses connect with each other so that we all have what we need to plant and grow our food.
- A good place to keep the seeds: Ensure that the Seed Houses have a good, clean and safe place to store the seeds. That the space is sufficient, that the seeds are not mistreated or spoiled, and that they are ready to be distributed to whoever needs them.
- Teaching seed care: We are going to teach all those who take care of the seeds how to choose the best ones, how to take care of them and how to store them well, so that our harvests will continue to be good and not be lost. This way we will have seeds forever and we will not lack food.
Improvement Plan for the Pedagogical Node of Territorial Knowledge
Goal: May the Pedagogical Node of Knowledge of our land work better, so that there is more participation and everything works well, so that we all have the opportunity to learn from our community.
Things we want to improve:
- Start up the Nodes: We are going to make clear agreements among all of us so that the Pedagogical Node works well, so that we all know what to do and what we need to work together. This way, everything will be organized and we will be able to achieve our goals.
- Taking care of and improving the work team: We have to renew and take care of the computers and tools we use in the Node, so that they continue to work well and we can use them to teach, learn and communicate with other communities.
- More participation and bringing more communities together: We want more people to join the activities of the Node, that everyone participates and that not only those from here, but other communities also join, so that the exchange of knowledge is greater and we can all learn from each other.
- Put in charge of the Nodes: We will choose someone who is
to be in charge of everything in the Pedagogical Node, someone who coordinates the activities and makes sure that everything runs smoothly, that everyone complies with the agreements and that the Node is always active for everyone.
Community Nutrition Improvement Plan
Goal: We want all of us to be healthier, eating what the earth gives us and taking care of our bodies. Let's all learn more about the food we need to live well.
Things we want to improve:
- Taking care of our health: We are going to make a program to measure how healthy we are, measuring how much we weigh and how tall we are. This way we will know if we are well nourished and what we need to be better.
- Teaching to Eat Well: We are going to do workshops for all of us to learn what food is good for our health. We will teach with practical examples, showing you how to make meals that give us strength and keep us well, with all the nutrients we need to be healthy.
