OFDA FINAL REPORT ACTIVITIES U.S. PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS , D.F. OFDA CONTRACT # 523-0000-G-SS-064500 From Oct. 7, 1985 to Feb 6, 1987 By Janet L. Rogozinski U.S. PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS

COORDINATION FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE-, :i ;; sz #! -gi - JUL I ur j# July 1, 1987

Mr. Samuel Taylor AID Representative

Dear Mr. Taylor,

I submit this report in accordance with the completion of OFDA contract 523-0000-G-SS-064500, from Oct. 7, 1985 to Feb 6, 1987.

Thank you for your assistance.

Cordially,

JANET L. Private and Voluntary Organizations for Disaster Relief Coordinator

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I.- Brief Sumnary 11.- Role of Indigenous PVO'S - Commodities Provided

111.- Mechanism for Coordinating PVO Efforts

1V.- PVO Assistance: Appropriate or Not?

V.- Assessment of Roles: U.S. Embassy, Local PVO'S and Host Government.

VI.- Lessons Learned and Recommendations

Appendix A: Coordinations facilitated by U.S. PVO between Donors/Agencies and Needy Groups Cost effectiveness

Appendix B: Donor Groups and Agencies

Appendix C: Volunteer Agencies and Private Sector Disaster Assistance Group

Appendix D: Project Connie I Appendix E: Project Connie: News Bulletin

Appendix F: List of Patients cared for through U.S. PVO Coordination

Appendix G: Letter of Acknowledgement to U.S. PVO

Appendix H: Press coverage in Mexican and U.S. publications on the activities of U.S. PVO. October 1985- February 1987

Appendix I: Photos of work

Graph 1:A Resources generated by U.S. PVO relative to AID output Graph 1:B Percentage Health Related Projects

Graph l:C Percentage American/Mexican generated goods and services

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I.- BRIEF SUMMARY

U.S. Private and Voluntary Organizations, coordinatian for disaster assistance was established with a grant from the Agency for Inter- national Development, Office of Disaster Assistance, in response to U.S. PVO needs for coordination following the Septeqer 19 and 20th earthquakes in . The magnitude of the need combine with the monumental flow of assistance coming from private citizens and organizations in the United States made a coordinatio~nof this type vital in guaranteeing that the assistance went where it was most re- quired. U.S. PVO assisted in the coordination of $ 40-45 million dollars in assistance during the emergency phase immediately following the earthquakes and over $ 20 million more in the following months. From the very beginning this coordination served as a facili- tator and coordinator of a variety of private and voluntary activities.

U.S. Private and Voluntary Organizations has worked very effectively as a liasion between those who need and those who offer assistance (see Appendix A). Our fundamental purpose has been to take careful advantage of all the assistance coming in to see to it that it should go to those who most need it. U.S. PVO has mobilized $ 5.697.194 worth of services and resources at a cost of $ 41.800 in addition to coordinating the efforts of U.S. PVO's which amounted to the $65 million total. This coordination takes the time and effort to mobilize the good will of the American people. It also works with great dedication at getting the American people involved in development projects so they see where their money goes. U.S. PVO provides this aery important function which develops confidence and ongoing awareness of individual projects. What has made a great deal of this possible is a long list of varied and dedicated American PVO's, people and organizations (see Appendix B). It has offered a mechanism which resulted in an exchange of problems, identification of needs and sharing of resources between indigenous and international groups. Another important contribution made by U.S. PVO was that of offering an invaluable assessment to the U.S. Embassy of how victims were being assisted and what assistance was still needed and what was not. This helped avoid needless waste or worse yet disrupting the local economy by glutting its market with unsolicited assistance.

U.S. PVO's goal has been to cut through red tape for coordinating this type of assistance, such as getting it into the country, arranging permits and having it delivered to the most needy. In

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order to do this the coordination has developed an intricate net- work of communication with Mexican government officials to estab- blish a trusting relationship which would permit us to go around the many procedures that would normally take months to get aid into the country, or to arrange permits. We have direct ties with the Director General of Customs: Sub-secretary of the Depart- ment of Public Hea1th;'with the comptroller of the Department of Public Education; representatives from the Urban Development Agency (housing authority) ; committ6e for International Assist- ance in the Department of the Federal District; Mayor's Uffice; Director of National Volunteers; DIF (Government Agency for the Integral ~evelo~mentof the ~ami1~);Department of Water works; Delegaci6n CuauhtCmoc and the secretary of Public Education (in Mexico).

Underneath the strains of Mexican American relations, this under- lying, "~eopleto people1'Ziplomacy plays a very iqortant role. When the recipients of this assistance are questioned about where the aid came from they always say, "the U.S. Embassy". Even on the level of government interaction with U.S. PVO's work they also feel it is the U.S. Embassy. This factor plays an important role in discreet diplomacy on the level of people; they feel that their neighbors from the United States are people who really care what happens to them, despite the other frictions. U.S. PVO furthers Mexican American Relations by making these connections possible. This coordination has never acted on political motivations and is recognized for its unwavering stance of not mixing politics with aid decisions. Formal and informal recognition is given for this work (see Appendix G) as well as press coverage in Mexico and U.S. (see Appendix H).

This coordination operates as a private organization but with access to all needed public participation not only from the United States but from Mexico as well. U.S. PVO is a very personalized coordination for listening to the needs of the victims and combining their needs with those of generous and kind Americans who offer assistance from the United States (Appendix D and E). It has always been as simple as "A+B=Cggwhere A is the person/ institution in need, B is the person/institution offering assist- ance and C is the result of combining the two. U.S. PVO is the +, without which the two could not have been combined. (See Appendix F as in the case of the many special needs medical cases coordinated).

To facilitate U.S. PVO's activities, a PVO entitled Project Connie was initiated. Project Connie was the creation of Constance Towers Gavin, the wife of ex-Ambassador to Mexico, , and of Janet

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Rogozinski, U.S. PVO coordinator, in March 1986, to assist children and families whose lives were devastated by the September 1985 earthquakes. The purpose of this project is specific personalized assistance for these earthquake victims. Many of the activities carried on by Project'Connie can be seen in Appendix D and E.

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I 11.- ROLE OF INDIGENOUS PVO'S: Commodities Provided

I Immediately following the earthquake, the indigenous PVOfs were individually incapable of assessing the global picture of emergency needs due to the lack of a central information clearing I house. A local shortage of resources for an emergency situation also contributed to the PVOfs inability to respond adecuately. As a result of this situation there was a percentage loss of I assistance as well as duplication of relief efforts in some cases because a central coordinating network for channeling of interna- tibnal assistance was absent. Compounding this problem was lack of communication between indigenous PVOts and incoming interna- I tional groups on their mutual efforts. What indigenous groups offered most to the emergency effort was a tremendous spirit of voluntary cooperation and manpower which was fundamental in executing I the immense task of sorting and distributing the relief supplies.

This basic problem was confronted by U.S. PVO which was established I by the OFDA (see "Mechanisms for coordination").

1.- ACFE/ADRA: Distributed 32 tons of goods sent by ADRA, clothes I and medicines. Provided relief supplies to earthquake shelters, food, tents, medicines. Gave food baskets 1,000 people for 6 weeks after disaster. This help was provided in Mexico City, G6mez FarIas I and San Andrgs Ixtlhn. In Mexico City, during the emergency phase, distributed vaccines, drinking water, food: 200 volunteers offered their help in rescue operations; 14 earthquake shelters with a total I of 318 tent-homes were set up: medicines worth $ 40,000 U.S. were donated to Salud PGblica (public health centers); clothes for 600 people; 2,000 blankets; creation of a civil safety brigade with 100 I volunteers. ADRA received a of $ 700,000 U.S. raised in U.S. for the reconstruction of houses and schools. Reconstructed 50 homes for I earthquake victims in Cd. Guzmsn.

Donation received from U.S.: Union Pacific $ 93,790.00 U.S. (40% I Cd. Guzmgn, 60% Mexico City). White Memorial Hospital of , Prosthetics, room-board, I rehabilitation for bilateral leg amputee: $ 25,000.00 U.S. I EMERSON 148 PENTHOUSE - COL. POLANCO PHONE - 2504824 ( MEXICO, D. F. 1,570 TELEX 1763173 SlGME U.S. PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS COORDINATION FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE

2.- ADMICICARE: Asesorla Dinsmica a Micro Empresas, with a $ 250,000 U.S. donation from CARE, and with $ 50,000 U.S. from the ArnCham Reconstruction Fund, has set up a microenterprise job-creation program, to assist jobless person of earthquake- damaged, inner-city areas: Colonias, Roma, Doctores, Morelos, Guerrero, Obrera. Previous to this, CARE sent a 3-member team, funds for emergency aid, bottled water. Total worth $100.000 U.S.

3.- ALAS DE SOCORRO/MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP: Work in air transportation and communication. Used mobile units, some hand helds units, working in rescue operations. Cooperated in rescue efforts with Asociaci6n Mexicana de Rescate. Sent planes to Oaxaca to transport materials, do overflights.

4.- AMERICAN BENEVOLENT SOCIETY: Creation of an amputee assistance program, providing prosthetics and other equipment, physical and psychological rehabilitation, monthly housing and transportation stipends. Total Cost: $ 9.772.000 pesos ( $ 19.942.86 Dlls).

5.- AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Directed corporate response to earthquake reconstruction efforts: collected more than $ 2 million U.S. and more than $ 930 million pesos, for reconstruction or repair of hospitals, health services, educational institutions and other urgent projects. With more than 2,800 members, AmCham represents 90% of U.S. investments in Mexico. Approximately 200 corporations and individuals have contributed to the reconstruction fund.

6.- AMERICAN SCHOOL /SOLIDARIDAD INTERNACIONAL JUVENIL: Aid to earthquake shelters: Food, water, cots, cooking materials, hospitalization at ABC Hospital, medicines, blankets. Raised funds for the reconstruction of the Alberto Corea Primary School, Inagurated September 5, 1986 ( $ 150 million pesos = $ 194.805.19 U.S., channeled through Nafinsa, the National Reconstruction Fund). Provided volunteers, who are bilingual and students of the American School. Mobilized resources to provide food for the rescue workers immediately after the earthquake.

7.- AMEXTRA: Reconstructed 43 dwellings in Colonias Buenos Aires, Guerrero and Venustiano Carranza. Received funding from the Comitz Luterano de Ayuda a Damnificados. The Lutheran Comnittee also gave funds to Carnpamentos Unidos to reconstruct Zarco 78, with nine

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I. dwellings for the homeless in Colonia Guerrero.

8.- AMISTAD/THE BRITISH AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION AND THE AMERICAN BRITISH COWDRAY HOSPITAL: Funded self-reconstruction project in Ciudad Guzmiin with the cooperation of Taller de Ar- quitectura Popular, A.C. (Popular Architecture Workshop). Funded clinic for low income patients at ABC Hospital, which serves 400 outpatients a day. Immediately after the earthquake, the ABC Hospital also provided a plane load of medical supplies and equipment.

9.- ASSEMBLIES OF GOD~ORLDRELIEF: Emergency shelters set up in Colonias Triinsito and Boturini: provided food, clothing, medical assistance and sleeping quarters.

10.- ASOCIACION MEXICANA DE RESCATE (Mexican Civil Protection)/ PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS: Worked in rescue, medical care, com- munications and coordination of operations with other rescue groups. Active in Mexico City, Liizaro Csrdenas, Michoaczn and earthquake affected area of Oaxaca. Partners sent aid worth $ 240,000 U.S. Financial resources came from the San Francisco area for community-based, reconstruction of 2 earthquake-damaged primary schools. These were rebuilt in , Mexico City, with this aid. Initially Partners sent a disaster expert with OFDA teams, who began coordinating PVO efforts.

11.- CAMPAMENTOS UNIDOS: Community project in Colonia Guerrero, developed by inhabitants of 18 "vecindades" (tenements) damaged by the earthquakes. Self-reconstruction program, funded by different PVO's: Casa de 10s Amigos, Junior League, Lutheran Action Commitee, German Red Cross, Swiss Red Cross. Have completed 80 dwellings. They have a total of 200 that need to be rebuilt. They also have created drug and alcohol neighborhood work rehabilitation programs, job-training and job-creation programs.

12.- CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY: Funding of water project in State of Guerrero for 2 communities, including 55 small towns, close to earthquake epicenter (via UNICEFF) $ 1,000.000 U.S.

13.- CASA DE LOS AMIGOS: Provided funds for the reconstruction of 7 dwellings in Zarco 197, vIa Campamentos Unidos, in Colonia Guerre- ro. ( $ 20,000 Dlls)

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14.- CENTRO CIVIC0 DE SOLIDARIDAD: Comprised of 55 private institutions: managerial, professional organizations, industries and private universities.

They have completed 30 projects to date, and there are 24 more approved by Consejo Directivo. Have spent $ 2,200 million pesos. They have built 55 dwellings, reconstructed 5 private schools, and funded the new building to house the Universidad Chapultepec (the old building collapsed during the earthquake).

They have channeled legal and medical assistance to the earthquake homeless and injured; they have created an employment agency that found 2,000 jobs for these people.

They are still providing care for a few earthquake victims that live in shelters with some food and clothing.

15.- CITIBANK: Helped in transportation in the emergency phase of disaster.

16.- CRUZ ROJA MEXICANA: Rescue/relief operations: treated 1000 victims in first 24 hours after earthquake; thousands more in subsequent days. Doctors/paramedics worked out of 50 ambulances, 24 hours a day. 100 ambulances transported injured to hospitals. Established 12 first aid/emergency care and feeding stations in most affected areas: all this as a supplement of 4 large and 18 medium permanent posts throughout the city. 3,000 volunteers worked full time at rescue sites, Red Cross Headquarters and in the hospital in Polanco. 400 volunteers offered their homes as shelters for homeless victims. Coordinated distribution of food, clothing medical supplies to 65 shelters: delivery of supplementary medical supplies to other groups. Tracing services for missing persons and for persons hospitalized or dead.

Continuing Mexican Red Cross Assistance: construction of 600 plus houses in Cd. Guzmgn, in cooperation, with Xexican government and other PVO1s; repair of Red Cross hospitals there in Lszaro C5r- denas; aid to amputees and others with physical handicaps that resulted in the creation of the Centro de Rehabilitaci6n y de Pr6- tests; establishment of 12 to 18 emergency clinics in Mexico City; establishment of temporary housing program, including repairs of private homes.

Give earthquake victims who lost homes housing credits from 1$ to 2J million pesos for a total of 1,500 families. ($ 9 million U.S.)

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17.- DESMI (Desarrollo Econ6mico y Social del Mexicano IndIgena): Help to rural earthquake-ravaged areas. Food(milk, cheese, butter, oil) and clothing. Sent food to earthquake shelters in Lecumberri area, Colonia Centro, Mexico City, also to DelegaciGn Jugrez, to Red Cross, to the Secretarla de Salubridad (public health centers), to dressmakers cooperatives, and to Universidad Anshuac, the Sal- vation Army and to the DDF, for its distribution.

18.- ECUMENICAL COMMITTEE FOR THE DAMNIFICADOS (CEMAD): Funding from the World Council of Churches and the U.S. National Council of Churches. Helped create a brick-making cooperative to provide reconstruction material, in conjunction with the Salvation Army.

19.- FORD FOUNDATION: Sponsored a project where local community leaders were trained in needs assessment, project design and execution. Graduates of the program have developed projects in severely affected communities to help local residents reconstruct their neighborhoods under their own management and supervision. Ford also financed technical assistance for the construction of 55 new homes and the repair of 10. Legal assistance of low-income, homeless hand tenure problem solutions. Aid provided: $ 241.000 U.S..

20.- FORD MOTOR COMPANY: A plane of medical supplies worth $ 50,000 U.S.: donated 300 double desks for school for earthquake homeless children which is directed by Universidad AnZihuac, called Mano Amiga.

21.- FORD OF MEXICO: Donated financial aid worth $ 3,000 U.S. financing for U.S. PVO office space.

22.- FORD OF MONTERREY: Donated a plane of medical supplies worth $ 50,000 U.S..

23.- FUNDACION DE APOYO A LA COMUNIDAD: Through August 1986, spent $ 5,481.015 U.S. on new construction, rehabilitation, assistance in buying new buildings and dwellings, and construction of earthquake shelters. By this date 285 new dwellings had been built; 1,190 were in construction, 298 were purchased and 15 buildings were bought.

In job creation $ 469.670 U.S. were used to create cooperatives; $ 8.590 U.S. for family-run businesses; $ 88,250 to relocate

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People (jobs/homes in the provinces), and $ 86,970 for other support.

FAC donated a total of $ 1.859.020 U.S. for social welfare causes; individual assistance, help to health centers, educational facilities, neighborhood clinics, repairs of churches, food baskets (35,000 of these were distributed).

As of August 1986, the total received by FAC were $ 8.498.788 U.S.. At this time $ 7.993.484 U.S. had been used. $ 1.203.397 U.S. of this amount came from the U.S. 7 other countries donated funds, as did the Catholic Church, the Methodist Housing Program and UNICEF.

24.- GENTE NUEVA/SHARE: Fed 7,000 people immediately after the earthquake. Produced a record "Dame tu Mano" to use proceeds for disaster relief. Share also sent down a plane load of emergency supplies.

25.- GRUPO MEXICAN0 DE VOLUNTARIOS: Volunteer work in privately run earthquakes shelters. Surveyed situation in private shelters, providing orientation and counseling. Run by 30 bilingual volun- teers.

26.- IBM DE MEXICO: $ 45.000.000 pesos donated to AmCham re- construction . Also gave medicines, generators, cutting tools for emergency rescue operations, from 2 planes full of rescue equipment.

27.- JUNIOR LEAGUE OF MEXICO: 200 bilingual volunteers prepared hot meals for earthquake homeless; distributed 10,000 emergency packages donated by Friends of America to areas where these were most needed. Provided funds for the reconstruction of Campamentos Unidos project of self-reconstruction of 8 dwellings in Lerdo 157, Colonia Guerrero. Bought 2 more plots of land, in Pedro Moreno 142 and 133 Colonia Guerrero. They will build 4 more dwellings and one shop in 142.

28.- LUTHERAN ACTION COMMITTEE: Provided funds for the recon- struction of Zarco 78, with 8 dwellings via Campamentos Unidos, Colonia Guerrero.

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29.- MIGUEL ALEMAN FOUNDATION: $2,400 million pesos given to Nafinsa for the National Reconstruction Fund, for medical equipment and general rehabilitation for the new , Funding received from U.S., German and other foreign foundations. Have also received donations from Armand Hammer Corporation and a doctor at UCLA for equipment for the General Hospital. Received support from U.N. Development Fund, the Inter American Development Bank and the Friends of Mexico Foundation. The Miguel Alemgn Foundation has also provided financial assistance for housing re- construction in Cd. GuzmSn.

30.- METHODIST HOUSING PROGRAM: Reconstruction of 612 units in Colonias Morelos, Azteca and Buenos Aires, in Mgxico City. Funding from Methodist Church (150 million pesos), the Apostolic Church in the U.S. (20 million pesos), World Vision (62 million pesos), CEMAD (35 million pesos).

31.- MEXICAN ALPINE ASSISTANCE: Emergency rescue operations, carried out by trained volunteers.

32.- NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION OF MEXICO: During emergency phase, provided 4 field kitchens which fed 8,000 people, pro- ducing a total of 150,000 meals. Donated 5 other field kitchens; sets of pots and pans, distributed an additional 150,000 meals. Working with Mexico Mission, provided 37,000 lunches, medicines, construction materials and housing. Together they also provided a CT Scan for the Neurological Unit of Hospital Ju5rez. The CT Scan is valued at $ 1,000.000 U.S.. Other aid, $ 521,800 U.S..

33.- PROMOCION DE DESARROLLO POPULAR: Microdevelopment projects in job-creation, self-reconstruction, cooperatives and micro- enterprise. Neighborhood health centers, as well as psychological assistance in poorer areas. Teach food technology to low-income people, nutrition guidance. Soft credits for jobless and homeless. Research projects on effect of quakes on victims in Mexico City and Cd. Guzmhn.

34.- RED INTERACTUAL DE ACCION AUTONOMA: Help to rural communities affected by quakes: creation of food-product cooperatives, run by women, as in Xochihuehuet15na Sierra de Guerrero. Self-reconstruc- tion projects, improved farming and marketing techniques.

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35.- ROTARY CLUB: Gathering used medical equipment from U.S.; donating it to hospitals/clinics throughout Mexico. Before January 1986, 200,000 sets of equipment donated with a value of U.S. $ 35 million. Constructed 100 housing units, funding entire project for Mexico City earthquake homeless. Also providing financial assistance for housing reconstruction in Cd. GuzmSn.

36.- SALVATION ARMY: 500 volunteers provided, who worked in rescue efforts. Helped in removal of rubble and donated tools, picks and shovels. Also provided a medical clinic, staffed with doctors/para-medics, 14 feeding stations, 14 shelters-and mobile canteens. Distributed food, medical supplies, water, tents, blankets. Gave food and clothing to quake victims in Cd. Guzmsn. Offered psychological help/counseling, and now have a full time mental health unit, which treats 70 patients a day, in . AmCham helped fund this clinic. In the housing reconstruction program, 64 families were given the equivalent of $121,555.25 U.S., in material and specialized labor. Assisted in the repairs of 2 earthquake-damaged schools, worth $ 10,000. Total worth of help, estimated at $ 600,000 U.S.

Enrolled 80 people in sewing and handicraft courses Colonia Morelos.

The Salvation Army received funding from its offices around the world; from the U.S., Japan, , , England and Chile. The Canadian International Development Association has also contributed to their reconstruction program.

Constructed 64 homes for elderly or very low income people. Pro- vided funding, materials and specialized labor.

37.- SAVE THE CHILDREN: Construction of 85 units, in Colonia Mo- relos: completion date, December 1986.

38.- SOS: Volunteer rescue operations in Mexico City.

39.- TABIGAN: Work in shelter and housing: provided "machimbradol', parts ofr pre-fabricated housing.

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40.- UNICEF: Received $ 50,000 U.S. from Emergency Reserve Fund. Constructed 250 houses, 190 of which relocated people from center of city to outskirts. Completion of additional 250 by the end of 1986. Also received funding from Canadian, British and Norwegian governments, the U.S. Committee for UNICEF ($400,000 U.S.) and the Soroptimists.

41.- UNIVERSIDAD ANAHUAC: Help in rescue operations by student volunteers. Distribution of supplies: 30 earthquake shelters in operation. Computerized all available information pertinent to relief operations in earthquake shelters. Created a feeding program and drinking water for shelters. Transmitted 8,000 messages via radio, etc., outside of Mexico, whem all other forms of communication were damaged telephone, telegram and telex.

Rave channeled and distributed donations collected for the needy in Mexico, by Operation California.

On Nov. 18, 1985, the Universidad Anahuac began a primary school for earthquake homeless children, who also lost their schools. This served 500 children. 35 Anahuac students worked as teachers when needed: and they obtained a donation of 300 double desks from Ford Motor Company of Mexico. This school ran for 9 months, so the school year was completed by the children. Aside from the schooling, the children were provided with free transportation, food, clothes, uniforms and books.

The Anahuac also created 3 brigades to take food/supplies and construction material to needy communities. After the earthquake 2 were sent to Cd. Guz&n, Jalisco and to Huichapan, Hgo.

The Univerisad AniZhuac is working on an ambitious project called CIDECO (Complejo Integral de Desarrollo Comunitario) to create an entire community, with an appropriate infrastructure to house 200 families left homeless by the quakes.

42.- WERNER ERHARD & ASSOCIATES: Received $ 75,000 U.S. from U.S. company for emergency relief funds.

