ORGANIZATION RECORD

Location: Ecuador

Website: http://www.triplesalto.org/web/

Mission: To generate integral solutions to social, environmental, and economic needs boosted by strategic alliances between the government, the private sector and citizens that guarantee sustainability.

Partnership History:

• Summer 2016
  • Chapters: OHS Peace Club, Davidson, and TCU
  • Project: Funds were used to build greenhouses and organic orchards for the local population to create an environmentally sustainable anti-poverty initiative.
  • Investment: OHS Peace Club $2,546, TCU and Davidson $2,000
  • Project team: 0 interns
• Summer 2015
  • Chapters: OSU, TCU, and Davidson
  • Project: Fund an organic orchard which will supply the school kitchen and provide excess produce to generate income.
  • Investment: $11,500
  • Project team: 0 interns
• Summer 2014
  • Chapter: OSU
  • Project: They built greenhouses for a community in Quito. These greenhouses will provide families with fresh produce thus combating malnutrition. Selling execss produce will also provide families with an alternate source of income.
  • Investment: $8,000
  • Project team: 8 interns
• Summer 2013
  • Chapters: ASU, UGA, U Pitt, and Claremont
  • Project: The goal of this project was to build greenhouses to combat malnutrition and to provide families with a product to sell as an alternate source of income.
  • Investment: $3,550
  • Project team: __ interns
• Summer 2012
  • Chapters: UCLA and ASU
  • Project: The students successfully built two greenhouses and helped the future farmers till, plant, and organize the land and resources inside their new greenhouse.
  • Investment: $4,000
  • Project team: 6 interns
• Summer 2011
  • Chapters: UC Davis, Wake Forest, and NC State
  • Project:  Nourish students successfully built a greenhouse complete with a roof and doors.  Students also planted organic seeds that will grow to be 140 tomato plants for the school to use to feed the children and to generate revenue to pay for school operating expenses.
  • Investment: $4,600
  • Project team: 3 interns
• Summer 2010
  • Chapters: UC Davis, UVA, U Mich., and UGA
  • Project: Engineers provided by ConQuito led the group in constructing two greenhouses, one at Quitumbe primary school and the second at Luciano Coral.
  • Investment: $5,600
  • Project team: 6 interns
• Summer 2009
  • Chapters: UC Davis and Stanford
  • Project: The purpose of the project was to build greenhouses and set up garden projects used to engage children and give them nutrition education. In addition, students educated the local community about sustainable agriculture techniques such as drip systems, composting, planting native plants, and worm farming.
  • Investment: $5,000
  • Project team: 7 interns