43.- WORLD VISION OF MEXICO: Provided medical care, vaccines and three meals a day for 3,665 people, as well as drinking water for 9,000 people. Also: clothing and shoes for 240 people, blankets for 5,875; food/care for 425 babies, shelter for 1,600 in 8 centers;

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identification of corpses; transportation of 250 wounded to hospital, cost: $ 97.752 U.S. Provided $ 307.000 U.S. for Methodist Housing Program, for 52 dwellings. Also 40 dwellings worth $ 56,380 U.S. in Cd. Guzmzn; relocation of 30 earthquake homeless families to housing project in (Huehuetoca) worth $ 7.0,936 U.S. 30 units were built in Huehue- toca, 37, in Cd. Guzmzn and 40 in Cristo Rey.

NORTHWEST MEDICAL TEAMS: Although not an indigenous PVO right after the September 1985 earthquakes, NWMT sent down a m?dical/ nurse volunteer unit to a neighborhood health center just created byAu.s. PVO in Col. Morelos, Clinica , in December 1985. This pediatric clinic was such a success serving 50/60 patients a day, that several more were opened up in Mexico City. Cllnica Tepito has earned its maturity and operates now with a fully Mexican staff. NWMT has also bpened a community health center in Oaxaca.

It should be noted that these were indigenous PVO efforts combined with the financial assistance of international groups and private sector multinationals.

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1V.- PVO ASSISTANCE: APPROPRIATE OR NOT?

In the emergency phase, due to lack of indigenous coordination a great deal of assistance was needlessly warehoused, lost or ruined. Also with no prior model of a PVO coordination of this nature it took a few weeks to implement and create a fine tuned tool to coordinate the massive flow of solicited and unsolicited assistance. The response by the OFDA to fund such a coordination basically eliminated the waste and inappropriateness of the assist- ance and maximized a11 assistance efforts.

The manner in which U.S. PVO was created allowed interested citizens, groups and PVO1s to inquire about needs prior to sending assistance and at the same time allowed U.S. PVO to decide where it was most needed or ask groups to send more appropriate assistance. This avoided duplication of efforts or unnecessary gluts on Mexican mar- kets. It also motivated further relief efforts in U.S. communities by making them feel their relief efforts were reaching the people. It also encouraged people beyond the time of emergency to continue donating goods and services because U.S. PVO often solicited assist- ance and provided personalized follow-up of where their assistance went so they felt direct participation and encouragement in their efforts thus wanting to continue working with the people of Mexico (see Appendix A).

One observation made was that there is a heavy tendency to "dump" unusable goods on a country faced with a disaster which grew to be referred to as the "secondary disaster". It is an important task to be taken on, that of teaching the people what not to send and de- veloping an awareness of what is useful. Many needless items were sent in the first days such as a plane load of blood plasma. There were insufficient refridgeration units to house the plasma and not enough demand for this item. As a result it spoiled needlessly. This is just one of many sad stories of inappropriate assistance.

The U.S. PVO coordination works at assuring that no useless goods are sent or needless services offered and that which is received is utilized properly.

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V.- ASSESSMENT OF ROLES: U.S. EMBASSY, LOCAL PVO'S AND HOST GOVERNMENT.

This assessment was basically addressed in the brief summary and demonstrated in Appendices G and H. Only to be added to this was the role of the U.S. Embassy and Host government.

The U.S. Embassy response is outlined in report "Final Disaster Sumnary Report, Mexico - 1985 earthquakes". One of the major steps they took towards guaranteeing the efficiency of the distribution of assistance was awarding an independent contract to create U.S. PVO for exactly that purpose.

The government of Mexico's role in coordinating the flow of Intl. assistance is to be commended.

An independent coordination was set up by the city government (~e~artmentof the Federal District of Mexico) who facilitated all international relief efforts. Within this coordination there was a mechanism for facilitating U.S. PVO1s work by providing it with contacts and "cutting through red tape".

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- VI.- LESSONS LEARNED

The fundamental role of U.S. PVO, an organization created after the September 1985 earthquakes in Mexico, has been to assist AID in its efforts to coordinate the activities of U.S. Private and Voluntary Organizations, and of the indigenous PVO's in Mexico.

Since AID in Mexico is a representation, and not a mission, the contracting of U.S. PVO alleviates the pressure on their limited I man power. Also, the extensive expertise of the AID Representa- tive in Mexico, Mr. Sam Taylor, has assured the success and cm- going function of U.S. PVO office.

The essential work of U.S. PVO is to mobilize and coordinate the social response of the U.S. private sector, of U.S. PVO's and indi- genous groups in Mexico, and assist them in coordinating their efforts together.

With the help of Sam Taylor, in the initial stages of its work, U.S. PVO developed precisely this expertise to coordinate these different groups in effective projects that serve the needy of Mexico.

Because of the knowledge accumulated by living in Mexico for several years, and working as a volunteer, the PVO coordinator was eminently capable of identifying and assessing petitions for help immediately following the earthquake, and ascribing the appropriate PVO to do the job, avoiding not only the duplication of efforts, but also maximizing all goods and efforts available. In the medium run, U.S. PVO was a most effective group in identifying the media needs of PVO's, so that their work would be given appropriate coverage. U-S PVO could also suggest projects to PVO's who worked effectively in Mexico and demonstrated that they could continue to do so.

Another need U.S. PVO covered was bringing in expertise from the U.S. when the case merited doing so. This was evident when the National Rehabilitation Team for special amputee cases offered their services, and U.S. PVO was able to arrange their visit and channel this resource to the physicians and institutions that would benefit the most from their knowledge. Two OFDA experts on earthquake safety in schools were also channeled through U.S. PVO to the appropriate groups of the Secretaria de Gover- naci6n (Ministry of the Interior) and Secretarla de Educaciih PGblica (Public Education Ministry) for training workshops and sharing of specialized news and information.

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Because of its specific knowledge of PVO work in Mexico, U.S. PV0 was the appropriate group to introduce a special envoy from the Government of Ecuador. This meant arranging visits to effective groups and Mexican government officials who had mobilized in the first moments after the catastrophe to create a net work of rescue and assistance activities, in order that the Ecuatorian Official take the Mexican case and experience back to Ecuador.

Thanks to contact with high level officials, both in the Mexican government and in the U.S. business community (and in U.S. Govern- ment), many projects were created and brought to succesful conclusions. This would not have been ppssible without this sort of cooperation. In this sense U.S. PVO mobilizes the good will of all these people and institutions they represent, towards a common goal of projects of social responsibility in Mexico.

It is because of these contacts that U.S. PVO can accept donations for the needy sent by U.S. private and voluntary groups, and get free transportation and trouble free customs clearance. In this respect, U.S. PVO's effectiveness and promptness is unparalleled by any group that attemps to do the same.

U.S. PVO has also created relationships and contacts with groups that provide medium and long run assistance. This is the case with Miami Vice, UCLA Medical Center, with Alex Hurtado and his Utah donor group, with Friends of Our Little Brothers, Brother to Brother International, Centro Campesino, Operaci6n California, who also request assistance from U.S. PVO to coordinate their work in Mexico. They have in turn, helped to create neighborhood health centers, re-equip damaged schools, channel seed-donations to impoverished peasant cooperatives, treat young and needy patients, and form peasant cooperatives that improve standards of living in rural areas through our coordination.

U.S. PVO has also been able to request assistance directly from corporations and or manufacturers, as in the case of a motorized wheel chair for a patient donated and transported to us by Everest and Jennings. This is also true in the numeros airline tickets U.S. PVO has requested from several companies: Western, Pan Am, Aeromsxico, Mexicana de Aviaci611, American Airlines to transport, not only patients, but donated goods and medical equipment. Part of the reason for this success is the authority of U.S. PVO ethical standards which comes from the accumulated work experiences and successes, enhanced also by the fact that it works under the aegis of AID and of the U.S. government.

By dint of its successes and effectiveness, U.S. PVO has also mobilized the good will of the U.S. business community in Mexico.

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The reconstruction of Hogar Nazareth, an orphanage damaged by the 1985 earthquakes, is being funded by the Mexican operations of Kodak and Chase Manhattan. The American Chamber of Commerce trusts the honesty and the results of the work of U.S. PVO, and recommends our group to the companies that seek out social responsibility projects. A recent case in point is the Dispensario Coyoacgn (a - medical dispensary/neighborhood health clinic), which was re-equipped by Kodak in medical equipment, and furnishings, but under the supervision of U.S. PVO, who administrated the procuremenit of the goods and the entire financial aspect of the donation to its success- ful conclusion.

Because of the enormous respect the U.S. PVO coordinator has acquired in the Mexican community for work we11 done, many doors are open to her. An example is when Mr. Sargent Shriner visited Mexico to speak to a meeting on social responsibility, the U.S. PVO coordinator was also able to get him an appointment with Mrs. Paloma de la Madrid, to discuss the creation of a Special Olympics program in Mexico. -

The U.S. PVO coordination has access to press coverage, and is able to get the rather infrequent positive report of the good things the U.S. and U.S. groups do for Mexico. In this sense, the group is the best good-will ambassador around, and there are nothing but commendations and thanks for the work done. Because of this sort of commitment the U.S. PVO coordinator has a special relationship with Dr. Leobardo Ruiz, Director of DIF (Integral Family Development) of Mrs. Teresa Vale Gon- ziilez de Avelar, wife of the Minister of Public Education (SecretarIa de Educaci6n PSblica). On the U.S. side, there is a special relation- ship with the Ambassador John Gavin, and Constance Towers Gavin, co- founder with Janet L. Rogozinski of Project Connie; and with Anne Higgins, of the White House, Special Communications Assistance to the President, who has been an invaluable ally.

We realize that U.S. PVO is probably so unique, as to be impossible to repeat: but if a coordination of this nature is set up, some ingredients should be indispensable: (point 2 of lessons learned and recommendations).

Again Mr. Sam Taylor is to be commended for his creation of U.S. PVO coordination, and for offering his extensive knowledge of PVO's, their idiosyncrasies and how they operate, which he has painstakingly passed on to the U.S. PVO coordinator. Working, as he has, in Third World cultures, Sam Taylor has guided our group and instilled it with his leadership skills, from its initial stages to this moment of its develop- ment, when it is a functional unit, accomplishing what it was set out to do.

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V1.- RECOMMENDATIONS

1.- This coordin5tion should be set up in any country where the U.S. response to the needs following a disaster will be extensive.

2.- It is essential to select a coordinator and team who are fully bilingual and bicultural. They must be familiar with the host government's operations and have a clear understanding of both cultural contexts which they are serving. In this way, it serves to enhance aid in a diplomatic fashion without being imposing and reduce friction between the recipient and donor countries. A further reason for a bicultural team is that it will judge appropriately which aid is apt and will function well without being an imposition on the country or which would fail to be useful in a foreign country.

3.- The OFDA should publish a permanent brochure which outlines what to send in response to specific emergency situations: floods, earthquakes, volcanic explosions, tidal waves, hurricanes, fire explosions, toxic spills and droughts etc. Also in the brochure, they should mention how to send it, appropriate packaging ( as in medications or breakables). Many wasted man hours are spent in host countries verifying expiration dates of medications and can goods. Also putting clothes by size and tying shoes together in pairs. These are just a few examples of how assistance turns into bonafide assistance rather than being discarded for lack of volunteers. In this brochure it would be important to outline 11 appropriate".

4.- Define emergency, media run and long run assistance and what is needed for each, in this brochure.

5.- Educate the general public on using common sense in response disasters and increase awareness of working through local U.S. Embassy's.

6.- The fundamental recommendation to the OFDA is remain open to the possibility of setting up a U.S. PVO coordination in response to a disaster situation that will be receiving aid.

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APPENDIX "A1'

I.- HOUSING

11.- HEALTH A) Rehabilitation & Treatment B) Individual-Medical Cases C) Hospitals: Medical Equipment and Supplies D) Primary Health Care Centers

111.- EDUCATION: REPAIRS/RECONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS

1V.- TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS

V.- JOB CREATION

V1.- DISTRIBUTION: DONATIONS A) Comestibles/Food B) Clothing

VI1.- CUSTOMS CLEARANCE

VII1.- CONTACTS AND REFERRALS BETWEEN DONORS AND NEEDY CAUSES

1X.- PUBLIC RELATIONS

X.- LEGAL PERMITS

XI.- COST EFFECTIVENESS

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COORDINATIONS FACILITATED BY U.S. PVO BETWEEN DONORS/AGENCIES AND NEEDY GROUPS COST EFFECTIVENESS

I.- HOUSING

Assisted Campamentos Unidos in finding multiple donors and assistance for their communal self-reconstruction project. These donors include Casa de Los Amigos, Salvation Army and Project Connie. (see Appendix C.) Campamentos Unidos is a community based project brought together by a group of organizers for 300 families left homeless by the earth- quake.

Assisted World Vision in identifying needy area for reconstruction and worked with many of the needs of the homeless families.

Worked with UNICEF in finding PVO's wanting to donated to their re- construction efforts (materials & financial)

Assisted ADRA in their reconstruction efforts in Cd. GuzmGn of 200 houses.

Arranged for the DDF to donate Swedish toilets to Hogar Nazareth, an orphanage for abused, and abandoned children.

Arranged that Univessidad Anahuac would provide tools and building equipment to Campamentos Unidos, Col. Guerrero, a group effectively involved in self-construction.

11.- HEALTH

A) Rehabilitation & Treatment

Connecting Dr. Trinidad Berrum of the Dept. of Public Education with the Scott Newman Foundation for assistance in forming a rehabilitation center for drug addicted youth.

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Coordinated ADRA's offer to loan 9 nurses from their nursing program in Monte Morelos for neurosurgical unit of Hospital Ju6rez. (See Appendix E and Appendix F).

Coordinated donation of numerous prosthetic limbs and eyes. (see Appendix E and F).

Arranged for medical assistance for many patients in Mexico with local private doctors and psychologists.

Arrange for surgical intervention at Shriner's Hospital, ABC Hospital, the Red Cross and the Hospital for the Blind in Mexico for a number of patients.

Contacted Pepito Jimgnez, burn victim of the Red Cross with Reverend Carl Shannon of Abrazo program, to get him medical assistance in St. Luke's Hospital, , Texas. (See Appendix E and Appendix F)

B) Individual Medical Cases (See Appendix E and F)

I.- Orthopedic Rehabilitation 11.- Rehabilitation 111.- Eye Problems 1V.- urns Rehabilitation V.- Reconstructive Surgery V1.- Heart Problems

C) Hospitals: Medical Equipment and Supplies

Facilitated donation of CT Scan ($1,000,000) from the National Baptist Convention to the Neurological Unit of the Hospital Ju6rez IV, which was completely destroyed in the earthquake.

Connected numerous patients with hospitals, doctors and PVO's who offer medical assistance (See Appendix E and F).

Coordinated distribution of $ 200.000.00 blood plasma, $ 300.00 medical supplies for hospital sent by Food for the Hungry.

Assisted Swiss Embassy in connecting with Rotary Club International over donation they provided of medical equipment for destroyed hospital in LQzaro CQrdenas.

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Arranging arrival of Mercy Ship, Hospital ship to dock in L5- zaro Cgrdenas while the new hospital is being built.

Coordinated ADRA's offer to loan 9 nurses from their nursing program in Monte Morelos for neurosurgical unit of Hospital Juhrez.

Randy Bixenman, of Del Med in Los Angeles will donate a kid- ney dialysis machine to the Sanatorio Espaiiol with continues treating many outpatients from the earthquake for renal failure. U.S. PVO is arranging transportation and permits for this dona- tion.

Azilda International Lions Club, Robert MacAllister, of Ontario asked for the cooperation of US PVO in facilitating the delivery and customs clearance of a military Hercules filled with donated medical equipment for the Sanatorio Espaiiol, Gea Gonz6lez, and Hospital EscandGn, all hospitals known for their public assistance to the very poor.

Assisted Rotary Club International in bringing in a large donation of hospital equipment.

Assisted Cip Garza, Migrant Workers Project, Miami, to channel his donation from Coral Gables Jaycees of six hospital beds and medical supplies to form a make shift hospital in Ciudad Ixmiquilpan, Hi- dalgo, which US PVO has in turn channeled through DESMI.

Arranged the delivery and distribution of $ 40,000.00 worth of antibiotics from Map International for the Tepito and Col. Centro Clinic.

Facilitated delivery of $ 700,000 of medical supplies for OB-GYN DDF clinics sent by Food for the Hungry.

D) Primary Health Care Centers Coordinated the formation of primary health care unit in inner city slum temporary shelter for earthquake victims. It became a pediatric/ geriatric clinic for homeless. This was done with the assistance of J Northwest Medical Team. The same team was combined with the people of the Col. Centro to create another pediatric clinic. U.S. PVO enlisted the official help of Del. CuauhtGmoc to install temporary clinic shelter for NW Medical teams and provide them with permits for operating a

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neighborhood clinic.

Coordinated distribution of $ 5,000.00 donation by "Miami Vice" project for two neighborhood clinics and four job creation proposal.

Arranged for UNICEF to donate oral rehydration envelopes to the Tepito Pediatric Clinic.

Arranged the delivery and distribution of $ 40,000.00 worth of antibiotics from Map International for the Tepito and Col. Centro Clinic.

Provide continued ffnancial and professional expertise/support to these health units for formation of preventive programs and medical support.

Assisted Salvation Army in organizing their primary health care and mental health unit in seeking community support, professional expertise, Dept. of Public Education recognition and development of program for malnourished children.

Spear headed the initial coordination of a network between 3 neighbor- hood clinics which would enable each clinic to specialize and use a referral system.

111.- EDUCATION: REPAIRS/RECONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS

Alejandro Hurtado of Utah; linked him with a primary school in Santa Rita, Michoacgn which needs total reconstruction of its facilities. He and his group of donors are willing to donate the entire cost of the project and U.S. PVO will coordinate the execution of this proposal.

Link a Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary School in California with the Escuela Primaria Lorenza Rosales in Mexico City, severely damaged by the earthquake in a sister school relationship. U.S. PVO will facilitate the reception and use of the donations to improve the con- ditions of the damaged school.

Arranged damaged estimates for three special education schools, Especial # 18, Especial # 14 and Anne Sullivan School for the Deaf, in order to recommend them for private and voluntary assistance.

Arranged for volunteers of Seminario Presbiteriano to assist Steve Corbett of Food for the Hungry to set up Hope Houses as temporary classrooms in Tepito, Col. Morelos.

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Coordinated donation of reconstruction funds by KGO-TV of San Francisco with Lic. Miguel Tanjian Bernal, controller of Secre- tar?a de Educaci6n PGblica and with Partners of the Americas, Samuel Pgrez Pefia for the rebuilding 2 earthquake damaged schools in Xochimilco.

Coordinated donation of KGO-TV of San Francisco of 7 tents for seven schools.

Coordinated the $ 2,500.00 donation of Wester Washington University to a technical college which was destroyed in the earthquake, Universidad Chapultepec, U.S. PVO committed to assist the further donation of $ 50,000 worth of computer equip- ment and technology for the installation of a computer lab at their new facilities.

Coordinated donation which is repairing Anne Sullivan School for the Deaf.

Coordinated donation which is re-equipping Martin Luther King Secondary School.

Linked the Salvation Army with Special Education School # 4 in their efforts to repair the earthquake damaged school.

Assisted Richard Stone, World Shelters, in Hope Houses donation to build a temporary school,

Arranged for the 7 tents donated by Stuart Rental Company to go to Escuela Primaria Lorenza Rosales, to Secundaria 81, and to Vasco de Quiroga School.

Connected Columbia Falls Highschool in with several earth- quake damaged highschools to channel a $ 1,500.00 donation as well as school supplies.

Channeled donations and aid of American Embassy Association to Co- legio Especial # 18, a school for disabled children, damaged by the earthquakes.

Arranged donation of 2 singer sewing machines to a secondary school damaged in earthquake.

Facilitating development of school which would allow access for wheelchair bound students.

Assisted Secondary school teacher who was disabled in earthquake (double amputation above knees ) in getting back his job at school.

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1V.- TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS

Arranged donation of 600 pairs of shoes for Albergue Pintores 41, Tepito.

Arranged customs clearance of ophthalmological equipment donated by the University of New Mexico to Hospital JuZrez.

Facilitated delivery of $ 700,000 of medical supplies for OB-GYN DDF clinics sent by Food for the Hungry.

Facilitated food donation entry from Food for the Hungry; also medical supplies and equipment for Hospital JuGrez.

Arranged transportation for rehabilitation cases to and from therapy.

Arranged transportation for patients to doctor visits.

Arranged train transportation for large community donation from San Francisco.

Arranged transportation in multiple occasions for donations coming in from many parts of the U.S.

Arranged for over 50 roundtrip tickets to be donated by several airlines (Pan Am, Western, Mexicana, AeromGxico, Continental) for children with medical problems to be transported to U.S. medical facilities. (See Appendix E and F), at various times throughout the year.

Arranged ground transportation in U.S. with cooperation of American Red Cross for many rehabilitation cases being taken care of in 10s Angeles.

V.- JOB CREATION

Coordinated the donation of William Porter with a micro enterprise project, to employ Agustrn LGpez, homeless, jobless since the September 1985 earthquakes.

Coordinating distribution of $ 5,000.00 donation by "Miami Vice" project for two neighborhood clinics and four job creation proposals.

Worked with Leopoldo Range1 with donated funds in developing his micro- enterprise a neighborhood store. Leopoldo is disabled and was left homeless after earthquake.

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Coordinating funding of Peanut Cooperative in state of Guerrero which will employ 16 women.

Assisted ADMIC (AITEC),a microenterprise job creation program in funding donors for their project as well as recommending many earthquake victims to the program. Worked with ADMIC on the initial formation of program.

Found jobs for a number of homeless families.

Assisting Irene Cuevas,abandoned/homeless mother of 3 in getting started with a small juice stand.

V1.- DISTRIBUTION: DONATIONS

Channeled a donation of milk by Nestle Company to an orphanage for abandoned and abused children, Hogar Nazareth.

AssistedDavid Livingstone Missionary Foundation of Texas in its donation of 30 tons of corn to DDF.

Coordinated customs clearance and placed donation of Wyatt-Vales of 204 boxes high protein special formula food for dehydrated and malnourished children. Delivered to Public Health Center.

Contacted volunteers of Instituto Kipling with Victor Espinoza of National Volunteers, to obtain food, blankets for distribution in Col. Centro. Red Cross also donated clothes for distribution.

Assisted American School with contacts in National Volunteers for supplies for shelters.

Assisted private volunteers who work in slum areas and in areas most profoundly affected by the earthquake, to obtain private and volun- tary donations of food and clothing from Adventist Development Relief Agency, World Vision, Father Armando Milanes' food bank (Friends of Our Little Brothers) Universidad Anahuac, and Salvation Army.

Facilitate donation of Chocolate Azteca, 1000 portions of cocoa for children in shelters.

Arranged for customs clearance and distribution of the National Lottery,

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of 104 cases of Dominique's Chicken soup, donated by Henry J. Sillman, Director of Dominique's Restaurant in Miami.

"Project Cow", working with Richard Ziegman on USDA Dairy Buyout Program in forming milk cooperatives in Mexico with peasants on ejidos using donated cows. A five year program is being de- veloped.

Year long channelling of food donations from U.S. to shelters and the needy. U.S. PVO arranged transportation and distribution.

B) - Clothing

Facilitated donation of 200 blankets from Adventist Development Relief Agency to Dept. of Public Education for children living in earthquake shelters.

Donation 600 pairs shoes Albergue de 10s Pintores.

All clothing arriving from church groups, communities and organ- izations were channeled through U.S. PVO, transportation and distribution was arranged through local volunteer efforts moti- vated by U.S. PVO.

VI1.- CUSTOMS CLEARANCE

Assisted Swiss Embassy in connecting with Rotary Club Inter- national over donation they provided of medical equipment for destroyed hospital in Ldzaro CBrdenas.

Arranged customs clearance of ophthalmological equipment donated by the University of New Mexico to Hospital JuBrez.

Arranged customs clearance of 20 tents for PVO group World Vision.

Custom clearance for 200 tents brought by World Vision.

Coordianted customs clearance and placed donation of Wyatt-Vales of 204 boxes high protein special formula food for dehydrated and malnourished children. Deliverd to Public Health Center.

Arranged for customs clearance and distribution with the assistance of the National Lottery, of 104 cases of Dominique's Chicken Soup, donated by Henry J. Sillman, Director of Dominique's Restaurant in Miami.

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Arranged customs clearance for Salvation Army for many donations (food, clothing, equipment).

Assisted in arrangements for all donations coming for National Baptist Convention. I Arranged customs clearance on numerous occasions for ADRA. Assisted Brothers to Brothers in many customs arrangements.

Assisted World Vision on many customs arrangements for donations (tents, food, blankets).

Assisted ADMIC with arrangements for sewing machine donation.

Assisted Christian Broadcasting Network of Virginia in their donation clearance.

Among other groups that have been helped in getting their donations through customs are: Everest & Jennings, Feed the Children, Mercy Ships, Baptist Church of , Mennon Co., N.W. Medical Teams, Kaiser Corp., and Miguel Alemzn Foundation.

VII1.- CONTACTS AND REFERRALS BETWEEN DONORS AND NEEDY CAUSES

Contacted private volunteers who work in slum areas and in places profoundly affected by the earthquake, with sources that provided them with private and voluntary donations of food and clothing such as the Adventist Development Relief Agency, World Vision, Father Armando Milanes' Food bank (Friend of Our Little Brothers) Universidad Anahuac and the Salvation Army.

Channeled the donation of Cip Garza, Migrant Workers Project, from Miami, of 6 hospital beds and medical supplies from Coral Gable Joycees, for a make shift hospital in Ciudad Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo, which US PVO has, in turn, channeled through DESMI (Desarrollo Eco- n6mico y Social del Mexicano Indigena). I Coordinated and developed OFDA sponsored School Safety Program with EMERSON 148 PENTHOUSE - COL. POLANCO PHONE - 2504824 I MEXICO, D. F. IIWO TELEX 1763173 SlGME .72?, US. PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS COORDINATION FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE v

the Department of Public Education and the Department of State in Mexico City for emergency preparedness procedures in case of disasters

Linked Duane Marlow, Alas de Socorro, an emergency evacuation air service in Oaxaca for low income people, to Rescate Mexicana who will donate radio equipment for their small planes.

Arranged donation of 200 blankets from Adventist Development Relief Agency to Department of Public Education for children living in earthquake shelters.

Contacted Henry J. Sillman, Director of Dominique's Restaurant in Miami, with needy earthquake victims living in earthquake shelters. With the assistance of the National Lottery 104 cases of Dominique's chicken soup were distributed to these needy people.

Arranged for the donation of a CAT Scan ($ 1,000.000) from the Nation- al Baptist Convention to the Neurological Unit of the Hospital Ju5re-z IV, which was completely destroyed in the earthquake.

Linked Del Med, of Los Angeles, a medical equipment firm, who will donate a kidney dialysis machine to the Spanish Hospital, which continues treating many outpatients from the earthquake for renal failure. U.S. PVO is arranging transportation and permits for this donation.

Coordinated a reconstruction effort for Casa de 10s Amigos (Quaker group) with Campamentos Unidos, in self-construction housing project for families in Zarco 69, left homeless by the earthquake.

Managing Gould Pump's private donation for disaster assistance ($5,964.00) used to buy prosthetic limbs and treat youngsters injured during the September 1985 earthquakes.

Connected numerous patients with hospitals, doctors and PVO's who offer medical assistance (see Appendix E and F).

Managing Time-Life donation for disaster assistance ($37.000) which is being used to rehabilitate children who suffered injuries during the September 1985 earthquakes.

Have formed a network to find appropriate adoptive families for children and large sibling groups orphaned by the September 1985 earthquakes (See Appendix D).

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Channeled Sarah Craft's donation of money for toys to the orphanage Hogar Nazareth (Christmas 1985).

Channeled Roberta Dorensen's donation of toys, from California, to the children in Hogar Nazareth.

Made possible, the donation of a slow sand filter from Tom Adams of the Governor's office in Texas, to Ing Sergio Moreno of Obras y Operaciones del Departamento del Distrito, Mexico City.

Contacted peasants from Villa del Carb6n with Fonart, a government sponsored handicraft training and distribution center, for the marketing of their baskets Fonart also provided a consultant to worth with them on improving the quality of their handicrafts.

Linked Mennen Company with earthquake shelters and channeled their donation of $ 50,000 worth ob baby products to the most needy. The National Lottery assisted in the distribution of the products.

Coordinated distribution of $ 200,000 worth of blood plasma and $ 300,000 worth of medical supplies, sent by Food for the Hungry for Hospital Xoco.

Contacted volunteers of Instituto Kipling with Victor Espinoza of Nation21 Volunteers, and with the Red Cross, to obtain food and blankets for distribution to the earthquake homeless in Col. Centro.

Assisted American school with contacts in National Volunteers for supplies for earthquake shelters.

Contacted Food for the Hungry with Hospital Jugrez, destroyed by the earthquake. They donated medical supplies and equipment for the reconstructed Hospital Jugrez.

Contacted Pepito Jimznez, burn vicitm of the Red Cross, with Reverend Carl Shannon of Abrazo program, to obtain medical assistance in St. Luke's Hospital, Houston, Texas.

Finding assistance from Miami Vice Project for peanut candy cooperative, run by women in the earthquake damaged Sierra de Guerrero in coordi- nation with Red Intercultural de Acci6n Aut6noma, who brought the petition to U.S. PVO.

Coordinated distribution of $ 7,000 donation from Kaiser Medical Supplies (beds, wheelchairs) sent from San Francisco, California.

Connected Junior League of Mexico with Friends of the Anericas. The

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Junior League distributed the 10,000 emergency relief boxes they donated to Mexico.

Channeled donations and aid from the American Embassy Association to Escuela de Educaci6n Especial # 18, a school for disabled children, damaged by the earhquake.

Linked the donation of Willian Porter with a micro-enterprise project, to employ Agustin LGpez, homeless and jobless since the September 1985 earthquakes.

1X.- PUBLIC RELATIONS

U.S. PVO has developed excellent relations not only with the private and voluntary groups in Mexico, and in the United States, but with Mexican authorities, institutions, politicians, doctors, educators, etc. We feel that U.S. PVO is an apolitical group, created to serve the needy. Our goal is to foment the good will of the American people and combine it with Mexico's worthy causes and needs.

Arranged a tour for the representatives of California Emergency Preparedness conmission from Los Angeles and San Francisco.

U.S. PVO has an excellent relation with Anne Higgens Special Communi- cations Assistant to the President in the White House. Anne Higgens has been instrumental in coordinating groundstay assistance for patients sent to the U.S. for medical treatment, and has also helped find adequate adoptive parents for children orphaned by the earth- quake.

U.S. PVO provides worthy projects such as assistance to Escuela Es- pecial 18 and Hogar Nazareth for the women in Mexico's American Embassy Association.

Because of Constance Towers Gavin's efforts, UCLA Medical Center has allowed U.S. PVO and Project Connie to treat several youths injured by the earthquake.

Due to the relationship we have developed with Shriners Hospital ' for Crippled Children, we have sent many children that come to U.S. PVO for help to them for medical. assistance.

Assisted Dra. Ana MarIa Palacios, Adviser to the Presidence of Ecuador, in her study of disaster preparedness on her visit to Mexico City after the September 1985 earthquakes. Made appointments for her with the following people and organizations:

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Sam Taylor, Mexico representative of AID; with actuario Sr. Cuauh- tgmoc Valdez, head of the Advisers of the Director of the Ministry of Health; took her to see a shelter for earthquake victims in Albergue Pintores 41, Tepito run by private and voluntary groups; visit to Salvation Army, to see their work as a result of the earth- quakes; a visit to Dr. Vesna Bosnyak of UNICEF: visit to Lic. Luis Barrera Flores, Director General of the volunteers of the Ministry of Public Education; a visit to Lic. Palma Rojo, adviser of the Head of Departmento del Distrito Federal; a visit to Jos6 Hayasaka legal representative of Public Health of Adventist Development and Relief Agency, a PVO group; a visit to Lic. David Turner, Director of the National Volunteers; a visit by Promocidn de Desarrollo Popular, a group that does reserch of social problems and needs.

Coordinated and developed OFDA sponsored School Safety program with the Department of Public Education and Department of State in Mexico City for emergency preparedness procedures in case of disasters.

Worked with Outward Bound in developing their tour of the real Mexico.

Gave series of tours to Political Officer of U.S. Embassy on state of reconstruction and recuperation efforts.

Arranged press (T.V. and newspaper) coverage in U.S. and Mexico for the many U.S. PVO efforts.

Gave over 200 interviews to American and Mexican press on status of American PVO efforts.

U.S. PVO has also developed a special relationship with Programa de Prdtesis y Rehabilitaci6n of the Mexican Red Cross, where any person who requires orthopedic help is sent to this program, and with A1 Panico of the International Red Cross.

U.S. PVO has granted 2 press conferences on earthquake relief efforts.

U.S. PVO arranged for Congressman's tour of earthquake-damaged areas of Mexico City and of private and voluntary efforts that are making a difference in these conditions.

U.S. PVO arranged a tour of earthquake-damaged area for Miami Vice connection Ed Olmos, Henry Sillman and Cip Garza. Since then, they are providing invaluable assistance to improve conditions for the needy.

U.S. PVO made possible the visit of North West Medical Teams, to open a neighborhood clinic in earthquake damaged area, and assisted with

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legal permits and government contacts in the creation of a I second clinic.

U.S. PVO gave, Bill Burrus of AITEC a tour of earthquake-damaged I areas of Mexico City, and his group developed ADMIC (Ayuda Ding- mica a Micro ~m~resas)to create jobs for the needy in these areas.

I X.- LEGAL PERMITS

Arranging arrival of Mercy Ship, Hospital ship to dock in LBzaro I Czrdenas while the new hospital is being built.

Arranged a permit for AgustIn L6pez, who received a hot-dog cart I from donation sent to U.S. PVO. The permit was to be an ambulatory food vendor, provided by Delegaci6n Cuauhtgmoc.

Arranged contacts between the Delegaci6n CuauhtEmoc and Ron Post, I of North West Medical Teams, for him to achieve necessary legal permits to set up 2 neighborhood clinics, one in Colonia Centro, I and one in Colonia Morelos, of that same Delegaci6n. Arranged for expert architectural analysis of 3 earthquake damaged schools: Escuela Especial # 18, Escuela Especial 11 52, Anne Sullivan I and Escuela Especial i/ 4, to obtain the legal permits to complete repairs and/or reconstruction for them.

Arranged legal permits to allow Project Connie in coordination with I Kodak and Chase Manhattan, to begin the reconstruction of an orphan- I age that will house 100 children, Hogar Nazareth. I I I I I EMERSON 148 PENTHOUSE - COL. POLANCO PHONE - 2504824 MEXICO, D. F. 11570 TELEX 1763173 SIGME 3s US. PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS I COORDINATION FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE

XI.- COST EFFECTIVENESS

BUDGET OCTOBER-SEPTEMBER 1985-1986 $ 41.830.00

INVESTMENT FACILITATING OCTOBER-SEPTEMBER 1985-1986 $ 5.697.194.00

COST EFFECTIVENESS RATIO OCTOBER-SEPTEMBER 1985-1986

EMERGENCY ASSISTAKCE FACILITATED SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 1985 $ 40-45,000.000

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APPENDIX "B"

DONOR GROUPS AND AGENCIES

A PROFESSIONAL COW. ORTHOPEDIC FUNDACION MEXICANA PARA LA- SURGERY CALIF. - DR. R. VANIS SALUD ABC HOSPITAL FUNDACION DE APOYO A LA CO- ABRAZO MUNIDAD ADMIC/AITEC FOMENT0 EDUCATIVO DEL DESA- ADRA RROLLO FAMILIAR RURAL, A.C. ADUANAS ALEJANDRO HURTADO, UTAH AEROMEXICO IBM WORLD TRADE ALAS DE SOCORRO INTERPLAST AMERICAN BENEVOLENT SOCIETY ITAM AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AMERICAN EMBASSY ASSOCIATION JOHNSON & JOHNSON AMERICAN RED CROSS JUNIOR LEAGUE OF MEXICO AZILDA LIONS INTL. AID KG0 - TV SAN FRANCISCO BISHOP J.G. SAUCEDO, EPISCOPAL CH. LEONOR KRAUSS - ORPHANS BOUCHOT JOSE, SAN FRANCISCO RELIEF DR. ROBERT LUQUE - HOSPITAL- BROTHER TO BROTHER INTL. DIAZ LOMBARD0 CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIV. MAP INTERNATIONAL CENTRAL AMERICA CATHOLIC RELIEF S. MERCY SHIPS INTL. CENTRO CRISTIANO INTL. MEXICANA DE AVIACION COLUMBIA FALLS HIGHSCHOOL MIAMI VICE CONTINENTAL AIRLINES NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION CUMMINS ENGINES NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS- CHILDREN'S HOME SO. OF MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION DIAMOND WATER, CALIF NATIONAL LOTTERY OF MEXICO DIRECCION DE CONSTRUCCION Y OPE- NORTH WEST MEDICAL TEAMS, - RACION HIDRAULICA - DDF REGON D.I.F. OFDA SCHOOL SAFETY SPECIALIST, CHOCOLATES AZTECA WASH. D.C. CENTRO CIVIC0 DE SOLIDARIDAD OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CLIVE DAVID PARTY PRODUCTION UNITED STATES DAVID LIVINGSTON MISSIONARY F. PAN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUN- SEMINAR10 PRESBITERIANO DATION DESIGN AND PRESENTATION ASSOCIATES PAN AM DESMI PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS DR. DIAZ PERCHES RODOLFO, HOSPITAL- PROCALLI GENERAL ORTOPEDIA PROMOCION DE DESARROLLO POPULAR DR. ALANIS, BARRIENTOS & MEDINA DR. RUDI UNTERTHEINER, RANCHO FLORIDA HOSPITAL MIRAGE FUNDACION MIGUEL ALEMAN MEXICAN RED CROSS FRIENDS OF OUR LITTLE BROTHERS ROTARY CLUB INTL. FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY SALVATION ARMY EMERSON 148 PENTHOUSE- COL. POLANCO PHONE - 2504824 I MEXICO, D. F. 11570 TELEX 1763173 SlGhilE $9 U.S. PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS I COORDINATION FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE

SHRINER'S HOSPITAL TOM ADAMS - GOVERNOR'S STATE SOS - SISTEMA DE OPERACION DE OFFICE, TEXAS SOCORRO MENNEN COMPANY THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO- UNIVERSIDAD ANAHUAC MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON HOSPITAL TEAM: WARNER EARHART ASSOCIADOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL WESTERN AIRLINES WORLD SHELTERS - RICHARD STONE WORLD RELIEF CEMPED WORLD VISION XOCHICALLI ECODEVELOPMENT PROJECT UCLA MEDICAL CENTER FORD MOTOR COMPANY FELIPE MONDRAGON U.S. PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS COORDINATION FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE

APPENDIX "C"

VOLUNTEER AGENCIES AND PRIVATE SECTOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE GROUP

CONTACT LIST

ADRAIACFE * Harold Seidl (202) 722-6770 (WashDC) 3os6 M. Hayasaka K. 536-46-23 or 687-12-44 local Israel Leito (305) 443-7471 (Miami)

ADVENTISTA DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY (ADRA) * Jos6 M. Hayasaka K. 687-1244 Velino Salazar Escarpulli Haroldo Seidl (Wash. Office) Israel Leito Eliasib Ssnchez

Work in reconstruction, medical supplies, food. Will begin soon to construct 50 homes in Cd. Guzmsn with reconstruction teams. Could feed 1000 for 6 weeks, if needed. Have: equipment, incl., for dentistry, ten plasma, etc.

ALAS DE SOCORRO/MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP * Duane Marlow 657-0611 MAF 211-0001 Rm. 1454 Pedro de Koster * David Jones 657-0661 Alas Work in air tramp., communication. Have: planes in Oaxaca to transport materials, do overflights. Have: mobile unite, some hand- held units and are working with Asoc. Mec. de Rescate.

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Rodolfo Maza (Operations) 705-0995 Phil Mondrag6n 250-4000 (Policy Coordination)

Red Cross Supplies. Connecting Member Company Suppliers/donators to groups in need.

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AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE * Mary E. McKay 705-05-21 American Friends 705-06-46 Service Committee 705-07-71

Ignacio Mariscal 132 Col. Tabacalera . Delg. Cuauhtemoc

Financial assistance, reconstrucci6n. Work through "EDEPAC" (Service, Development & Peace), a Quaker organization in Mexico, also through "Casa de 10s Amigos".

AMERICAN RED CROSS * JOS~Aponte A1 Panico

Work with Mexican Red Cross providing technical assistance in damage assessment & logistics.

AMERICAS FOUNDATION Bert Schwarz, VP 51 Locust Ave., New Canaan, Conn 06840

ASOCIACION MEXICANA DE RESCATEIPARTNERS * Lic. Francisco Lanz Duret 540-0106 Ing. Aldo Pontecorto 540-0327 Mayor Marco Nansen - Dir. de Log.

Work in rescue, communications, reconstruction, esp. medical assistance & paramedical. Partners has technical assistance & financial resources from San Francisco area by community-based reconstruction.

BAPTIST GENERAL CONVENTION * William H. Grey 572-4408, 562-9665 Issac Torres 211-0112 (ARISTOS (Local Key Rep)

CARE "Ronald Burkard

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Harold Northrup Peter Van Brunt

Work in providing financial resources.

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES Michael J. Murphy, Sub Dir. 26-3998 San Salvador, El Salvador

CITIBANK * Maria Luisn Lara 211-3030 Gerald Lieberman 553-7383

Work in transportation. Will provide air transportation

CRUZ ROJA MEXICANA (Delegaci6n Cuatitlh, State of Mexico) * Roberto Rivero Soto 872-1546 Ing. Francisco Gutigrrez Santos Are doing everything.

CRUZ ROJA MEXICANA (Federal District/National) * JosG Buroso 557-5711 (0)

DISTRITO FEDERAL * Lic. Fernando Serrano Magafion 542-0115 521-4992 International Assistance Coordinator for Relief Materials into D.F.

DESMI * Lic. Horacio Paredes

Work in food. Can provide milk, butter, cheese

EL PAS0 CIVIL DEFENSE ASSOCIATION Craig D. Yarbrough 563-0311 El Paso 1 915-562-3284

Personnel both professional and medical - supplies, transpor- tation equipment.

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FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY Steve Corbett & Mary Corbert 732-08-39 Bernabe Manon, Dir, Centro America & Carribean (809) 688-0875

FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAS * Rep. Louis (Woody) Jenkins Ed Cullen Chris Everheart Timothy Oust

Have in Louisiana: pre-packed emergency supplies, including food matches& subsistance supplies, diapers, medical supplies. Have: financial resources for longer term reconstruction.

IBM DE MEXICO * Alfonso Carvallo D.

Have: medicine, generators, cutting tools, special equipment.

JUNIOR LEAGUE OF MEXICO League Hq. * Elizabeth Walston Janet Rogozinski Adriana Hobbs

Have: 200 volunteers, bilingual

MAP INTERNATIONAL Larry P. Glass. R. PH. Director Material Health Prog (912) 265-6010/800-225-8550 800-242-8550

MERCK SHARP & DOHME * Bruce Jeffreys Lou Ligouri

Work in medical supplies. Can provide specific drug requests.

MEXICAN AND AMERICAN FOUNDATION * Guillermo Durazo Jr.

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MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP David Jones Box 202 Redlands, Ca. 92373

Work with Salvation Army & Assoc. Mexicana de Rescate. Can provided our transportation. Have: 20 remote radios, 5 walkie- talkies, 1 repeater.

NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION OF MEXICO * Jim Philopt 562-96651 572-4408 Isaac Torres 546-7684 592-5616 Work in medical care, food, cornmunication, personal consultation, Have: a field kitchen able to feed 10,000. Food portable units (sandwiches, fruits), radios and in the U.S. reconstruction teams.

ORGANIZATION PANAMERICANA DE LA SALUD Dr. Virgilio Escutia, Jr. 254-20-33

PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION * Dr. Pablo Isaza 254-2033 Dr. Virgilio Escutia 395-1313 Work in public health - local office can provide technical assistance.

PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS * Samuel Pgrez Pe5a Isabel Wade Stephen Marcus

Technical exhange of personnel both ways. Community assistance projects.

PROTECCION CIVIL MEXICO Samuel PCrez Peiia Francisco Lanz Duret Mansen Bustamante Aldo Pontecorto

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CRUZ ROJA MEXICANA (Delegaci6n ~uatitlsn,State of Mgxico) Roberto Rivero Soto Ing. Francisco GutiiSrrez Santos

SALVATION ARMY * Lt. Samuel Southard Sr. 795-1994 U.S. * Mayor Roberto Frias 535-6248 MX Dr. Neil Saunders Glen Gilden

Work through Mexican Salvation Army. Have: field medics, in- patient clinic, one construction crew.

SAVE THE CHILDREN * Jairo Arboleda

SOLIDARIDAD INTERNACIONAL JUVENIL Sra. Ma. Teresa Olavarrieta (Coordinator) Angela Go'mez 516-0720 Gustavo Cabrera 516-0726 Alex Contreras ext. Kinder

Work in providing aid to shelters: food, water, cots, cooking materials, hospitalization at the ABC Hospital, medicines, blankets & all other materials lacking. All volunteers are students in American School & are bilingual

SPANISH SPEAKING AFFAIR COUNCIL Samuel 0. Verdeja

Work with a specific designated area or organization to channel resources and material.

TABIGAM * Sr. Casbanon

Work in shelter & housing. Can provide modular housing.

UNICEF Mazarik 28, 8/fl Polanco

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They will have psychological therapy for disaster training I program. Also have chlorine tablets for purifying water.

I UNIVERS IDAD ANAHUAC * Gerardo Ocampo Juan Manuel Rodriguez Anza Pablo Noriega I Frank Diaz Marfa Oliver

I Work in shelter, food & water. Students, professors providing any assistance needed at the community level. Have: potable water, feeding program, medicine. 30 shelters in operation. Regu- I lar surveys of local situations.

VISION MUNDIAL DE MEXICO, A.C. I Ruben E. Medina 559-18-28 559-64-47 I NW MEDICAL TEAMS Connie Sile-Lake in Mexico

Work in medical care. I c/o AID Office. Have 1E/R DOC. Sandy del Prado 2E/R nurses

I NORTHWEST MEDICAL TEAMS (in U.S.) Box 17075 Salem, Oregon 97303 503 - 399-8326/399-0638 I Ron Post - Director Jan Madison, RN. 514-3330 Laurie Smith, RN at Hotel Marla Cristina Rm. 403 I Alfonso Julia I Work in medical care. Can provide doctors, nurses, medical supplies. I I I EMERSON 148 PENTHOUSE - COL. POLANCO PHONE - 2504824 I MEXICO,D.F.11570 TELEX 1763173 SlGMEiq u; b I

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APPENDIX 'ID"

PROJECT CONNIE

Project Connie was created by Constance Towers Gavin and Janet Rogozinski to assist children and families whose lives were devastated by the September 1985 earthquakes. This project was designed for specific and personalized assistance.

Constance Towers Gavin, the wife of the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico joined forces with U.S. Private and Voluntary Organ- izations for Disaster Assistance (a coordination funded by the Agency for International Development) to help these children.

UCLA Medical Center offered to cooperate with Project Connie in its efforts to rehabilitate children seriously injured in the earthquake as well as family members who also sustained injury. The Red Cross in Los Angeles has developed a complete support system to further these efforts of rehabilitation. They take care of ground stay and transportation during the child's visit to UCLA Medical Center. Through the Red Cross's Hispanic Services, they are also providing a unique system of personalized assistance that accommodates the cultural adjust- ment needs of the child or family members. Western Airlines, Mexicana de Aviacion and Pan Am has also been donating air transportation for participants in Project Connie.

Mrs. Gavin has appealed to the American public for financial assistance to families left homeless by the earthquakes, and has searched for adoptive families for two sibling groups orphaned by the catastrophe. This effort has been successful, as two wonderful families are in the process of adopting these children. The first family, Claudia (13), Sandra (9), Yvonne (5), and Jennifer (2) Torres Mendoza lost their mother in the earthquake. She was a telephone operator working the early morning shift. Their father was dying of leukemia prior to the earthquake and his dying request to Mrs. Gavin was to find a family that would accept all of the girls together in the United States. He passed away in February of this year unaware that a family had been found. The second family, Vianey (9), AngGlica (7), Erica (4), Luz Marfa (3) and JosG Luis (1) Cruz- Palacios lived on the 12th floor of the Nuevo Le6n building in U.S. PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS COORDINATION FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE u

Tlatelolco, a large apartment complex. The building col- lapsed completely taking their parents with it. All the children except Jos6 Luis suffered severe injuries in the 12 story fall. So Project Connie has found an adoptive family for them and is also taking care of all the children's medical needs.

Project Connie has many on-going programs aside from sending children for rehabilitation. It is currently reconstructing Hogar Nazareth, a home for abandoned, abused and orphaned children. It will be able to house 100 children comfortably. It is assisting in the purchase of materials for people who are actively involved in reconstructing their homes which were damaged in the earthquake. It is very important to note that the primary objective of this Project is to HELP PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES. The Project considers itself a bridge for many families and children. When we focus in on rehabilitation we also look at what the child can begin to do to build for his own future given the physical limitations placed on him as a result of his injuries.

Alejandro Barr6n was a 6'2" highschool basketball player chatting with his friends in the hall before class on September 19, 1985. In a few short minutes his life was changed forever. He lost both legs to the crushing injuries sustained and also was left with a paralyzed right arm. He has inspired a lot of our work. At this time he is being fitted for prosthetics at UCLA and a custom built wheelcart that should get him over rough terrain, such as that on the streets of Mexico. We have found a scholarship for his computer studies and are in the process of seeking a donation of a home computer for his return to Mexico. The Red Cross has arranged for English classes while he is in the States so that he will be prepared to take entrance exams when applying for colleges. He is also receiving recon- structive surgery on his right arm and hand which offers hope of redeveloping gross motor movement.

Project Connie has not limited itself to only quake related injuries. Every once in a while a family will appear in one of our temporary neighborhood clinics which we have helped sponsor, and will have a child who has an incapacitating injury suffered years ago but have been unable to care for the injury or in some cases a birth defect that has gone unattended. This is the case of Victor Manuel, who was born without legs. He suffered from a birth defect called focomelia. Victor is 11 years old and he and his parents feel that Project Connie is giving him hope to I US. PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS 1 COORDlNATlON FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE

walk someday. In the meantime the world is not stopping him, he plays soccer with his classmates and is a straight A student who wants to be an architect. If Project Connie pro- vides him with that little bridge he will be anything he chooses to be.

The project is also working on schools, providing them with new equipment or repairing the old or rebuilding rural adobe classrooms damaged in the quake. We assist schools that are very low priority for aid, such as schools for mentally or physically deficient children. For schools badly damaged by the quakes, and still not properly repaired, we suggest sister school arrangements with their counterparts in the US who want to help in this way. For example, the Escuela Primaria Lorenza Rosales is being assisted with a monthly stipend for its repairs and for didactic material by the Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary School in California. A group of donors from Utah are donating the necessary funds to build a decent 2 classroom elementary school in a very poor rural community in Michoaczn.

Job creation is a key to helping people rebuild their own lives. Through donations the project takes a very small investment and buys the tools needed for the tradesman to get started again. Agustin L6pez is a father of 7 children, he lost his home and work in the earthquake. He was passing his days in a shelter wondering where to begin again and was quite depressed real- izing that he had no one to turn to. He contacted us and we came up with the idea of purchasing him a hotdog/hamburger cart with one donor's generous gift. It has been such a suc- cess that his family has moved into much better housing and he happily brought in $ 3.00 to make his first payment on repaying the loan. We say "loan" because we want them to feel that they are working for themselves, and even if it takes 99 years they will be contributing to rebuilding not only their own future but someone else's.

Project Connie has been instrumental in installing two pediatric clinics in the inner city slum area (Colonia Centro and Colonia Morelos) where 80% of the slum housing was destroyed or heavily damaged in the earthquake. Because of the poor sanitary condi- tions in the temporary shelters and housing the children of these areas were plagued by disease and sicknesses. These clinics were coordinated and developed as a response to these needs.

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Since this is an ongoing process the waiting list is growing. Project Connie intends to meet all these needs and would love to see community participation or sponsoring in any of these special needs situations. The American community has responded in an overwhelming manner to the Constance Towers Gavin's plea for assistance to Project Connie's causes and we are very grateful for this. All the people who have benefited from this assistance know who has helped them and that means a great deal to them. We are hoping for ongoing support throughout the upcoming year as there are still many needy families and children waiting for their little "bridge" to the future.

Thank you for your kind interest. Conslance Towers Gavm Honorary Cnaurman Janet L Rogoanski APPENDIX "E" Cnarrnan Carlos Valenc~a Secrelary Jose Jtmenez Olea. PROJECT CONNIE Treasurer

NEWS BULLETIN

We are pleased to inform all of our donors of the progress your contributions have made with Project Connie. As you know this Project is very dedicated toward ~ersonalized assistance and we feel it is important that you have con- tact with the progress and success of the project.

ALEJANDRO BARR0N.- 19 years old double leg amputee and paralyzed right arm. Alejandro has been treated at UCLA Medical Center since February 1986. He has undergone three operations to restore the function of his right hand which is progressing nicely. We have purchased physical therapy equipment for home use. He has been fitted for a platform crutch for his right arm. He will be walking on his new prostheses by August.

VIANEY CRUZ PALACI0S.- 10 years old. Vianey lost her eye in the earthquake and sustained facial damage. She had two oper- ations at UCLA Jules Stein Institute and will be fitted for her prosthetic eye at the beginning of August. She is doing wonderfully and is progressing psychologically in the accept- ance of the death of her parents. Her younger sister Luz Ma. (4 years old) is also having a crossed eye treated at UCLA.

GUSTAVO ARR1AGA.- A handsome 17 year old had no possibility for restoring his sight after the severe tear he sustained in his retina as a result of a blow to his head in the earthquake. He had lost the sight in the other eye at age 6. Through the courageous intervention of Dr. Sidikaro at UCLA and Project Connie, Gustavo has had his sight restored and the future prog- nosis is excellent. The doctor said if he had not been operated on that week he would have no chance for seeing again.

CESAR VARGAS.- 15 years old rides a bicycle nowdays, gets around on the city metros, studies English and eagerly writes his home- work. Why are we so proud, Project Connie, Springfield Shriner's Hospital, the Office of the President, United States and AID helped Cesar replace his two arms. He has prosthetic arms above EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Constance Towers Gawn I Honorary Cnavrnan Jane1 L Rogoz~nski Chanman Carlos Valencla. I Secretary Jose J~menezOlea. Treasurer

the elbow and it is hard to remember when he first came to us for help with no arms leading his partially blind and deaf father. His spark for life was demonstrated in his rapia adaptation to his new arms. He jumped back into the fast lane and wants to do everything. The Project is also purchasing him a tape recorder and typewriter so he can enroll in highschool in the fall and not miss out in note taking.

RAUL GONZALEZ.- 21 years old stepped off the plane in Mexico City this week, quite unlike the young man we sent to Boston some months ago. He flew up to the States occupying 7 seats on the plane because he was calcified in a prone position from the severe burns he sustained in an earthquake related accident. He had to be transported in a stretcher. Recoa- structive surgery and rehabilitation at the Boston Shriner's Burn Center has brought back the prospects for living again to Raul. His two year old son can once again run into his open arms and most importantly he can begin work again to support his young family. This was done through the cooper- ation of Project Connie, AID and the Office of the President of the United States.

JOSE DE JESUS PEREZ BELTRAN.- 15 years old studied in the same highschool as Alejandro and was caught in the same collapse. He is a tall lanky fellow who also wants to get on with life. What is holding him up? He lost his left arm and his right arm is so severely damaged that it hangs limply in an impro- vised sling made from his mother's scarf. He has one other injury that seems even more important to him in his vulner- able adolescent days. He was struck across the scalp, eye and cheek by a beam. There is no chance of restoring the sight to his eye but we are arranging for plastic surgery for his face and scalp. Self image is important in rehabilitation and we want him to feel good about himself on the long road to recovery. Jose' de Jesiis is going to Los Angeles this week with Project Connie and in a few months we will have good news about his recovery.

CARMELITA ALDANA.- 19 years old was also in the same highschool. Carmelita was a little luckier than the other children. A lot of time and dedication went into saving and restoring one of EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Constance Towers Gawn Honorary Cha~rman Janet L Rogoz~nski Chatrman Carlos Valencla. Secretary Jose J~menezOlea. Treasurer

her legs. She has worked so hard but one thing is holding her back, a comfortable prostheses for the leg they were unable to save. She will be going to UCLA at the beginning of August and we are confident that within a few weeks she will be back and ready to go to highschool in the fall.

Many evaluations have been provided for by UCLA and Rudy Unthertheiner a Palm Springs plastic surgeon and in each case a course of treatment is recommended. More than ten other children who received the benefits of these evaluations are eagerly awaiting the beginning of treatment. We will report on these children once some progress has been made.

One person we have particularly wanted to help is Esther Colin. Esther lost all her children and her husband in earthquake. The dedicated family of Jackie Bar-David have brought her back from the depths of despair and precarious health. Her remaining re- minder of the tragedy that struck her that day last September is the amputation of her leg above the knee. Project Connie cares a great deal about those bridges to the future in helping people help themselves. Esther will get her prosthetic leg through the Project and the rest has been done by herself. She is now able to take care of herself.

The many other activities of Project Connie included placing two orphaned families in good homes. These families have been identified and they are in the process of adopting these wonder- ful children. They both lost their parents in the earthquake.

We are not only reconstructing lives we are also building homes. Our favorite reconstruction Project is Hogar Nazareth, a home for abused, abandoned and orphaned children. The ground is broken and the foundation is being laid. We still need help with that project financially but we are optimistic that the funds will arrive. . Thanks to all of you this wonderful work is possible and we feel we must share our happiness and pride with you.

Thanks from all of us!

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APPENDIX "F"

LIST OF PATIENTS CARED FOR THROUGH

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LIST OF PATIENTS CARED FOR THROUGH U.S., PVO COORDINATION

I.- ORTHOPEDIC REHABILITATION

1.- Aldana, Cer6n Carmen 19 years old. Earthquake victim. Lost leg at the knee. Damaged right leg but has gradually been recovering the use of it. She was sent to Miami, Flo. for a prosthetic fitting and rehabilitation therapy.

2.- Alvarez, PatlSn Jaime 23 years old. Ambulance driver of Mexican Red Cross. Very badly hurt in accident, in the line of duty. In great danger of losing one leg; need for surgery and rehabilitation in the other leg. Red Cross said it can do nothing further for him here. (except am- putate more severely damaged leg).

3.- Barrh, Terrones Ale- 19 years old. Double leg'amputee and para- jandro lysed right arm. Alejandro has been treated at UCLA Medical Center since February 1986. He has undergone three operations to restore the function of his right hand which is progressing nicely. We have purchased physical therapy equipment for home use. He has been fitted for a platform crutch for his right arm. He has been provided with double prosthetic legs and a motorized wheel cart. Psychological therapy has been arranged for him in Mexico. If he meets certain requirements, AID will provide him with a grant to study in the U.S.

4.- Bautista, Torres En- rique 7 years old. Paralysis of right arm, hand to shoulder. Needs prosthetic member, such as a handy hook. Needs amputation of use- less arm, so eventually it has to be ampu- tated. It is dangerous to have it without any feeling, it can be injured, burned etc. Evaluation at UCLA and by National Rehabili- tation Hospital Amputation Team. Awaiting parents decision.

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5.- Colin de Mzrquez Esther 40 years old. Earthquake victim; lost her home, her children and husband, as well as her workplace and left leg above the knee. Could not wearprosthesis because she had a painful neuroma on stump. Had to undergo another operation to remove it. She was sent to Los Angeles for a prosthetic fitting and rehabilitation therapy.

6.- Fernzndez, Gonzalez 10 years old. Born with focomelia of lower Victor Manuel extremities (legless). He was sent to UCLA for evaluation. He needs a wheel chair and perhaps short prosthesis.

7.- Garcia, Rub: del Car- 8 years old. Earthquake victim, buried men in the rubble 24 hours. She suffered a severe compression of the right arm. Needs several skin grafts, as well as sur- gery to liberate the muscles. She was sent to Arcadia, Ca. for rehabilitation therapy.

8.- GonzZilez, Bravo Yadira 8 years old. Trapped under furniture and rubble for 8 hours; as a consequence lost the use of one leg. Through therapy, regained use of her hand, but the leg is taking a long time to recover. Evaluated at UCLA.

9.- Molina, Carvajal Esther 24 years old. Earthquake victim was under Amp aro the rubble for 13 hours. Severely crushed right leg; has had muscle and skin grafts. Walks with a brace. The problem is a sore that doesn't heal, so therapy is useless. She suffered a 50% muscle loss; if further muscle grafts do not take, they will do a triple artrodesis to immobilize the ankle. This is an irreversible operation. Awaiting evaluation.

10.- Pi5rez BeltrZin Jose de 15 years old. Earthquake victim, he is now Jesiis blind in the left eye, has scars on his left cheek, forehead and scalp. His right arm is severely damaged, but therapy is allowing him to recover it partially. He also suffered an above elbow amputation of left. arm. His prosthetic arm has been fitted at UCLA, he needs reconstructive surgery. (I, 111, V)

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11.- Ramlrez, Garcla JosG 14 years old. (Parents alcoholics). In Antonio 1981 slept under a truck and was run over. Fractured pelvis/urethra; contusion in abdomen. Repaired right leg, colostomy. Looks 8 years old, malnourished. Right leg shortened. Urinates through abdomen. Has foot in cast, must also reconstruct urinary tract. He has been sent to UCLA for evaluation. Lorna Vista has offered to do most of reconstruction.

12.- Vargas, Razo CGsar 15 years old. Suffered amputation of both arms above elbow. Sent to Springfield Shriner's Hospital, Mass., where he was fitted with two sets of prosthetic arms and hooks. He was given rehabilitation therapy. Arranged continued rehabilitation here in Mexico with DIF. His rehabilitation was arranged through the kind assistance of the Office of the President of the United States.

13.- Zamudio, Cruz Ram6n 19 years old. Run down by a car. Ampu- tation of both legs above the knee. Also has colostomy and cistostomy. Paralysis of medular section. Sent to UCLA; cannot use prosthetics due to paralysis.

11.- REHABILITATION:

1.- Olea, Figueroa Emanuel Paraplegic patient due to helicopter crash. Sent to New York, through kind assistance of the Office of the President of the United States.

2.- Ram

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3.- Mendoza, Camargo Juan 10 years old. Burn victim from San Juanico who was orphaned by the gas explosion in Nov., 1984. Severe scar tissue left. Plastic reconstructive surgery needed. Sent for evaluation to UCLA, March 1986, and evaluated by Dr. Rubi Untertheiner. Advised wait and see pending outcome of compression glove treatment.

V.- RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY:

1.- Moguel, Barrera Adriana 9 years old. Left homeless by earthquake. Congenital cranial facial deformation. Sent for evaluation to UCLA. Analyses are in the process of being made.

V1.- HEART PROBLEMS:

1.- Laguna, Hadad Ady 5 years old. She was sent to St. Luke's Children's Hospital, in Houston for heart surgery by the Red Cross.

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111.- EYE PROBLEMS:

1.- Arriaga, L6pez Gustavo 17 years old. A boy who had no possibility for restoring his sight after the severe tear he sustained in his retina as a result of a blow to his head in the earthquake. He had lost the sight in the other eye at age 6. Through the intervention of Dr. Sidikaro at UCLA and Project Connie, Gustavo has had his sight restored with delicate laser surgery, and the future prognosis is excelent.

2.- Cruz Palacios Luz Marza 4 years old. Sent to UCLA for treatment for strabismus.

3.- Cruz Palacios Vianey 10 years old. Vianey lost her eye in the earth- quake and sustained facial damage. She had two operations UCLA Jules Stein Institute and will be fitted for her prosthetic eye at the beginning of August.

4.- Ortiz, Eros Angel 5 years old. Earthquake victim. He was knifed in his right eye in a street fight. U.S. PVO was able to take'him to an ophthalmologist who cured the eye socket, and fitted him with a prosthetic eye.

1V.- BURNS REHABILITATION:

1.- Gonz~lez,Garcla Mar- 20 years old. Her face was very badly burned and tina disfigured, when she was two months old. Seen by Rudy Untertheiner, M.D. Rancho Mirage, Calif. Mar- tina requires numerous operations, and her treat- ment will take about two years. Dr. Untertheiner has to remove all the work done before, repair the skin and start with the reconstructive surgeries. She will be scheduled the middle of August.

2.- Gonzglez, Garcza RaGl 21 years old. Third degree burns on 80% of his body. Was rescue worker injured in earthquake. Sent to Boston Shriner's Burn Center, Mass. for physical rehabilitation, through kind assistance of the office of the President of the United States.

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3.- Mendoza, Camargo Juan 10 years old. Burn victim from San Juanico who was orphaned by the gas explosion in Nov., 1984. Severe scar tissue left. Plastic reconstructive surgery needed. Sent for evaluation to UCLA, March 1986, and evaluated by Dr. Rubi Untertheiner. Advised wait and see pending outcome of compression glove treatment.

V.- RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY:

1.- Moguel, Barrera Adriana 9 years old. Left homeless by earthquake. Congenital cranial facial deformation. Sent for evaluation to UCLA. Analyses are in the process of being made.

V1.- HEART PROBLEMS:

1.- Laguna, Hadad Ady 5 years old. She was sent to St. Luke's Children's Hospital, in Houston for heart surgery by the Red Cross.

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APPENDIX "G"

LETTERS OF GRATITUDE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO PVO

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COMMITTEES' ARMED SERVICES SMALL BUSINESS

CHAIRMAN: SUBCOMhtlTlEE ON CENLRALOVERSIGHT AND WE ECONOMV

WASHINGTON OFFICE: 440 CANHONHOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASMINGTON, DC 20516 (2021 225-8020

November 17, 1986

Ms. Janet L. Rogozinski coordinator, U.S. Private and Voluntary Organizations AID Division u.S. Embassy Mexico City, Mexico

Dear Janet,

I want to thank you for taking the time to direct my tour of the earthquake reconstruction area in Mexico City.

The people of these neighborhoods have done a magnificant job, and you have certainly earned a fair share of that credit. As a matter of fact, I passed your name along to our Ambassador in El Salvador. You may be receiving a telephone call.

Enclosed are a few of the photographs from my trip. Perhaps you can distribute them to the families we visited. Tell them that they have made a friend in washington.

With my regards and respect for the job you are doing,

Very sincerely,

Nicholas Mavroules Member of Congress 1424 K Street. N.\I1..Washinplon. D.C 20005 PARTNERS Telephone 202-628-3300 Cables: NAPAR Telex 64261 OF THE AMERICAS DDD Terminal #202-737-6862

I November 14, 1985

1.:~. -Janet Rogozinski Ectbquake PVO Coordinator A13 O'fice U.S. 5zb~ssy F.O. Drav~er3.089 Laredo, Texas 70841 Dear Janet: What a pleasure it was to meet and work with you in 1,;exico City last week.

You are a natural for this type of work. It's clear thet your language and organizational skills, plus the ezse with which you work in groups, will make you a terrific project coordinator over the months to come.

Eliana Vera, as our Nexico team captain and servicer for the local partnership, Ray Lynch from where he sits as director of our Emergency Preparedness Program, and I look forward to working with you in many projects. We are grateful for the advice and support you have given on the tent project, plus the selection of a school for rebuilding. Daniel Cinta and Samuel Perez will give you updates on the project planning done by the local partnership. As we get new commitments to Partnersv Reconstruction Fund, 1'11 let you know so you can log them in. From your side, if you have project opportunities or needs that you think are appropriate for Partners, I know you wonlt hesitate a minute to call Daniel or Eliana.

Somewhere along the line.also, there will be some great stories to be told in all of this. The press has focused nuch attention on the earthquake - more on this one than it does in most natural disasters. Mexicols proximity probably has a lot to do with it. All of us in this business want to see the private sector more and more involved in PVO activities. To make that happen, the

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corporations should get some credit for what they're doing. I'd like to see the \*?all Street Journal, Business

JL'eek or the financial pages of major papers giving some substantive coverage to the work we all are doing.

Agsin, great to meet you. I'm sure we'll be seeing and hearing a lot from you frequently. Keep up the fine work.

With best wishes,

Willlam%@ S. Reese Vice president for Development and Public Affairs

cc: Eliana Vera Daniel Cinta Bravo Samuel Perez December 19, 1985

hls. Janet L. Rogozinski U.S. Pri\.ate and Voluntary Organizations Emerson 148 Penthouse Col. Polanco hlexico, D.F. 11570

Dear Janet

We want to extend our warmest thanks to you for taking the time to meet with us on our recent trip to Mexico City. We appreciated your insights and your helpfulness in directing us to other people involved in recovery activities. We had a particularly interesting morning with Jose Hayasaka in Colonia hlorelos visiting a vecindad and looking at several neighborhood self-help projects.

\\'e admire what you are doing very much and hope to stay in touch with your effort. \\'e would be interested in receiving a copy of your report documenting your activities u.hen it is prepared.

All the best for the holidays.

PAULA A. SCHULZ MAR'JO~IEGREEN&-' Deputy Director Project Planner April 11, 1986 Ms. Janet L. Rogzinski, Coordinator RP, Coordination for Diaster Assistance ~merson148 Penthouse Col. Polanco Mexico, D.F. 11570 Good Morning Janet:

There are no words to express our deep respect for a1 l the good work you are doing in helping so many people. Rest assured, we will be in close touch in the coming months and years in order to assist you in your efforts.

God bless you for what you are doing.

cc: Mr. Sam Taylor, American Embassy Mexico Mr. Edward James Olmos Mr. Cip Garza, Project Manager Migrant Workers December 18, 1986

Janet Rogozinski Chairman Reconstruction Task Force Emerson 148, Penthouse Polanco 11570 Mgxico, D. F.

Dear Janet, Not that I am empowered to do so, but on behalf of the AMCHAM, I send our apologies for not having invited you to the event which took place this AM to recognize donors to the Reconstruction Fund. Separately, I have sent a letter to Laura Romdn, recommending strongly that in all future recognition events or even gatherings of donors, etc., . you be invited on behalf of Project Connie. As a matter of fact, I believe that Project Connie has done an excellent "grass rootsn job at aiding that part of Mexican society (both relief and on-going), which really needed it at the most critical point in time. Mind you, I fully endorse all AMCHAM efforts in these areas,.. many competent, dedicated people have given lots of time/effort to the reconstruction effort. Yet somehow, the size, operating effectiveness and dedication of the PVO (Connie) staff have left a lasting, positive impression on those of us who have had the most to do with you and the staff.

Clearly, we have -all placed our "granito de arena" in this effort to serve Mexican society. AMCHAM and PVO have truly had a good effect upon needs. We have a lot to be thankful for in terms of both opportunity and ability to serve the Mexican community as well as the resources to do so. We are doing a fine job and that is a further measure of gratification. In case you are wondering whether PVO job proper recognition, I refer you to the attached Task Force (No. 2) pamphlet.

KODAK MEXICANA. S.A. de C.V CALZADA DE 2980 ADMON DE CORREOS 68 MEXICO. D.F.CP-04870 TELEFONO 677-3244 TELEX 017-71-237 To put it simply, the Technical Committee of AMCHAM, its Chairman and members of the group, are all grateful to Project Connie and you in particular for the unselfish path you and PVO have chosen to take on the mutual goal of attending to Mexico's need, individual and collective. Believe me, the contributions of PVO plus your colleagues and the noble purposes of Connie Waters are recognized and appreciated by the entire international community. Sincerely,

Donald F. Spieler President and Managing Director Mexican Operations

DFS :pche Brother To Brorher In~rrnolionol,lnc. m~-KJ' (HELPING THE NEEDY)

Don't waste it - - - We'll take if.

January 15, I986

Dear Ms. Rogozi ns ki :

John VanHengel was very appreciative of your courtesy to him and we are too. Would you send us a 1ist of your wants. Perhaps we can be of some assistance.

John said he mentioned the 100 beds we have allocated for Honduras and said you could have used them there. We have two X-ray machines available which have been spoken for but not as yet delivered. -If that should fall through and these again become available, and if you have some means of transportation, we would be happy to offer these to you.

We are never sure from day to day what our inventory is going to look 1ike but if you would send us a list of your needs, we might perhaps be able to fill some of them. Sincerely,

/ 43- Richard P. Ziegman

(602)967-7871 19 W. Alameda #I 02 - P.O. Box 31 15 - Tempe, AZ 85281 (A Non-Profll. Non-Denominal~onal.Charitable Or~antzatton) - -- A Ministry of Youth Wth A Mission

U, S. PRIVATE Ah- VOLUNTARY ORGAKIZATIONS Coordination for Diaster Assistznce Eneraon 148 Penthouse Col. Ploanco Xexico D.F. 11570 Kexico,

On 3tklf of Xercy Shizs, thznkyou, Kc &re so grzteful for the help that you have extesded to us to see th~twe zre o& to work in I~lexico, I m sure there xq be other zrczc too, but we did want you to know tkt we do appreci~teezch of you ;;nd the job that you are bin&, Th~nkgou2lso for the extra care that you kve t akcr, in re~z-2~to the visa for Denise Peterson. They too arc thankful.

:;'it3 the upcoxin& holiday, things on the co~stare t zking bit longer than we hzd anticipated, b ut I an sure thc t ky next xeek 211 will be busy ;;gain. 'de will keep yol; inf crxed zs to how it is all going,

3y t5e time you receive this the Tepito project willbe complete (C~lleHaiti if you'd like to hhve a look around , ad t5e tea should be here in Lazvro Cardenas (~ord..willing! for the clinic project, Again, I'll let you how how it goec. figsin, thankyou.

Christine L. iizcLean Xexico kdv~nce, Janet Rqozinski Disaster Relief Coordinator Drt3lrson 148 Penfhouse - Col. Polanco Y&co, D.F. 11570

Dear Janet:

It was nice to hear from you and learn that there are still fund raising opportunities in &xicx>.

After much discussion with those in charge at the ststion, w? decided we wanted to donate fundsto a livered Llama lips factory sme~,herein the state of Colima. If you are unable to care up with such a project, we understand there is serious suffering in Oa>;aca due to a halitosis epidemic.

Of course we will always be interested in funding a hmfor forrrer Nm, cheerleaders anywhere in Mexico. Maybe Manzanillo?

I think the school rebuilding projects are mving along fine. We're going to send Rigo and Anna back within the next tm weeks for a "ground-breaking" cererru3ny. ?Plat will happen as scan as Partners finds a firm to construct the schools. Should be soon.

Bmnks to you and your group for all the help in getting us pointed in the right direction. I knw we'd still be scratching uur heads trying to get tkru the red tape if you menot there.

Jeff &adken Eecutive Producer Channel 7 hm JARL WAHLSTR~ CALVIN J. WANY GENERAL COMANOANTE TE RRITORIAL

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March 27, 1986,

Janet L. Rogozinski, Coordinator, u,S. Private and Voluntary Organizations. Emerson 148 PENTHOUSE. Colonia Polanco Mgxico, D.F,, 11520

Dear Janet:

The last time I saw you you were busy doing twenty thinqs at once. From what I hear, you are even doing more now, Congratulations on all your great work. Sandy Del Prado and Nancy Sweeney shared with me all the wonderful events that have been occuring with the children, Disneyland, etc. I am so pleased for you. -

As you probably know, the Salvation Army opened their clinic on March 15th. Everything seems to be moving in a good direction, I know you are very busy but I would like to extend an invi- tation for you (when you have time) to please come and visit us. It would be nice to see you.

Sincerely,

Toni XcXillan. Director, Mental Health Clinic, JARL WAMLSTR~M CALVIN J. IVANY I GENERAL COMANDANTE TERRITORIAL I I EJERCITO DE SALVACION FUNDADO W 1165 ?OR WWAM BOOTH TERRITORIO DE M£XICO Y CENTRDAMERICA

DlRECClON POSTAL hn Borio 1456 Col. Vcrt~zNorvorts I APARTADO ?OVAL 12.668 Deltpocih &nit0 Jubrer TELEF ONOS: 55952-44 03020 MEXICO. D. f. MEXICO 03600 MEXICO. D. F. 5751042 May 16, 1986

L' L' Almost immediately after the September killer earthquakes, The Salvation Army of Mexico City was to be found ministering at various disaster sites.

As the enclosed statistical report will show, we are still working on many fronts.

What we have been able to accomplish has been possible be- cause of the army of supporters behind the regulars that provide the hands necessary to provide the various post-earthquake pro- grams.

We want to honor you and others of this most important army and hereby invite you and your friends to a special Music Festi- val by The Salvation Army Southern New England (Hartford, CT.) Brass Band, Friday, May 30, 1986, 7:30 p.m., Union Church, in the sanctuary, Reforma 1870, Lomas.

Come and bring your family and friends.

Sincerely,

~ienGilden, Major PUBLIC RELATIONS SECRETARY

GG :mg enc BEST AVAILABLE COPY May 28, 1986

Dr. Leobardo Ruiz Pgrez Director General DIF Emiliano Zapata 340 - lo Piso Col. Portales Mgxico, D.F. 03300

Dear Dr. Ruiz,

I would like to thank-you for your wonderful support to Mrs. Constance Towers Gavin's and our work here in Mexico. You are such a kind and understanding person who we both feel is offering invaluable assistance in our work, most importantly believing in us.

It was such an honor to be invited to discuss our work with Mrs. de la Madrid at Los Pinos. Having her support in our work gives us more incentive to push on. She is a wonderful person. You both make a good team in you persuits and leader- ship at DIF.

I have enclosed a copy of a L.A. Times article which Mrs. Gavin has asked me to forward to you.

Thank you for your work with us and the continuing support.

Cordially,

JANET ROGOZINSKI Private and Voluntary Organizations for Disaster Relief Coordinator

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Febrero 12 de 1986

SRA.jANET ROGOZINSKY Emerson 148 Penthouse Colonia Polanco. ,6xico 11570, D.F.

Muy estirnada Sra. Rogozinsky: Desearnos patentirar a Ud. y su equip0 de colaboradoras nuestra mas sincero reconocimiento y gratitud por su valiosa ayuda y contribucion personal para que fuese posible que 10s equipos donados por hospitales y parti- culares de Texas pudieran Ilegar hasta nosotors.

Creemos sinceramente que sin su valiosa ayuda no hubiese sido posible introducir al pais 10s equipos y hubiera significdo una lamentable perdida para muchas personas que ahora podran ser beneficiadas,

Esta donacion nos dio oportunidad de entablar relaciones con 10s funcionarios de la .Secretaria de Salud y del Departarnento del Distrito Federal, siendo esto por si solo de alto.significado para nuestra Institution.

1 Asi, pues, Fnuestra profunda gratitud, y mas a'lta consideracion y dispo-- nibilidad para servirle en el futuro.

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ATIN: SRITA. JANETE ROGOZlNSKI

Por medio de la presente quisiera expresarle mi mas - sincero agradecirniento por todas las atenciones recibidas- de su parte en cuanto a el traslado a la ciudad de New ---

York del 5;. ~aclGonzslez ~arcia.'

Es rnuy dificil expresar en pzlabrzs lo que ustedes -- hicieron por RaGl ya que le devolvieron la esperanza y con

. ello las ganas de uivir.

Automotriz Marsa, S. A., la farnilia de ~a6l~onzGlez- y un servidor le reiteramos nuestro agradecirniento y nos - ponernos a sus 6rdenes esperando alg6n dia poder correspon- der de alguna manera a su invaluable ayuda.

Sin otro particular y envigndole un cordial saludo, - quedo de Ud, su SS.

MENTE

Gerente General

DLPCNDL NCIA DlRECClON GEIWUL DE EDUCAClON PREESCOLAR

SECCION GRUPO 1 "SEGURIDAD, M CSA EMERGENCIA ESCOLAK Y NUMERO DEL OFICIO PARTIC I PAC ION SOCIAL" EXPEDIENTE

EDUCACION PUBLlCA ASUNTO: Agradecimiento.

blkiico, D.F., mayo 14 de 1986.

DRA. VIVIAhT AKTAKI ASISTENTE AL COORDINADOR DE PVO P r e s e n t'e.

El grupo de trabajo de "Seguridad, emergencia escolar y particiyaci6n social", integrante de la Coordinaci6n de Educaci6n del Comitk de Auxilio Social, designado como 6rgano de consulta y participaci6n de la Comisi6n Nacio nal de ~econstrucci6n,el cual preside la que suscribey yor medio del psesente agradece su apoyo y colaboraci6n para el desarrollo de actividades en coordinaci6n con - la Oficina para la asistencia en caso de desastres (Offi- ce of Disaster Assistance) de la Secretarfa del Estado, Washington, D.C. Los especialistas en seguridad escolar, organizaron y - participaron en un programa conjunto de intercambio de experiencias en el que sus aportaciones fueron de gran relevancia. asi.6n pa ra enviarle un cordial saludo. N T E

VICENTE AL 1 ASOCIACION MEXICANA DE AYUDA A NIROS CON CANCER, A. C. I Prado Norte No. 450-M C. P. l1OMl Tel. 202-2443 I M6xic0, D. F., 30 diciembre de 1986. I

Miss Janet Rogozinski Coordinadora Organ i zaciones Pr ivadas y Vo l untari as de 10s Estados Un idos

Dear Miss Rogozinski :

Now that the Christmas rush is over, 1 find myse l f with some time to thank you very sincerely for-those delicious soups you sent-toour Association. I know that you are aware that we help mexican children that have cancer and that are not covered by IMSS, ISSSTE, or by any insurance.

We help very poor children with chemotherapy, and this Christmas gift of soups was happily recevid by all!

Thank you, Janet, for having thought in our loved chi ldren. May you have a New Year filled with love,

Yours Sincerely

i an. Pres ident

C.c.p.- Miss Vivian Antaki, Presente. A ouien corresponds:

Hoy aue fscribo est~slineso siento ~leyriay felicidad a1 noderlas escribir oorque vivi aonentos nuy nn~stioeosen - mi vid~y en lp Ae ni fpnilin, ye nue ~ntesdel te'Tremot0 yo vivi~,-ai vid~norrn~l colo 18 de cu~lauierjoven de z~i edad yp cue desnues can l~sconsecuenci~s de un golpe en el tcrrenoto eqrse& mi vida R canbi~rmrrue este gol-.le ne Drg voco desprendiaiento de retina y ~ocoa ~ocofu< perdiendo la vista del unico ojo con el que podia ver, ent3nces ne tu vier6n que intervenir cmirurgic~renteel 28 de Febrero de 1986 y desm6s de esa oaeraci6n hubo dos m6s sin ningun re- sultado nositivo, no medo describir todo el rufri~ientof& sica y lnor~ltento qio co lo de .ai falrlilia, pero ngmdesco a Dios nue-tro sefior el hrber ~uestoen qi c~ainoa tmta, gez te buena que me brindo ayuda cumdo m6s lo necesitaba y en mi co'razon hay un lugar ~uyesl~eci~l -earn, el Doctor Elugo - Miroz Mercado y .todr,s l~sSritas de IB, ~socizci6npriv~das y P-socied~.srrue se han portndo t~nlind~s conqigo y con xi fmili~.

Un agradeciminto xuy es 3eci~lpara Jaret L. Rogo7iinski. S EWRA SANET W7 LLlAMS DE ROGOSZFJSKY PRESENT€.

Sin dmyo, & poclemon hacen mcin y, LUZ~dQ Yw {omw pwru neyuin &d&, en con nu coldonuudn en el yupo en d cud unM d~nmoL!anu u&vdcLd. uo~CULiu, minmo qu codyuvu a Lu nupenacidn de Lon nexicmon y Llem d! nu- i!L-$uccidn u todon Lon que hacamon dyo pon lon &&,

Como podnci ven, MLxico & non ne- cen.iXu y me Q-lkr~ade &nianmo {&CLtCULeu pon nu Ldoa.

LARRYJONES INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES, INC. Post OfficeBox 36, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101-0036 405/942-0228Larry Jones, President Stan Mooneyham, Honorary Chairman

January 12, 1987

Ms. Janet L. Rogozinski U.S. PVO Emerson 148 Penthouse - Col. Polanco I Mexico, D.F. 11570

Dear Ms. Rogozinski,

It was such a pleasure reading your letter of December 18. I am so thankful that our donation of soup was so well- I received. I really appreciate the list you included of where the soup was distributed. I certainly do approve of the choices you I made and thank God that we were able to help provide some of the needs of those less fortunate.

You are in my prayers today that the Lord will richly bless you and the work that is being done at U.S. PVO in the year ahead.

Your friend in Christ, A DESMI, A.C.

Desarrollo Econ6mico Social de 10s Mexicanos lndigenas

19 de enero de 1987

AGENCIA INTERNACIONAL DE DESARROLLO Emerson 148 - S0Piso Col. Polanco Attn. : Sra. Vivian Antaki.

Les enviamos -a todo su equipo- un afable salu- do y nuestros mejores deseos para este nuevo afio.

Aprovechamos la ocaci6n para agradecerles el donativo de las 281 cajas de latas de sopas.para apoyo de algunos beneficiarios de nuestros progra- mas.

0 jala que sigan con mucho &it0 en esta labor de ayuda a nuestros semejantes.

Cordialmente ,

- Garciii;J- devMorf= Directors de Relaciones Piiblicas

Av. Nuevo Le6n No. 253 Desp. 304 MCx~co.D.F. 11800 Tel. 271-50-77 ESC. SEC, FED. Mu. 252 "PROFR, UGUhTIh CUE CbiPuLVkS CALLE 69 Y AVEiUDk 6 CCtL, I-.UEBI-A 15020 U, CAhhkiVZh, Dm F, 09DESG252L bF. NO. 130/86-87 T-M-

hSUhTO: Agradecirnimto donaci6n de mgquinas de coser.

Rsxico, D. F., enero 21 de 1587.

El que suscribe, Director de la Esc, See. Fed, No. 252 "PLLFR. AGUJTIN CUE CARCVASn agradece a ustedes en nonbre de la cornmidad escolar, su valiosa interv~nci6npara doter a nuea- trz escuela de 2 nGquinas de caser marca SIkGER con motor 'l91/R 16 y mueble de mede-;a con 4 cajones, que servirin pera la ectividad -- Tecnolhqica de Corte y Confecci6n corno camplenento de sus ~lases, ValZe de Bnahuac, 15 de enero de 1997,

kpreciable Doctora:

?or izedio de la presente ;uisiera i~acerpatente mi agradecimiento a la ayuacz y aterzcio'n que 20s na brindado hasta ksta fecha, ya -- due sornos una de tantas familids afectadas por el accidente ocu-- rrido en Saa Juan Ixhuctepec en flouiembre de 1284; en el cual uno de mis hijos sufrib ,aemcduras que requierea cirugias de muy alto costo. Dario Adolfo Hern6ndez Reges es el pzciente que est6 recibiendo - atsncidn en el Hospital ae XspecinZ iiades Shriners, y a2 cual me- refiero en 2 ineas anteriores.

?or lo tanto consider0 su zyuda muy ual iosa ya gue de no ser por- su intervencidn en kste caso, nunca naoriaczos tenido 20s nedios - necesarios para poder darle la atenci6n que necesita.

Estoaos sumamente ayradecidos y ,ueaamos a sus apreciables bddenes. \ ASESORlA DlNAMlCA A MICROEMPRESAS. A. C.

Oficina en Mexico, D.F.: Guanajuato 78 Col. Roma Tel. 574 72 13

JANET L. ROGOZINSKI CORDINATOR U.S. PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS.

P J EL EQUIPO DE ADMIC,~A.c. EN EL P.F.~DESEA AGRADECERTE A TI Y A TUS COLABO- d' d' MORES, EL APOY~IQUE NOS BRII~D~ONPARA &CER POSIBLE QUE ENTREGARAN AL d. -/* PAIS UNAS MA~u~E~AsDE COSER, QUE ATTEC NOS'~ONSIGUIO EN E.U.A. \ 'e (i 3 \ i \ i I \.. h ESTAS MAQUJ~AASSERVIRAN ~ARACREAR DOS TALLERES 6~ COST'& Y APOYAR A - - "L4 .. p ?. TRES MASS' COMO PODRA~VER UFJIENDO NUE$;ROS ESFUER~SPODREMOS HACER MAS f ,..* t. PoR L~SNEcEsITmos, &oR~~pmos~.-GRAN~ DE ARENA AL DEymoLLo DE EsTE PAIS:' GIUW_~ .QUE, DARA FRUTO Y TENDRA ~CHOSGRANOS MAS. .--..:>, I' 1-, ---. __..-."-_- C i /N4 GRACIAS POR TU APOYO A TI Y A TUS C$LABORADOIIES, DESEAMOS-QUE TENGAN UN -. - -. - % FELIZ A%Y: Y TENGAMOS I..& OPORTUNIDAD DE SEGUIR [ f d. 1 'v f L, s ;i i. f: E i L ATEN AM~E,NT E : 4 I i k t B " .. .-- 1 ! I, # -- L - k: - GEL GOMEZ GARZA. DIRECTOR ADIC-D.F.

BEST AVAILA8LE COPY BEST AVAILABLE COPY US, PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS COORDINATION FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE

APPENDIX "H"

PRESS COVERAGE IN MEXICAN AND U.S. PUBLICATIONS ON THE ACTIVITIES OF U.S. PVO. OCTOBER 1985-JULY 1986

alt&rserF 60w EMERSON 148 PENTHOUSE - COL. POLANCO eesr PHONE - 2504824 ( MEXIC0,D.F. 11570 TELEX 17631 73 SlGME lhe American coordinator for S20 million to $30 rniI~~n-.pr~viiteVS.dlsaster aid ,to Mexico, sigs that the_mo_nxk "going whergjt'ssu2psgi. to.: Still, some of the government's actions have left it open to charges of inefficiency and insensitivity. Three weeks after the earthquake. for example. De la Madrid established a national reconstruction commission to coordinate relief efforts. Hundreds of businessmen, intellectuals and opposition politicians were invited to attend the commission's inaugural ses- sion. Since then they have heard nothing. Businessmen complain that the gov- ernment has monopolized Mexico's do- mestic relief effort through a state-con- trolled reconstruction fund. Some $7 1.3 million has been given by local and inter- national donors, but there has been no public accounting of relief disbursements. Says a Mexican chemical manufacturer: / Feeling abandoned: tents on outskirts of Mexico City for victims of the September calamity "The private sector wanted to set up its i own fund, but the government was afraid that Mexicans would perceive other sec- tors as being more effective." And with good reason. The govern- I Mexico 's government dra ws$;re as earthquake reiief eflorls Zag / ment's most loudly publicized relief effort has been a public relations disaster. Offi- As Colombia staggered un- political insensitivity have laid his admin- cials announced last month that the gov- der the impact of Nevado del istration open to charges that it is not doing ernment would expropriate for housing Ruiz's devastating eruption enough to overcome the country's worst ur- reconstruction 618 acres of high-density last week, Mexico was still ban disaster in decades. In the past two Mexico City real estate that had been recovering from its own re- months, an estimated $1 billion to $2 bid- damaged in the quake. The $50 million cent natural calamity. The lion has left the country, mostly for the plan envisioned spreading payments for scars of that disaster were barely evident U.S., and the value of Mexico's peso has the properties over ten years at prices well along Mexico City's elegant Paseo de la dropped from 350 to 500 to the dollar. below market value. A general outcry Reforma as crowds thronged its tiled, De la Madrid appears to have contrib- arose when it was discovered that among tree-lined sidewalks. Piles of rubble from uted to the crisis, if only by inaction. Al- the expropriated properties were undam- the country's Sept. 19 earthquake, which though the quiet, Harvard-educated tech- aged single-family dwellings that should killed some 20,000 people and shattered nocrat made a flurry of public appearances never have been included in the scheme. the lives of tens of thousands more, had just after the earthquake, his visits to di- Several civic officials were fired as a result been bulldozed from the bustling avenue saster areas have tapered off, that borders the Zona Rosa, the luxury adding to the image of govern- shopping and sightseeing district. Some- ment aloofness. The absence of thing akin to normalcy seemed to have re- strong crisis management has turned to the world's biggest megalopolis led to a feeling that De la Ma- (pop. about 18 million). drid's government is adrift. But less than two miles away, where Says a Western diplomat in years of austerity, De la Ma- the broad Paseo sweeps into Mexico Mexico City: "The govern- drid's government has failed City's dingy eastern suburbs, the vista was ment seems to be gripped by to conquer a government- not as comforting. In small parks along inertia." spending deficit that last year the thoroughfare, about 200 drab green Much of the disenchant- totaled 7.4% of gross domestic tents were pitched together against the ment sterns from bitterness at product. Inflation during the early winter chill. The dwellings sheltered the pace of the recovery pro- same period reached 60%. only a fraction of those left homeless by gram Inevitably, there have Under an agreement with the the quake, a total of 50,000 by govern- been charges that relief money Washington-based Interna- ment estimates, or as many as 150,000 by has been misappropriated. The President De la Madrid tional Monetary Fund, the unofficial counts. There are no sanitary ,government, however, claims government this year had facilities in the encampment; periodically, that the relief effort so far has been a promised to try to reduce inflation to municipal trucks distribute small plastic success. Presidential Spokesman Manuel 3596, but economists now believe that the bags of potable water. Along with a few Alonso predicts that the needs of all those rate may again rise to the 1984 level. donated blankets, that is all the relief aid leR homeless by the quake will be met "by Meanwhile, the purchasing power of that the tent dwellers have seen. Says Ju- March at the latest." Mexican workers has reached its lowest lieta L6pez Uribe, 63, a camp resident: In fact, international relief funds sent level in twelve years. As a US. official "The government has forgotten about us." Ito Mexico after the disaster appear PO in Washington puts it, De la Madrid's That accusation is heard frequently in 'have been well administered. U.S. offi- "economic game plan is not working." Mexico City these days. and not only from I5als report that some $4.7 million in In the next breath. the official adds that earthquake victims. The complaints seem iassistance from Washington has been ac- the Mexican President is "doing his best." symptomatic of a growing crisis of cod- :outed for. although one Western diplo- The worry these days in Mexico City is dence that is haunting the three-year-old Imat claims that some privately donated that both statements may be equally government of President Miguel de la Ma- Imaterial seems to have disappeared "into true. -By George Russell. Reportedby Ricardo drid Hurtado. Bureaucratic sclerosis and 1the void." Nonetheless. ~anei~ogozinski,Chavira andAndrea Dabrowski/Mexico City J 14 TIME. NOVEMBER 25. 1985 Coordinating Gro~pCu mo As in other disaster situations, one of helps to have some central unit which can "We constantly receive people who need 1s going, and we like to see the results,' the key problems raised by the September help guide them," Rogozinski said. help and ask in what way we can get she said. 19th earthquake was how to channel U.S. "A lot of these people come in saying. assistance to them," she said. The PVO office does not handle the aM private aid to victims. 'Where can we help, what can we do, how "Recently, we had an interview wlth a personally, Rogozinski pointed out. Many U.S. private relief groups were do we do it?' In many cases they don't family which lost its business during the 'It does not go actually in our hands. . . wary their aid might be wasted or speak Spanish, they don't know how to earthquake and home. The oldest ISyear- If agencies want to bring aid to Mexico - diverted to other programs. move in the city. old son is mentally retarded. They are say it's tents or temporary housing units Which is why, soon after the quake "We are the information gatherers and living in a shelter. The Isyear-old son has - we are the ones who make the devastated the capital, the U.S. Embassy we are able to say. :You may need to help neurological problems and is in a arrangements and see to it that it gets 3 brought down an expert from the Office of here,' or 'There is need for help there,' or wheelchair. They came as a desperate thmgh customs and that those tents go Disaster Assistance in Washington, D.C. 'What kind of help are you offering? Then move. . . The son is too disorderly to live where they are supposed to go." she said. The expert set up a coordinating Myto we match up the aid with the needs." in a shelter, people are complaining. . . Rogozinski said it is becoming difficult help the private agencies forward their Rogozinski said coordinating the private It's a really hopeless situation. They have to determine what aid is needed in aid to the right people. relief effort also entails receiving requests no income, since the husband can't find Mexico, because it's harder to identify The expert has long since returned to from victims of the earthquake, verifying another job. people left homeless or hungry by the Washington, but Janet Rogozinski, a their claims, and sorting out people who "We looked at those particular needs quake from those who were already community leader who had volunteered can be helped in coordination with and we said, !Where can we start helping homeless or hungry before the quake. her help, has taken over. Mexican agencies. them?' Because we have already "It is really a complex situation," she Rogozinski said in an interview in her established good communications with the said. Polanco headquarters that coordinating Mexican government and. Mexican Different aid is now needed than that the work of some 40 private relief groups agencies, the first thing we thought is that which was needed right after the with a small staff is no mean feat. The maybe we could get the older boy in a earthquake, Rogozinski pointed out. work entails providing information as to temporary housing situation in DIF," "We are beyond the stage of getting what type of aid is needed, matching tents and blankets and food. Rather. we Rogozinski said. are thinking. 'How are these people going specific aid to needs and following up on "Another relief group is starting 8 how the aid is used. to live next year?'" micro-enterprise job creation program. Aid coming in is more concrete, she People have been contacting the U.S. We recommended the father to the Private and Voluntary Organizations said. Relief organizations say they want to program. These are the types of cases assist m rebuilding a school. or help get (PVO) coordination center via the U.S. this program likes. The program officials Embassy. Mexican agencies or word of medical equipment. can assist him in getting started. The What is needed now, Rogozinski said, mouth. father already has trade, but he doesn't "In any disaster situation, you always a "am concrete contributions to the future have the means to start." have certain groups that react - the -to the health system or to the education Salvation Army, the Red Cross, World Once the aid is provided, the PVO system, which will make a lot of Vision. Save the Children. Food for the Janet Rngozineki ie now coordination office follows up on the case, difference and will take longer to 9 Hungry. . . These people always come in coordinating the relief efforts of if necessary, Rogozinski said. provide." within a day or two of disasters. It always some 40 private groupa "We like to know where the assistance - By Camille G. de l&fvna [I WDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1986 THE hIEXlCO CITY NEB Polanco Group Focusing on Specialized Care in Earthquake Relie. earthquakes hit, Mexlco City. The two qunkes hnve recelvcd lnltlnl tmatmcnt, lhc Nntlmnl Orlhopedlc Hmpltnl quakes killed, according to Unlled but, Antakl .said, nddltlonnl nltcntlon Wnshlnp,ton examined ptlents In AF Natlons stntlstlcs, about 8,0rX) pple, could mnke Ilfc! ensler for them In the Hospllnl, Shrincn Hospltal and the Rr - - lnjured 30,000 and left 100,000 homcles%. long run. It could, lor exnmple, menn the Cm? hospital. PVO or~anlzedthe vit One morning last week In the' dllference between 8 5-fool lnll womnn fl~idin~wt whctt pntlcnts with qxcb penthouse offlce of &lrat~nnd. International aid was lrnmediole. lu~~.ln~:a prosthesis welghlng 5 kll~or nml~were. The o~~~nlnrtirnuxs t: Voluntnry_Org~nlzntJons_.Jn Polanco, Rescue crews and equipment, medlcnl walking wlth one welghln~1 kllo. U.S. Embn~yhere and contacts in t: Vlvlnn Antaki wns helplng a young supplles and money poured Into the country. PVO mently look flve chlldrm to the White House to nach hqltals at womnn put her shoe on. It wouldn't lit doctors Ln the United States. over her artlflclnl foot. The two worked Ald Is still comlng in, Antakl .raid, "but Unlvetslty of Califomla Medlcnl Center In Lm Angcles, where doctors topther lor a couple minutes before It It Is much more specifically dlrected On thls end, Ule orpanlzatlcm goes voluntnrlly cxnmlncd lhclr bums nnd Ilnnlly went On, thtH Antakl pulled Ihe now." hospltnls to find wt what Is ntcdd,ar ~mputntlonsto delermlne whnl sort of pnnt le~down over the wlde prosthesis PVO was established severnl wwks lwo months am It set up a clihlc I( and the woman, with the help of her after the quake by the IJ.N.'s Agency for treatment or surgery the chlldrcn need. earthquake vlctlms In Teplto. cane, walked wt 01 the olllce. Intematlonal Development to coordinate The or~anlr~tlonIs worklng now RS the Antnkl wnnts to gel the women, who end manege unollicinl forelgn llnk between lorelgn hospltnls nnd In addltlm to matching dtxton at lost her le~In September's earthquakes, contributions to the relief effort. doctors wllling to help earthquake vlctirns, the organimtlwr. with Its sta to tho Unltcd Stntes to replace the leg, ~ntnkl; the orgnnlurtion's nsslntnnt vicllms. of thm, Is prrp~rln~pmis I whlch wel~hsflve kilos, wlth a state-of- cwrdlnator, said much of the work now As PVO Coordinnlor Janct Rop,otlnskl rebulldlng demolbhed schools at thenrt artiflclal llmb that will probably Involves trying to get ' speclallzcd expl~lned,'A plus B gwds C, and we npnrtment buildings. When the pmpma welgh 1 kllo. medical attention lor victims. are the plus In between." are wady, Antakl sald, PVO will try Slx months ago today, the flrst of two Many of the people Injured In the Thls month a group of doctors from llnd forelgn fund7 to cany out the work I A-. . . THE MEXICO CITY NEWS - 6 SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1986

ceilings, the rains came, and students sat at mechanical cart for the rest of his life and By Carl Goodnow their desks with water rismg by thew feet. thar go~ngtothebathroom would probably The News Staff %porter The schoo! said permanent classrooms. take 20 minutes." not temporary shelters, were needed. Both uomen my that "they work toaid Janet and Vivian were able t~ unite the the poorest of the poor." and they have After last September's earthquakes, the two groups and the process of builing coined their brand of ass~srance as San Loreza Rosales needed a new school. pe_r,manent classrooms will soon begin. "perscaslized assistance." Friendsof Our Brothers in the Unitedstates But this is only one of a number of cases "But we realize." Vivian says, while had monev to donate. but didn't know where of cooperations the two have been able to seated in their simple three room offlce raga withit -that's where U.S. Privateand make since last September. rented for them by the Ford Moior Co., Voluntary Organizations (U.S. PVO) came - What Janet and Vivian do best is bring "that we cannot possibly help eveqone. in. the money or equipment of one group We feel fortunate to be able to ease the U.S. PVO's Janet Rogozinski and Vivian together with the needs of another group pain of the ones that we do touch" -and Anrakipid thev were oniv too glad to hele, without excessive expense. they touch a lot of people. 4fteralL they had&medY5. PVBbrgrju~t They say that "they work as go They recently have started a jcb @St"w of situation. 9weens." creation program. "U.S. PVO," Janet and Vivian say. 'The organization has also worked They bought a hot dog can for Agusrin "works as a facilitator. Our goal is to closely with Project Connie, which was Lopez and are teaching hlm the maximize the use of donated funds or formed this past March to aid victims of importance of accumulaling capital and eqiiliiprnent in the manner that best meets the earthquake in acquiring medical expect he will be able to gradually pay the demands of the donors and those in treatment in the United States and is them back. need." partially funded ' by the American "They do not believe in crpatlng Presented with a contract iast October Chamber of Commerce. dependency by giving things away," they from the U.S. Agencv for international Nineteen-year-old Alejandro is one SYz Development (AID) after last year's example of the work of these two But while therwo, through their efforts. earthquake, US. PVOspecializes in heiping organizations. have aided many, they tooharebeen atdd mdividuals or groups find needed AIejandro lost both legs last September by many along the way. assistance. andhis right arm was partially paralyzed. Mexicans, Aeromexico. Pan Am. Friends of Our Brothers Director Dee In March, Project Connie arrangkl a Western and Continental airlines have all Camphell offered to donate 40.CM)dollars to trip far Alejandro to the University of donated tickets to fly people to the United hetp rebuild a damaged school in Mexico California Medical Center in Los Angeles, States as well as have carried freight. my. where doctors were to fit him with Many private corporations have At the .same time. the director of the San artificial limbs. donated funds, and even their office Loreza Rosales School Donaciano ibana Speaking of Alejandm, Viian says, furniture and computers have been given Rebolledo was looking for aid to "Many times we just listcn to the people on "permanent loan." reconstruct a permanent school building for who come to our office." Perhaps even more importantly. his 3,000 students. "But we have ta be realistic. We want to medical operations and assistance have San Loreza Rosafes' early 1W3s heavy provide the bridge to the future for these been provided free of charge. cement wak and floors, repaired over the individuals, but we have to emphasize that But these are oaIy a small portion of the years with more heavy cement, had we are not the furure." many projects that U.S. FVO hasdone and crumbled beyond repair during the Janet says "Alejandro went to the U.S. the people that they have helped. September earthquakes. with theexpectation that he would return a Some people have nor been as fortunale, For two months afterwards, thestudents whole person who could play basketball though. had no classes. and when classes finatly again. "There are some people:' they say. began. under the temporary pre-fabricated "But wehad to tell him the reality that he "that we just can't help. but at Seas1 we s!!etters with their smooth corrugated would probably be confined to a know that we have tried."

BEST AVAILABLE COPY C year-old Claudia Mendola, who suffered a The-group, with help from U.S. Private her hand and leg with cooking oil. Pineda By Robert R. May broken left leg when a brick wall fell on her and Voluntary Organizations, built asecond .said. The woman was treated in the clinic The News Staff Reporter during the Sept. 19 earthquake. clinic in Colonia Centro inside a camp for and the wound is healing well, he said. Because severe cuts on her leg were in the homeless in May. Sally L, Stephenson, a nurse from Of the dozens of organizations worldwide danger of not healing if a cast were left on The clinic treats anyone requiring Oregon, arrived with the opening of the that sent aid to Mexico after last too long, doctors removed her cast after medical attention in the neighborhood and Colonia ~entroclinic in May and plans to September's earthquakes. some groups. threedays, the group's newsletter reported. averages 20 patients a day. . stay until November. \ realizing the country's needs went beyond Consultations and lab work are free. Stephenson said she was stationed in the Claudia was released from the hospital Sudan until the U.S. bombing of Libya temporary dmster relief, remained to after three months. but the end. of her Patients whocan afford it are asked to pay form a permanent presence in Mexico. 300 pesos for medicines. forced the group to evacuate. broken bones had overlapped, leaving her The medical problems she saw in One such group. Northwest Medical left leg 11/, inchesshorter than the right leg The corrugated metal building housing were more severe than those afflicting Teams of Salem. Oregon. has teams and causing her great pain. the clinic was donated by the city patients who come through the door in the working in twosmall clinicsin MexicoCity. Locai doctors estimated that surgical government, Vasques said. Mexico City clinic, Stephenson said. "Now we are working mostly with the costs would far exc& what Claudia's The most common complaints among "Mexican health care is mow quake homeless." said Antonio Vasgues. the family - living in a camp for the home1e.s clinic patients are gastro-intestinal sophisticated." she said. "There are big pmup's administrator in Mexico. "But we since the earthquake - could afford. problems and respiratory ailments from needs (in Mexico), but ,there are more want toopen four or five more clinicson the i poqhwest-Medical Teams along with the cold, wet weather, .said Dr. Daniel resources available than what we were outsk~rtsof the city, where the poorest I.$.$, Pineda Camacho, one of Northwest's used to on Africa." Private..and Voluntary Organi7ations permanent staff members. ' people live, lo help everyone. not just the for Disaster Assistance, a Mexico City Stapation and tropical diseases were Pineda said the the group also tries to quake homeless." gtyp ,thal -qids earthquake victims, common in Africa, while in Mexico the Northwest Med~calTeams isa non-profit. arranged to have Claudia flown to Oregon educate the patients about the importance primary n@s are for dental care, Christ~anorgant7at1on founded o 1979 to where she was treated fret of charge. of personal hygiene to prevent a recurrence improved nutrition and hygiene education. pfve med~calamstance In disaster areas. Vasques said Claudia's operation was of problems. shesaid. Diabetes,a dietary and hereditary "Children often eat with dirty hand..," he Accord~ng to r he organ17at1on's successful, and she is now recuperating in disease, is more common in Mexico and said. adding that most problems could be children, because of poor hygiene, often newsletter, the group "is dedicated to Oregon. a solved easily with preventative measures. have worms, she said. serving the sick, starving and the homelesq Vasques estiniated that about 10 U.S. Colds are atso a problem, especially with of the world Vasques said he is looking for three sites doctors-as well as medical support crews the chit'dren. Pineda said. . for new clinics the group hopes to open Although the group primarily seeks to of nurses and labratory technicians - Now that the rainy season has begun, the before the end of the year. ' provide temporary disaster aid. the need in have been sent to Mexico by Northwest incidence of ailments has risen, he said. The organization's long-term goal is to Mex~cowas deemed so great that [hey since the earlhquakes. Most doctors stay He noted that the .sewer system is bad in open a hospital in Mexico City to help the here about one month, he .said. decided tostag permanently, Vaquessaid. the area and rainwater does not drain poor, Vasques said. P. The political climate in Mexico and the N~nhwesthtsa permanent salaried staff properly. Water often enters homes and "It is an ambitious project," he said, but proximity to rlw United Srarm made it of' Nlexicmi dtmors and administrarive then the children get sick, he .mid. he added optimistleally that by next year eosrertoset upopnttiotls hew. henoled. personnel addition to the temporary The worst inju6 that has been treated in the group should be in a position lo hegin in * One person the group has helm is 17- volunteer staff from the United States. the clinic was that of a woman who burned planning the hospital's construction. 2 3.c,:. q < h .:: v) rsr *. PP roject Connie Keeps Ad Coming quake- Victims Twelve-year-oldClaudia and her three younger sisters Towers has been involved with the project by finding lost their mother in the September earthquake. Before doctors, raising funds and publicizing Project Connie in their father died of leukemia in February of this year, he . the Los Angeles area where she lives and works as an made Connre Towers promise to find a home for his four actress in the soap opera "Capitol." daughters and not let them be separated. So far, the project has had major contributions from ~rkeFebruary, Towers has W.n searching in Mexico Time-Life. the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Mexico andtheunitedstatesfora family totakethefourgirls. and Ford Motor Co. of Mexico. Y~neteen-yeardd Alejandro lost his legs last . Project Connie is aimed at helping the most needy. Srptember, and his right arm was left paralyzed after a Towerssays, and this usually meanschildren. beam fell on it during the earthquake. Towers says that in March the U.S. Prtvate and Towers helped arrangea trip in March for Alejandroto Voluntary Organization didn't have the funds to take the Untversity of California Medical Center in Los Alejandro and four other young victims to Los Angeles Angeles, where doctors are fitting him with artificial lor medical examinations. limbs. "(We) put our hands up to God and knew somehow he Towers, the wife of outgoing U.S. Ambawdor John would put money in our hands," Towers says. (;awn, has been involved with the earthquake relief With donated airline tickets and help from the effort from the beginning. To keep the relief effort gorng American Red Cross in Los Angeles and the UCLA for chrldren such as Claudia and Alejandro, she and Medrcal Center, the five days in Los Angeles for the five others have created Project Connie. ConnieTowcrrjdiecusees 'ProjectConnie,which children cost atmut 225 dollars, according to Janet Projwt Conn~e.set up in March, had a gaal of 100,000 is raising funds in Mexico and the United Stntes. Rogozinski, coordinator of US. Private and Voluntary dollars. That goal has already been surpassed. Organimt ions. Towers says as long as there are victims In need, the The project is also using funds to rebuild homes and an project writ rontrnue. Recently, Alejandro and Towers Private and Voluntary Organizations- --... . have been doing orphanage and other damaged facilities in the city, were on a in Los Angeies which raised 6,O since the earthquakes. Set-upwith fun& from theJJil.S;- Project Connieisacceptingdonationsthrough the U.S. dollars to helpcover thecost of artificial legs, which he is Afiency for International Developmer~t,---- the ofg_anlmtion. Embassy in Mexico City. Theaddress forcontributions is ht?ingfitted for at the UCLA Medical Center. ,has been channeling private donations. into- the, Project Connie, USAID, Paseo Reforma 305, 06500 Project Connie 1s actually a continuation of what U.S.-- earthquake rellef effort. Mexrco. Col. Cuauht6moc. --Jim Cole qogozinski presents LA. pin to Alejandro Barron Perrones, CLA medical evaluation. He lost his legs in Mexico City e. At right are new friends Vianey Cruz Palacios, 9,who and Claudia Torres Mendoza, 12, who was orphaned. a .. Thursday, March 13, 1986

immediate goal is to raise the $100,000 she estimates is needed for surgery and/or prostheses for Alejandro, Vianey, Adriana and Juan, and to find adoptive ff Project Connie' Aids American families for Vianey and her four younger siblings and for Claudia and her three younger sisters. Some of the children's medical problems are not quake-related, but were brought to her attention Mexico1 Quake Victims - because of last year's temblors. Towers knoks the limits of her efforts-the Sept. By BEVERLY BEYETTE, Times Staff Writer 19-20 quakes left at least 6,000 confirmed dead, 2,000 They met at the airport in Mexico missing and presumed dead, and 18,000 injured in a ICitv. two little strangers brought country already gripped by severe poverty. She knows together by the lingex& horror of the Mexican people "need tremendous help, on the eptember's earthquake. Vianey government level. But this is on a human level." She ruz Palacios, 9, approached Ad- sees things this way: "You start a group of little Briana Moguel Barrera, 9, and asked bonfires. If they ever join force, there's a great big shyly, "What are you missing?" bonfire." driana pushed back her dark hair She knows, "As we find one (case), there are two o reveal the place where her right behind that one." StilL s-h$,he Pear should have been. Then Vianey help of peo~lelike Janet Rogozinski, a bilingual, lifted the black pitch to show the bicultural transplanted Alaskan working through the mpty socket where her right eye Agency for International D&opmentinM&w Qty, she will be able to find, and help,__I--.u-l.-- some of the "reall2- -- El adOn been. the airplane bound for Los destit3 Angeles, where both girls would - "We're out there on the streets," she said, "gather- eceive medical evaluations, they ing them up as fast as we can." pproached '12- year-old Claudia Constance Towers: Project &orres Mendoza and asked, mat- Connie is "on a human level." ter-of-factly, "What are you miss- It was a fortuitous bit of fate thaLdiwted Janet ?" She had lost her mother and R02ofiki to the U.S. Embassy a week or so afterthe ather, Claudia told them. Vianey's scars over 90% of his body as a 6arthq&&Her husband had rec&eLanerroneous eyes lit up, she grabbed Claudia's result of an earlier tragedy, a bill from the-IRS-and4adasked her -to go to the Fg November, 1984, explosion at a hand and they skipped down the eriiGisyiorstrai hKnthings out..Fighting her way isle; Vianey had made another liquefied-gas storage site at San there1;---g t rough the traffic and chaos, she started x bond. Vianey, too, had lost her Juan Ixhuatepec. They were being wondering if there was some way she could be more mother and father in the earth- brought to Los Angeles largely effective in helping victims. Since the day after the P through the efforts of actress Con- quake. tragedy, she had been distributing food and clothing stance Towers, wife of US. Am- through the National Volunteers. Also on that flight were 19- bassador to Mexico John Gavin. year-old Alejandro Barron Per- By day's end she'd connected with re~resentatives Irones, who lost both legs in the Towers has a mission-she's o_fiAid to International D2yeInp-UJ.S. earthquake, and 11 -year -old Juan dubbed it Project Connie-and her Office of Disaster Assistance, who were coordinating ~endozaCamargo, who has burn prlvate and public relief efforts; right away they saw that here was someone who knew Mexico and the Mexicans and could help them with the nitty-gritty I such as getting permits and customs clearances and arranging transportation. "We'd have 30 or 40 calls a day," ,Rogozinski said. "People were sending shoes, sending this and that. We'd figure out how to get it to the volunteers who could get it to the people who were most needy.'$ ~ater,~o~ozinski was placed under co~bt&ct-tathe A.ITI)T until September (the U.S. government allotted- $-45;~~-agozinskj-,an~&~-tsaid far - operating expenses) to continue coordinating assist- ance efforts. As the months have passed, the focus has shifted. "Now they have tents and blankets," she said, "but many had lost employment or had medical problems. Lots of people were still living in the street." GL;' ;A LYIL ABLE COPY Part V/'Thursday, March 13, 1986 J PROJECT CONNIE: Aid for Quake Victims

U.S. Sponsors Needed For example, she said. on her desk now is the case of For 11 hours he lay pinned under the rubble, "just :. ;m$c ingther with two young children and anorher wondering if I was going to live. I was in a lot of pain. I expected any day. She lost her tenement home in the thought maybe all of Mexico went down." There were earthquake and the family is living in a shelter. "She long hours while he listened to the voices of the doesn't even know where to begin" to rebuild a life, soldiers and Marines, digging their way through the Rogozinski said. Money sent by a donor in Irvine will bodies and debris. Finally, Alejandro said, "At 4 in the take care of immediate needs, such as a bassinet; afternoon we made contact." Rogozinski hopes to find a family willing to sponsor Alejandro spent the next five months in the hospital. this family, and others, on an ongoing basis. "Twenty He was brought home once. on New Year's, to be with dollars a month can make a lot of difference," she said. his parents and three siblings, but when he reached the Two wcrks after the earthquake Rogozinski re- house he chose not to go in. Said Rogozinski, "He had .:elved a cnJ1from the embassy; Towers wanted to go to left home for school that rnorning a whole boy. He was the Military Hospital to visit some of the "miracle coming back four months later with a good deal of h~s babies" (so called because these infants had been body missing. In the house there were shoes, bikes, pulled to safety after days buried in the rubble) and to hasketballs. pictures on the wall to remind him. . . " see how she could help. A psychologist, arranged virtually free of charge by They met, and discussed broader needs. "She needed Rogozinski's staff, has been counseling Alejandro. someone on the Mexico side of the border who could helping him to face the reality of living without legs. filter information on to her so she could find assistance and the limitations of the prostheses for which he will on the (American) side," Rogozinski said. "She's been be fitted after a first surgery at UCLA to repair nerve low profile but very, very active on this from the damage to his right arm. which suffered a compression beginning." injury. Their first case was 19-year-old Alejandro Barron "He's a wonderful boy," Rogozinski said, "he really Perrones. The private Spanish Hospital, where he was is." She recalled the first time she went to visit him at a patient, had come to the embassy asking for help in Spanish Hospital: "I was petrified. I'd never had to face getting dialysis equipment; 187 patients in the 300-bed a boy without legs. But within five minutes we were hospital were quake victims and those who had been laughing and joking. Alejandro doesn't sit around with pinned beneath rubble for a long time were at risk of a long, draggy face." severe kidney damage. Hospital representatives told Rogozinski about Alejandro, a double amputee who needed rehabilitation in the United States. Constante T(~~vws,who commutes between Los "We immediately got involved in all aspects of his Angeles and Mesico City in her dual role as actress (on care-therapy, psychological," Rogozinski said. "I the daytime soap opera. "Capitol") and wife of the US. brought him to the attention of Mrs. Gavin and she ambassador and official hostess to visiting dignitaries, made arrangements with a doctor at UCLA," where he happened to be in Los Angeles the day the earthquake is scheduled for surgery on Sunday. struck. The next day, flying over Mexico City in a Alejandro is one of about 7,000 quake victims who hellcopter with her husband, she had her first real are amputees. "When they couldn't move the debris," glimpse of the devastation-"It had cut a swath, like a Towers explained. "they simply cut you out of it." curving serpent, through the city." Alejandro, in fact, was not cut out but lost his legs to a In the almost flvc years since John Gavin reported as rapidly spreading gangrene. amhassedor. I'O,Aas i-.A!: 'r;irned :hst "the archass,- Alejandro, who was an athletic 6 feet 4 before his dcr's w,fc ca!: ge: :: &:ir 1)p:ni:C' and, aee~ngtill huge legs were amputated, first just above the knees and need after the earthquake, she wanted to help. later at the hipline to halt the gangrene. is a handsome Previously. she had worked with retarded children and young man who is introduced as a "computer whiz." children with multiple sclerosis at a gove, nment He laughs and smiles readily and does not dwell hospital and had encouraged wives of other nations' publicly on his tragedy. ambassadors to "get out into the community." He wanted to hve, with or without legs. Rogozinski Since the earthquake. Mexican agencies have been tells of Alejandro lying in the hospital, hooked up to a overwhelmed. their resources severely taxed or de- dialysis machine. his legs eaten by gangrene, over- pleted, and Mexican families "have their own crises." hearing the doctors conferring: "We might as well let Towers said, pointing up the continuing need for this one die . . . " Later, the surgeon faced with assistance from this side of the border. Water, food and amputating the legs of this strong young basketball shelter are still a major problem; still. Towers said. the player wept. Ultimately, it was Alejandro who made people of Mexico ,City are becoming "a little more the decision. optimistic" as time passes, as the rubble is cleared and Alejandro recalled, through an interpreter, that "they're getting rid of the reminders." awful Thursday, Sept. 19: He was at Conalep Technical School, in a third floor hallway. "talking with a friend. We were just getting ready to go into class." Then, with no warning, the building collapsed. The friend who had been standing next to him was killed. As Alejandro wss fleeing the building, a concrete and steel column fell on him. PROJECT CONNIE: Aid for Quake Victims

'Thank You, America' Towers said she has been "overwhelmed by the 'They don't accept that their mother is dead," response of ~mericans."She spoke of the graffiti that Towers said. Until very recently. Vianey spent much has sprung up around the city: "Thank you. America," of'thr time singing quietly to herself. Towers' attempts of people saying. "Thank you for loving us. Thank you to talk with the child about the events of Sept. 19 are for taking care of us." quickly thwarted by Vianey's simply tuning out. Towers' current undertaking is a person-to-person Towers remembers the day she left Vianey and her effort in which. ,she said, Rogozinski is "my Pied siblings at Sister Rosa's small orphanage: "Luz Maria Piper," the one who brings to her the neediest of the ithe 3-year-old) asked. 'Why am I here? What's going needy. "We have very cnt~caleyes," said Rogorinski. 10 happen to me now?"' She remembers that. who accompanied the children to Los Angeles. "We oleruhelmed by the sense of responsibility. she belleve you can help yourself. too, if you've got the "walked out in tears." capacily to begin again." Towers reconstructed the trauma of the family when She found a job for one boy chasing bails at a tennis the Nueva Leon build~ng,one in a huge low-income club. Towers smiled as she toId of their buying a new housing complex, collapsed that morning: "The chil- fast-food stand for a man who had lost his stand in the dren were lying in that rubble for two days. listening to earthquake-"h'ow he's back on the street, selling his their mother crying out for them. Then she dled." The tacos." baby. Jose Luis, crawled out of the rubble to safety; One of her priorities is finding adoptive homes for Angelica. 7; Erica, 4, and Luz hlaria were all injured. five children of the Palacios family and four sisters of but are going to be all right. Vianey remembers falling the Torres hIendoza family. All were orphaned as a 12 stories, remembers that it was very dark, but she result of the earthquake. does not know what it was that hit her, gouging out her Claudia Torres hlendoza. who accompanied Towers right eye and leaving an ugly scar that will have to be here last week, is at 12 the head of her family. which corrected by plastic surgery. includes sisters Yvonne. 9; Sandra. 5, and Jennifer. 1%. "Vianey is my biggest concern," Rogozinski said. "She spends her days like a mother would." Rogozinski Unlike Claudia, whom she describes as "a fighter, a sald. "a poor mother." That includes washing her survivor." she perceives Vianey as "very lost. She's sisters' clothes in a bucket; there is no running water ir~ suffered so much and she has a real fear of suffering thc places where the girls live. more. She feels, in a sense, very abandoned. And she Towers told their story: "Their mother was a has such a huge responsibility. We uill have to find a telephone operator. The telephone company went family as soon as possible. We're not surrogate down in the earthquake and she died. At the time, the mothers. I lhink children can go through anything as father was terminally ill with leukemia" and unable to long as they have a parent there to hold their hand." work as a machinist. Meanwhile, Vianey's plastic surgery has been put off The girls were at home with their father and none 01 for up to six months to see if nerve damage will correct them was hurt. Ordinarily Claudia, a good student who itself. Because of atrophying of the eyesocket as a hopes to be a teacher. and the older girls would have result of emergency surgery in a hlexico City hospital. been in school bu~they had temporarily dropped out to she will require three operations before she can be take care of their ill father. glven a implant and a prosthetic eye. "But we can't The family was brought to Towers' attention when m$e her wait two years for an adoptive family," she Rogozmski's staff took food baskets to them. Later. said. "The prosthetic is important, but she also needs Towers went to the house to meet the family and love." learned of the father's determination to keep his girls from being placed in a children's home. Families Won't Be Separated The father, Jorge, brought his girls to a holiday Towers refuses to think about the possibility of party in January at the ambassador's residence. "His having to separate either of these families. "There's dying wish." Towers said. "was to find an American tremendous interdependence and interaction in these family for his girls. to give them this opportunity. (He little families." she sajd. "We'll just have to find a had v~sitedAmerica). He wanted my word, which I family that will adopt five children and a family that gave. And he wanted to know that they would not be will adopt four." She acknowledged. "It's a big separated. We cried and we talked. And I told him I responsibility. but we're looking for families who will u.ould do everything I could to be sure his dream take these children on with the respect they deserve. I comes true." Jorge Torres Mendoza. 35. died three hope it will be in the Los Angeles area so I can see weeks ago. them" from time to time. "He has put that responsibility in my hands," she A story in 3 San Antonio newspaper brought about said, "and I do feel that responsibility greatly." She 75 queries. she said, but "not that one situation that's smiled and said. "If 1 had a big house. I'm afraid I'd be exactly r~ght.Some responses came from the heart but the lady in the shoe." (Temporarily, the girls are being we knew. economically. it was out of their reach." hou~cdwith friends in hlexico City.) She plans to approach corporations about establish- At 9. Vianey Cruz Palacios has taken on responribili- Ing mevocable trusts to ensure the educations of the 1y for her brother and three sisters, who range in age children to ease the financial burden for a family frm7 to 10 months. At first the children were sleeping wshing to adopt. / In a room wth 15 strangers. the~rrefuge from the "We thmk we have the legal entznglernenu worked Trrcer. Later. a bachelor uncle. whose szlary 1s 520 a out." Towers said. Adoptive families would need to \rpck. tw~k them in lernp~rarily.to keep the family ~akeone tr~pto ?IIcwco City but she anticipzites the lcacrhcr. &dcprion process. in either of the above cases. would take no longer than SAX months and she prom~sed "rr m nrlnil- hrln rhrn~~~hthe mh---v " - beAngclre Eirncfi be a doctor. H.:L~OUIfee lo ~orne.of the ch~ldrerl I PROJECT Towers brought Juan to Lo: All of Juap's brothers were alss Angrles to be examined by a badly burned and nred rrconstruc - Rancho Mirage plastic surgeon. Dr. Lwe surger} "We're hoping LO Rurfi Ilnterheiner. a Gavin farnil) mayhe fmd a sponsor for tht I .&,

MEXICO/bm A1 the children up for adop tion 'in Mexico. "Here. they separate the children by age group for adoption." said Torres. who lost his job at a manu- facturing plant after he became ill. "They have lost enough. They don't need to lose each other." As Torres spoke of the devastat- ing blows life has dealt his family these past months. his daughters sat quietly and emotionless. Asked what the children were expecting for the coming of the three kings, his answer was simple. "Nada." he said. Nothing. "This year, there is no money to do anything." Torres said in a som- ber tone. "Usuaily. the kids get ex- cited a month in advance. It is all they talk about. This year, they haven't mentioned it." After Torres' disease was diag- nosed as fatal. a Mexican social ser- vice agency proposed that the girls stands with her sisters Erica, 4, L~ZMaria, 3, and Angelica, 7. heir be placed in a children's home. Tor- uncle Esteban Palacios, holding their brother, Jose Luis, 10 months, res fought and won. is taking care of the children, whose parents died in the quake. During the struggle to keep his famiIy together, his story came to lonia Doctores. Their home, with For 10-year-old Viane, a metal th~Lirznet.rnhassy_offi- dingy orange interior walls and a rod protruding from a falling beam cials. Constance TowefSI;avin, cold concrete floor covered with caught her in the right eye, causing wife of Ambassador-J~hxGauin, green paint, escaped any major her loss of that eye and leaving a talked to Torre~abSlu~sllowingandamage in the earthquake. eight-inch scar across the right side American familyAaadapLhis It is now decorated with a Christ- of her face. She also required recon- children. mas tree given them by the Mrs. struction work and a skin graft on "I told her yes if they could all go Gavin. her right leg. together." ~orressaid.-"I was in the Claudia, whose slender frame Angelica, 7, suffered a fractured United States two or three years stretches barely over 4 feet tall, has skull that caused amnesia. The ago. in Los Angeles and Chicago, assumed the role of homemaker for quake left Erica. 4. with assorted and I saw how good it was. It is an- her younger sisters. Sandra. Maria, injuries to her arms and legs. The other world there, another world and Jennifer, ages 9, 5 and 1. youngest two children - Luz Ma- completely. That is what I want for She is aided in that role by her fa- ria. 3. and Jose Luis. 10 months - them." ther's 60-year-old mother, who were battered and bruised but Mrs. Gavin made a project of moved to Mexico City from Micho- crawled from the rubble without finding the girls a homg. She has acan when her daughter-in-law serious injury. been looking for a family that can died in the earthquake. The five have been taken in by speak spanish and liies in the Several agencies, including the their uncle, Esteban Palacios, who southern United States because she Mexico City Junior League and earns 9,000 pesos or $20 a week. He hopes Torres will be able to make Friends of the Americas, have been is struggling to keep the clan to- an occasionaI trip and visit his chil- working to provide the orphans gether for the same reason Jorge dren as long as he is alive. with some material things duri~g Torres won't let his children go; he "The girls are so loving. sweet this holiday season. doesn't want to see the children and marvelous together that they The Torres Mendoza family was split by an adoption agency. should stay that way," Mrs. Gavin one of only thousands who suffered said in an interview from her Los the loss of loved ones in the earth- American officials have found3 Angeles home. "When we do find a quakes. Hundreds of other children doctor in Palm S~rings&alLs'ha family, he (Torres) wants to meet - the official estimate is 400 - hYs&reed to do surpp- I them before he approves." lost both parents during the f-acz to eliminate the,%% Shealso Torres said he has not directly tremors. will be fitted for a false eve. broached the subject of adoption That was the case for five Cruz But even if the scar is wiped from with his children. Palacios children. her face. Viane and her younger "I have talked to them about liv- Not only did their parents, Mi- brothers and sisters - along with ing in a house where all their needs guel Angel Cruz and Irma PaIacios, the scores of other earthquake or- will be met and about going to die when the Nuevo Leon public phans - will live with the scars of school on a school bus, things like housing project crumbled, but also devastation long after social work- that," he said. "Of course that is the children each suffered their ers and beneficent Americans have what I want for them. I think it is own pain. forgotten the plight of earthquake the right thing." The family was in its 12th-floor victims. But for now, the family continues apartment when the first quake to live in a two bedroom apartment sent the 25-floor building to the Monday: Mexican families battle "' fp *- " r~acttinn By DON YAEOER ing of adoptlng the lour young Torres Men- for them. We have a lot of love to glv* Staff writer Ants o.-....oirk We're not rlch, but we love life." "We want to scr what we need to do." Ernestine Gallardo, a cashier at a local More than a dozen San Sanchrz said. "My flrrit reaction. when I servlce statlon, mid she could not support Antonians have said they read thc story, was that we have four boys rlther ot the families, but that she would will open their hearts. and if anything were to happen to me. 1 like tn send a urnall portion of her weekly homes and pocketbooks to wouldn't want my children Irft out in a paycheck to help thechlldren. help children orphaned by pasture. We are a loving. large family and "I'm a widow on a flxcd income." she the earthquakes in Mexico we're able to accommodate more than we said. "Rut the Lord has blessed me and I City. haw." would llkp to share what little 1 have with In response to an article in Sunday's Sancl\r7. finid shr and her hushand "haw thew people. The story did something to Light on the plight 01 the children Who lost alwavs wanted a girl. Four would he n lot, mr. I wasn't able to sleep the night I rend It their parents. a numher of local citizens but ii I can raisp four boys. I'd low to raise hrcauw 1 hurt for those children. have offered to adopt the children and have four girls." "I'm willing to srnd them whatever I begun contacting U.S. Embassy offlclalsin She said her youngest sons, ages 4 nnd 5, can. I had forgot about those people hurt by Mexico City. alrendy are talking ahout the new family the earlhquake until now. I'm sure this has Other callers have said they would like additions. rrachrd a lot of hearts." . to send money to help the grief-ridden "I've told them not to talk so fast," Snn- Those Interested in helping either family Iamllles. chez sald. "This is only the hrginning." or the hundreds of other orphans and am- The article featured two famllles - the ~lysiaand Paul Knight snld they are in- putees whose lives were altered by the four Torres Mendom daughters and the terested in possibly adopting the flve Cruz earthquakrs fihould contact Janet Rogo. five Cruz Palacios children - and their PalacIos children. zins- struggle to stay,together after losing par. "We'd love to have the girls, but my hus- untary Or~anizationsIn Mexln, City. Re ORPHANED: The four Tones Mendoza daughters. among many chlldren in ents in the quakes last September. band wants a boy. too." Alysia mld. "Out go.LLw- Mexico C~tywho lost their parents to earthquakes in September, are, from left: Cathy Sanchez. a manager at KWEX-TV, house 16 not built for five chlldrrn. but Ppthouse. Colonla Polanco. b&zi.G(~ LW.. said she and her husband. Isldro. are thlnk- Claudia. Jennifer. Sandra and Maria. that's no problem. We'll-- expand the ho~c11570.

The Newson Monday, as she pointedat the set down." Dahlhaus keeps returning to 41 Pintores By Karen R. Branch tall, slender man at her side. Carrillo Sheadded that her attitude has made the Street. The Newu Steft Reporter Hernandez. 36, said very little, except that shelter what it is and brought in private "My dream is tobuilda permanent clinic Dahlhaus had donated everything for the donations. here - a cooperative clinic run by the-. shelter. "With me running the shelter like a people of Tepito," she said. "I intend to Put an Austrian woman living in Lomas She denied that account, saying that a Russian general. Janet Rogo=s&i raise enough funds to build andsupply the into a shelter in the Tepito neighborhood man who wants to remain anonymous brought In doctors and nurses from the clinic and then charge a minimum to the and what are the results? donated all the construction materials for '~orthwest Medical Team In Salem, peopleso theclinic can raisesomefunds." Accordmg to her, something "like a the 13 temporary shelters built within the Oregon," she said. "She could hav~hsn A new development in her idea is Russian general." warehouse on 41 Pintores, along with support from doctors at the Humana Marlon Dahlhaus, 40, came into the paying for architects to show the shelter because th~sshelter isaull." Hospital, who, she said, have a master Tep~to(Colonla Morelos) area in early residents to build them. LUS. plan to build a major clinic just outside of October dur~nga tour of disaster zones There are 22 families living just outside Embassv with the channel@-f the city and then branch out into five or six followmg the Sept. 19 and 20 quakes. of the shelter who are part of what international aid to earthquuk-e&ctimg smaller "satellite clinics." Her personal diary from that time Dahlhaus calls "my albergue." Most of brought in them&~aeamJ.o~aff .a "Anything normal could be treated right records the followmg entry: those living outside earn their living by small clin~c- with~i*~Lbh_e__shdtef. The here, but major operations should he The first days I wasparalyzed with fear painting cars or making shoes, she said. medical team members brou~~transferred to the major clinic," she wid. and disbelief about the extent of the According to Carrillo Hernandez, there tons of medical sup~lieswith them, adding that everything would run on destructron; then a deep depression took are approximately 200 people who benefit Theclinic ison the right asoneenters the private donations. "That's why I'm trying hold of me, as I felt totally useless . . . from the shelter. shelter - a corner divided into three so hard to make this a private social Then the day came when. things "Mrs. Marion gets mad when the rooms by hanging sheets and blankets. A association, so we can have tax-deductible changed ... donated goods aren't distributed well," signed taped to one of the sheets reads: receipts." said a sfnall woman who lives within the "Northwest Medical Team Children's The privately run "Los Pintores" shelter building. Clinic, Hours of Consultation, 1Oa.m. to 3 October24,1985: 1 want to know whether on 41 Pmtores Street caught her eye for its The shelter, whose shape reminds one of p.m.. Monday through Friday." wecan get our handson the building where lack of necessary facilit~es, while rhe a small airplane hangar, contrasts my shelter is housed in. I would like to government-sponsored she1 ters were strongly w~th the outdoor scene of Though the clin~cretains the name of the ' convert it, after the crisis is over and another story. scattered trash and slapped-together group that gave it its start on Jan. 24. people are back to their normal lives, into shelters blocking the streets. Inside, the members of the Northwest Medical Team a community center. October 1, 1985: I cannot get rid of the row of five concrete basins where clothes are no longer in Tepito. feeling that these places are show-off January20.1986: I forgot tomention that and dishes are washed by hand are neatly Surrounded by shelves of packaged I had a long talk with the vice-president of places for the international press to attended to, and the concrete floor med~cines,Dr. Oscar Reyes Lartundo, 25, demonstrate the efficiency of the Mexican a special earthquake victims fund within surrounding the wash area is well-swept. examlneda tweyear-oldgirl whohad been the American Chamber of Commerce. I government and how well the Thecorrugated tln roof has been patched. brought to the clinic. international aid ischanneled to theneedy. explain to him roughly what I am doing in October 1 I, 1985: 1 hold a small meeting "In the beginning there were two of us, Tepito and that I need urgently tax Dahlhaus' desire to help and to oversee with the men of theshelterandorder them and we were coming in on weekly shifts, deductible receipts. I must find . . . an exactly how that help would be ut~lized to cover the holes in the roof so that the but the other doctor couldn't come in organization to provide me with this moved her to bring about somewhat of a ram cannot spoil their few belongings. I anymore, sonow I'm here every week," he precious paper, so that 1 canask for money coup among the shelter's leadership and have decided to gwe them each time a said, as he gently moved a stethoscope on donations from big companies. By now a put herself in charge. The position of d~fferentjob to doso that they start to live the girl's back. week has passed and 1 have not heard coordinator of the shelter, although she thew owrr lrves again. anyrhmg new. claims it belongs to another, is strictly her Reyes Lartundo is on staff with the own. More than six months after writing that private Escandon Hospital, which pays for Ironically, Dahlhaus said that her When shelter residents were asked journal entry, Dahlhaus still goes to the him to he here Monday through Friday dream to turn the temporaryshelter intoa where the coordmator was, their answers shelter once a week to see that things are during clinic hours. Dahlhaus said that permanent clinic is the last step in her idea were the .same: "The blond Marion isn't going well there. several other doctors - some from the to wean the Tepito homeless off outside here right now." "We have a good reputation because of Humana Hospital, some from private donat ions. "I would like to introduce you to the the good workers who comply with any practices - come when they can on a "I have decided that I have to stop sheller coordmator - Antonio Carrillo," homework I give them." she said Monday. voluntary basis. feeding them," she said. "I can't run their "There are strict.regulations here that I . The. clinic is the maip reason why lives anymore." . ,I, ., THE MEXICO CITY NEWS TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1986 5

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: Las experts en de~olicionescayores estaduniden- ses, co~s'xleranque por lo mcnos 100 edificios dafiados & pr ser me a La en~bajadsde Estados Unidos se inte1es6 en mos. el temblor son susceptibles de deMibados 4% el destino de la apda provmente su pa& y, c'iante el siste-m instnl&.neo con explosi~os, inform6 :jkto mn un ,.atgo de periodistas, recurrierno 10s en- ayer la embajxda de Estados Unidos en AT,'~cxico,la que 'cargados de &a oficina c?e prensa > 10s coordinadores >!did la prese.rcia de dichos t6cnico~a so~lc~tuddel ga :oe la ayJda ivil, la colonia Morelos, en rlonde se han ;tS-erno ?e &I&\~co, -.fabricado casas de madpra par3 hacer &elite a las ne- Las drmo1i:iones en cuatro edlfwios del multifami- cesidades de mediano plam, de 10s damnificados de Ia Diar Benitn Jusrez, llevaclas al ~2.90 por la elnpresa wna. r.Control1 Cemditions Inc. "son 10s rnbtodrs m5.s faci- En las calk de Peluqueros, Tmp~enta,Labradoiws, %es, mas simp-es de hacer caer ur,, inmueble", indid Cmicultum y Hortelanos, se encueptran irstaladas las f Pa repr~jentacibnd~pplqmktica, que se encuentra muy fcasas temporales, constmidas con madera y nylon y, d cesde las cuafes 10s recinos estan pendlentes de ]as Phatisfecha nor destlno auc ha temdo tcda la avu- "tareas d~?reconstruc~ib~i y aplicdciirn dei decreto de ; cxpropiacxk " AsirnLs1ba, se mostr6 un hosytal improvisado en *-. ma sala de re~nionesde un grupo metodista, en donde se atienrle a las personas afectadas por 10s sismos, con :la participacih de mCdicos de Estados Unidos y 316- ksico, pzw con aportacibn eecon6mir.a total de la Uni6n i~mericana.Tambitin st5 en la lM?relos UP trbiler que riene instalado un sistema portkt2 de pu~ficacibn de rdgua, canzz dP limpiar las aguas nqgr.as o el agua de y yue s 10s damn;fmdas de la zona :cinas y casas de campafia, que Ilezaron en el momento mar, entreca de emergencia. Comienza a llegar la ayuda para el mo- ;anus 4 mi: Jibs de agua diarios. ?ennanccerg en A@. . xico dos meses mas, SP infom6. 'mento rle rec~nstruccl6s,dijo Rogozinsk'. 9 el hospital ifnpm\!sado, sz exylic6 que se da , Por su pane, el agregado de prcnsa de .a embajada, tambh atenci6n snqmbtr~ca a lor afecbdos por d -?ee Joknson, inform6 que la ayuda por >arte del go- sjsmo que :legan con sintomas gent ralizados de mareos, blerno de Estados Unidos a MCxicc. se ca!cula en unos smsacibr. de inseguriclaa impaciez-la, miedos constan- +.7 mrlIcces de dolares. Precis6 q.3~la carga transpor- fes a sali- de ]as casas o entrar a edificios, etcetera. f xada poi* la Fverza Aha, fue eztregada a1 Ejkrcito -- . - -- -. ;Xexicans 10s dias 21, 22. 23 y 24 :'.e septiembre, cuando "se suspendib la entrega a la Secretaria de la Defensa ?EacionaI, para hacerlo posteriormmte a la Cruz Roja, sa Universidad Anauac, el Ej6rcito de SaIvaci6n (gru- rpo reLigios6 internaciorial) y ai Departamento del Dk- &%itto Federal. ep 'Tenenios "onfianza en que esta genie es responsa- ?-We y ha entrsado la ayuda a las Dersonbs a quienes Eestaba cicsiinaL'a, y se hays aprovccI~ado", agrego John- pan. PnCt?J4 ---- 16 -- POSICION ..----- _--.---

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illones de ddlares han enviado organizaciones de EuI.- ". >, - i.. t d La ayu* &be canalizarse en forma adsuada para que no &je de fluir: rotarios ' -* , . 'cuenta de NAFINSA- para que tuvo lugar en la emba- para que 10s darnnificados , Por BERTHA FERNANDEL puedan elaborar sus propros R~~~~~M&RUNIYERSAL~.la construcci6n de 200 casas jada de Estados Unidos, va- en un terreno que el propio rias organizaciones de las 40 alimentos. En lo que 40 organizacio- Gobierno ha donado. que han estado presentes, Glen Gilder, del Ej6rato de nes estadounidenses de ser- informaron acerca del au- Salvaci6n dijo que se instal6 vicio social informaban que Advirtid que las mriltiples xilio otorgado desde el dfa una cllnica en lmprenta 221, han proporc~onadoayuda muestras de solidaridad. del sismo hasta ahora. que ofrece 200 consultds por 30 millones de dblares, procedentes de las mds va- Al Panico, representante diarias y ha instalado COC~. Bernardo G6mez Vega. ex riadas partes del mundo, de la Cruz Roja Internaclo- nas. presidente del Club Rotario son parte del programa ini- nal, sefialb que se encuentra Mdquinas para fabricar ta- exhort6 a canalizar ade- cia1 de ayuda y de la forma en Mdxico desde el dia si- bic6n, han sido colocadas en cuada y justamente esta co- en que se distribuyan estos guiente del temblor, para es- las colonias Bondojito y ,Mo- operaci6n. para que no deje satisfactores, depende que tablecer cooperaci6n por relos, para ue sus habitan- de fluir. continuen las etapas poste- medio de equipo m6dic0. tes puedan $brim- -. .- .. . rus- - - Dro. . rtores. servicio Je rescate, asisten- pios materials. . .. Reconoci6 el licenciado cia ~Adica,ayuda a extran- . . G6mez Vega que el Gobierno Si fracasara la primera jeros que deseaban volver, ha dado pruebas de buena etapa por nuestras ineficien- labores de limpiera. fey en el caso de 10s fondos. cias, lamentarlamos que no Se tiene tarnbidn un pro- ha permitido al Club Rotario llegara mds ayuda, recalc6 el grama para edificar 600 ca- manejarlos bajo su respon- rotario. sas en Ciudad Guzmdn, Ja- sab.il@ad --dentro de la En conferencia de prensa lisco y restaurar el hospital de Ldzar6 CArdenas. Micho- acdn. Asirnismo, la Cruz Roja hace evaluaciones en Tepito para estudiar 10s rnateriales que se requieren para la re- construccibn. Inform6 Al Panico que tra. eran desde Oklahoma 100 casas rnbviles, para colocar- las en Tep~to,donde previa- mente se demandarb ser- vicio de luz y agua. Dijo que la cooperaci6n de la Cruz Roja lnternacional ha sido de mas de 7.5 rnillones de ddlares. La Convencidn Balitista de Estados Unidos, seg~indijo Barry Yale, se ha preocu- pado porque 10s damnifi- EL UNIVERSALlJaga NW cados tengan comida ca- Janet Rogusinzki afirmd liente y hasta ahora ha ser- que la ayuda ha !legado di- vice mQ de 400,000 alimen- redamente a quienes fa ne tos en las dtirnas cuatro st? cesitan porque no han sido manas. EL UNlVERSAL/Jage Nub demasiadas las trabas bu- Asimismo, planea instalar Al Panico dijo que la ~rdz rocr5ticas una escuela tkcnica para en- Roja promueve la fabric#- trenar obreros en la recons- ci6n de tabique para qq'e EL UNIVERSAL/R&ar truccidn y ha instalado co- lo$ darnnificados hagan s+s Larry Gay inform6 que el EL UNlMRSALlJorge Nuk cinas en diversas zonas, propios materiales Ejbrcito de Salvaci6n co1a- Steve Corbett dijo que se bora con la dotacibn de ali- tiene un proyecto para r5 mentos para quienes st construir casas de damni- I. quedaron sin cam ficadas en Ciudad GuzmGn El proyecto Konnie~,--para ayu- dar a darnnificados del sismo-, ini- ciad~por fa esposa del embajador John Gavir~,cornenzb con el 25 por cirnto de lo recabsdo en 12s suscrip ciones de una casa edi!orial none cmericana; hoy cuenta ya con 120 millones de pesos. C~mie1Iamar. sus amigos a la se- Aora Constance Toxers de Gavin. esposa del hasta ahora embajador de Estados Unidos en M6xico; y Connie han llamado a1 proyecto que, bajo su tutela, se ha dedicado a re- cabar fondos y encausar la apda, no oficial, ofrecida a la embajada noneamerica~a,con motivo de 10s sisn~osde sc-ptiembre pasado. 120 millones de pesos, que se han mu11iplicado en acciones. UNOtodo consiste en pgar, sino en hacer efectiva la ajuda. Colnen- zamos sin un centavo y asi, pocos dias despu2s del primer temblor, te- - I p.&X niamos a un ni5o en el Centro M6- e.e$T%%TLj-7 ,u.. dico de la Uniiwsidad de California, Constarice 'bowers de Gavin, esposa dd embajador de Estados -? ,. recibiendo atencibn especializada. Unidos en AGxico, pilar y estimufo de el ~ProyectoConnie, ,"" En clio nos ayudaron las institucie -- - de ajuda a darnnificados del temblor. ,I - -;KC nes oficiales, ]as lineas a@reasy 10s - . ... -. mis~nosmklicos de Ucla, despuks con 18 millones de pesos, el 25 por quien da, 10s donantes tienen:,@ comenzaron a llegar 10s donatjvos~, oporhmidad de contribuir, de ay- dijo ayer a Novedades la sefiora de ciento de las suscripcior~esrecsba: das en ei afio, a cllos sipieron otros dar a alguien que verdaderarriente Gavin, en la residmcia de la emba- 10 necesita*. jada. m5s y en esros mamentos podemos deck que acabanios de pasar 10s 120 La seiiora Constance ~owe&'rde -Era tanta la ayuda oficial que se millones, que sblo son la base, pues Gavin, como se recordar5, ocupa,un recibia en la embajada, que yo per- lo m8s imporlante de el proyecto es puesto muy importante en la televi- sonalmente, quise que no se desper- hacerlos rendir a1 m5xim0, pues es sibn de la ciudad de Los ~ng&S&, diciara el m5s minimo esfuerzo y tocando puertas como uno recibe donde participa en un programa !la- me propuse buscar el mejor comi- ayuda. mado -Capitol*, que permanece"en no, para el rendimiento a las apor- el aire, de nueve de la mhfia;a,;,a taciones voluntarias privadas. Los Cuando se trata de pt-dir por 10s nueve de la noche; su trabajo es ar- primeros donantes fueron Time-Life demss, aparte de gratificante, para duo. . it",,. - - ---.- -- - *,--. .

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La Revista ((Ti e~ Don6 $1 8 R4illones Para Damnifica Dentro del proyecto ~onnie,la revista %I- me don6 18 millones de pesos para damnifi- cados por el terremoto de septiembre pasatlo, con lo que se demuestra que 10s "americanos son la gente m5s generosa, que siempre pro- porciona ayuda a quienes la necesitan y es una manifestacidn de las buenas relaciones que existen entre Mkxico y 10s Estados Uni- dos", apunt6 Robert Pastorino consejero po- litico de la embajada norteamericana.

' La promotora' de dicho proy&to es la st+ fiora Constance de Gavin, quien despues del terremoto, a1 ver las necesidades de la pobla- cidn se dio cuenta que se requerla de un fondo y en base a esto, es que opera ya el proyecto Connie, llamado as1 en honor de la esposa del embajador. Los 18 millones de pesos representan un al- to porcentaje de las nuevas suscripciones, que el Time ha recibido despues del terremoto.

Janet Rogoz~1;51ski, jefa de la _ organizacidn paraasistencia privada y voluntaria, destac6 que se han dado varios fondos para satisfacer las necesidades miis inmediatas. En un prin- cipio colaboraron con tiendas de campaiia, instalacibn de servicios biisicos, asistencia a gente que qued6 dafiada.. En el act0 estuvo. presente Robert Moun- tain. director intemacional de Estados Unidos y L,kinoam&ica para la Revista Time y Sam Tavlor, jefe de AID, Agencia de Desarrollo In- ternacional.

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duranG la etapa de emergen- madrid recibid ayer en Los Pi- de la Canacintra de Hidalgo, in- cia. * nos, a 10s miembros del Cornit4 geniero Eduudo AIdana Co- Por su parte, la sefiora Maria Estatal de Reconstruccidn del brar, resefid la ayuda propor- de' Lourdes Garcia y el sefior Estado de Hidalgo, encabe- cinnada hasta la fecha a las Jorge. Vargas Uribe, directives zados por el gobernador Gui- personas afectadas por 10s sis- de la Compafia Au Petit Jean, nerrno Rossell de la Lama. mos del pasado mes de sep- entregaron a la sefiora Paloma quienes le hicieron entrega de tiembre, por parte del pueblo Cordero de la Madrid, una donativo por 156 millones de pe- hidalguense. sos para el Fondo Nacional de aportacidn en especie consis- Inform6 que en 10s rnomen- tent? en 12 mil 770 pares de za- Reconstruccidn. tos de emergencia, se enviaron En la audiciencia, efectuada patos, con un costo de 52 millo- de inmediato a la capital del nes de pesos para ser dt3ribu.i- en el Saldn. -. Juhrez, el dirigente pais, decenas de rn6djeos. en- $emeras, instrumental m6hico. dos entre Ias personas damni- varias unidades de maqwnana ficadas. y . equipo pesado; -ahento% AYUDA DE EE-U'U. ropa, camas, ambulancias, cientos de mineros, 10s cono- Mas de 20 miIfones de d& cidos "tops", obreros y cam- lares en ropa, medicinas y vi- pesinos, quienes sin dcscanso y veres es hasta el rnoniento la con gran valor participaron en ayuda proveniente de organis- las labores de rescate en varios mos privados estadounidenses edificios colapsados. con motivo de 10s sismos de Esa ayuda de emergencia, septiembre. . dijo, se caicula en 135 millones Asi lo sefialaron ayer en con- de pesos que, sumada a una ferrrrcm"rfWmme- ayuda anterior entregada en scntantes de 40 mupos ~rivad0S forma directa por 223 millones ue integran la Volunteer4 405 mil pesos, dan un total de ggencies And Private Sector 515 millones de pesos. Di'kaster Assistance. auienes in- El ingeniero AIdana aclar6 que la entrega que hacian, es dicaron que sus labores se vie- una primera aportacidn que re- ron reforzadas por la c~orsli- presenta la contribucidn de in- nacidn que desde el conienzo dustriales, comerciantes, obre- tuvieron con las autoyidades ros, ejidatarios, ganaderos, co- mexicanas. operativados, empleados de go- 931 grupo que est5 confor- bierno y amas de casa y anun- mado, por entre otros organis- ci6 que continuarii la aporta- mos, la Cruz Roja Americana, ci6n de recursos Fondo Na- Armamento de Salvacih, La cional de Reconstruccidn. Liga Junior de Mexico, la Con- El Presidente Miguel de la venci6n General Bautista, La Madrid agradeci6 la solida- Fundacibn Contra el Hambre y ridad de 10s hidalguenses y ma- Visidn Mundial se reunieron nifest6 su profundo reconoci- ayer en la Embajada Norte- miento a 10s valerosos "hom- .americana. bres topo" que con sus acciones contribuyeron a salvar vidas-

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Jorgq i'argas ~ribe,-dire ctivos 'de la Compa~aAu Petit Jean entregaron a la seiiora Pahna Cordem de la ,?!adrid, una apomu6n en especie consis- tenlp en 12 mil 770 pares de za- patos, con un costo de 52 millo- nes de pesos para ser distribui- dos enm ]as personas darnni- ficadas - - AYCD.4 DE EE.UU -. N5.s --de 20 milones de d& ]ares en ropa, medicinas JJ vi- vcres es hasta el momento la apda proveniente de organis- mos privados estadounidenses con motivo de 10s sismos de sc~tiembre. :\si 10 seiialaron ayer en con- ienrmnad~~rmtime- scnr antes de 40 muws pri~,ados que integran la Volunteer_ Agencies .And Private Sector Dkaster Assistance. quienes @- dicaron que sus labores se vie- Fon refonadas por la c~gscll- nacibn que desde el cod- tuvieron con las autondades mexlcanas. -El grupo que est4 confor- mado, por entre otros organis- mos, la CNZ Roja Americana, Armamento de Salvacih, La Liga Junior de hl&.ico, la Con- vencicin General Bautista, La Fundacidn Contra el Hambre y Visidn Xlundial, se reunieron ayer en la Ernbajada h'orte- americana. bres topo7que con sus aeciones contribuyeron ' a salvar \idas. -

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Mbs de 20 millones de d6lares Alberto Carbot Mexico -procedente de Esta- en asistencia para 10s afecta- dos Unidos- un centenar de dos por el terrernoto del pasa- y gobierno de Mhxico ante el la capital, "en coordinaci6n casas rodantes para 10s darnni- do 19 de septiembre, ha cana- SUC~SO", dijo que con recursos con la Cruz Roja Mexicana y el ficados de Tepito, en tanto lizado un bloque de 40 organi- propios abastecib a 65 alber- Departamento del Distrito Fe- concluyen las labores de re- zaciones estadunidenses y me- gues y que con doce cllnicas deral, a las personas de esca- construcci6n. xicanas, agrupadas en las rntSdicas prest6 auxilio a cien- sos recursos se les propor- Agencias Privadas v Munta- tos de personas heridas duran- cionarb material de construc- Steve Corbett, directivo de rias de &mcLaplasr&- te el terremoto. Explic6 cibn. Aquellos damnificados Food for the Hungry Interna- sastres, coordinadas por Iq ademas que el Plan de Vivien- que requieran de atencibn tional, en su oportunidad, ex- embajada de Es.- da de su organizaci6n prevb a m6dica especializada -casos tern6 que habian proporciona- en Mexico. mediano plazo la construccidn de cirugla reconstructiva- do medicamentos y auxilio Ttzeuna conferencia de -en Ciudad Guzrngn-, de serfin atendidos en su oportu- medico por un total aproxirna- prensa efectuada ayer en la 600 casas. Estas. rnanifest6, nidad. Destacd que la ayuda do de 800 mil d61ares y que es- propia sede dipiom&ica esta- estaran ubicadas cerca de las proporcionada por la Liga de ta cifra podria incrementarse dunidense, 10s integrantes de instalaciones de la Cruz Roja Sociedades de la Cruz Roja as- de acuerdo con las necesida- la agencia dieron a conocer del lugar. ciende en su totalidad a aproxi- des. Las zonas de operaci6n que esta surna ha sido utilizada lgualmente afirrnd que la madamente 7.5 millones de de este grupo son, sefial6, la casi en su totalidad para pro- ciudad Lhzaro Cbrdenas serh dblares. colonia Guerrero, Tepito. porcionar auxilio medico, ali- objeto de atencidn en diversos Dijo por irltirno que en fecha Buenos Aires y Panamerica- mentaci6n y vivienda temporal rubros. Para 10s habitantes de prbxirna traerhn a la ciudad de na. a 10s miles de darnnificados de la capital de la Repiiblica -es- pecialrnente 10s de colonias proletarias-, cuyos habitan- tes sufrieron graves dafios per- sonales y rnateriales. Destaca en todo ello el pro- yecto de construcci6n de 650 viviendas en Ciudad GuzrnBn, Jalisco, una de Ja zonas de la provincia que mhs resintid 10s efectos de 10s sismos, y la utili- zaci6n temporal de cien casas rodantes para 10s vecinos del barrio de Tepito. A1 Panico, dirigente de la Li- ga de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja, luego de destacar "la increible respuesta del pueblo DIRECTOR: JULIO SCHERER GARCIA Mientras contintjan las contradic ciones en las cifras oficiales sobre ta ayuda internacional que lleg6 a Mexi- co a raiz del terrernoto, organizaciones ernpresariales, ernbajadas, la lglesia y la Cruz Roja han creado sus propios sisternas de ayuda, paralelamente al gobier no federal. El 31 de octubre, 30 instituciones del sector ernpresarial crearon su pro- pio fondo de reconstruccibn, el Centro Civico de Solidaridad, que encabeza el presidente vitalicio de la Cruz Roja Me- xicana, Jose Barroso Chhvez. El nuevo organismo administrarh 10s recursos que capte corno parte de la ayuda a 10s miles de damnificados por 10s sismos. "No existe desconfianza en el ma- nejo que hace el gobierno de las apor- taciones en beneficio de 10s darnnifi- . cados -afirmb Barroso Chhvez-, per0 oreferimos adminiarar 10s recursos aue .- i captemos". 4. 4 De ahi que esos recursos serhn de- Ayuda extranjera positados en una subcuenta de la n& Cmero uno de Nacional Financiera, De- oficina especial para adrninistrar la ayu- ro su uso destino ser~ndecididos bar da a 10s damnificados. La encargada, 10s rniembros de ese fondo privado de Janet Rogozinski, inform6 que se trata reconstrucci6n. de una oficina de asistencia privada, Ese mismo dia, Barroso Chhvez in- que esth en colaboraci6n con diversas form6 que habian sido donados 140 organizaciones rnexicanas. millones de pesos, que se destinarian A su vez, el vocero de la embajada, a diversas accionesen beneficio de las Lee Johnson, dijo que en unos tres farnilias afectadas por 10s sismos. rneses mhs se podre cuantificar el rnon- Segljn Barroso Chhvez, el sisterna to de la ayuda otorgada por el gobierno empresarial tiene por objeto "cornbinar y 10s grupos voluntarios del vecino pais la libertad de acci6n de los particula- del norte que, hasta el mornento, es res, para financiar sus propias iniciati- cercana a 10s 30 rnillones de dblares. vas de reconstrucci6n y auxilio, con la Ayuda que, dice, continua llegando necesaria coordinacibn con 10s proyec- tos de las autoridades". en vuelos cornerciales, y que ha sido En su opinibn, aun existen en la ciu- canalizada a 10s grupos rnhs necesita- dad de MBxico unos 130,000 damnifi- dos. cados, que "carecen de 10s satisfacto- En tanto, a casi dos meses del sismo res mAs elernentales", por lo que es del 19 de septiernbre, continuan las necesario destinar mhs recursos eco- imprecisiones en el numero de paises ndrnicos en busca de una solucibn a que contribuyeron con ayuda, asi co- esta problemhtica social. rno en la cantidad y 10s objetos recibi- El Centro Civico de Solidaridad, que dos. funcionarh de manera permanente, agru- De acuerdo con la Contraloria Ge- neral de la Federacibn, entidad respon- pa a todos 10s organismos cbpula pa- organisrno; Felipe Mondrag6n. de la tronales. industriales y comerciales, sable de llevar el control de la ayuda compaiiia Cimex; Jost! Carral, del Ban- internacional, hasta el primer0 de no- como la Coparmex. Concanaco, Cana- co de AmBrica, y el ingeniero Rodrigo cintra. Concamin y Canaco, entre otras, viernbre se habia recibido ayuda de43 Guerra. de IMB, entre otros. paises, con 1,592 toneladas de alirnen- asi como la Cruz Roja Mexicana, y Seg~inMaza, el cornit6 respectivo diversas organizaciones de profesiona- tos, ropa, equipo y rnedicarnentos, en- "verh a ddnde y cdmo se canalizarh la tre otras cosas, en tanto Aeropuertos y Por su parte, Rodolfo Maza, de la ayuda a 10s darnnificados", al rnisrno Servicios Auxiliares tenia esta cifra: Chrnara Americana de Comercio, in- tiempo que se coordinarh con otras 284 vuelos de 40 paises y 2,100 tone- form6 de !as acciones que ese orga- organizaciones voluntarias que parti- ladas. nisrno lleva a cab0 para ayudar a 10s cipan en estas tareas. La Cornisibn Nacional de Ernergen- darnnificados, principatrnente en ioque Maza explica que, posiblemente, la cia, por su lado, inform6 el lunes 4 hace a 10s donativos enviados por sus cuenta en pesos mexicanos, una vez que, hasta el 13 de octubre habian filiales en Estados Unidos y en Mexico. recaudada, sere canalizada a la cuen- Ilegado a la ciudad de MBxico 237vue- ta nbmero uno de Nacional Financie- 10s procedentes de 40 paises y 1,462 @ El comitt! de ayuda de la Chmara ra. no asi en el caso de 10s donativos toneladas de rnedicamentos, instrurnen- Americana de Comercio, que reune en en dblares, que podrian ser utilizados MBxico a unos 2,800 socjos, est* Inte- tal y equipo medico, alirnentos, rnaqui- en la adquisici6n de equipo en el ex- grado por Oscar Marx, presidente en naria y vehiculos, equipo de rescate. tranjero. MBxico de la Ford Motors; John Bru- herrarnientas y accesorios, ropa, rnan- Al rnisrno tiempo, la ernbajada de ton, pres~denteejecutivo del mlsmo tas y equipos de campamento y otros. Estados Unidos en MBxico cre6 una (Manuel Robles) EXCELSIOR P. 1 It 12 Tuesday, October 29, 1985

.Fiw MPIO~~CAHABTXN, mprterer de k EXTRA '*Nos tienen a6andonados". ''NOte- &mos iagua desde hace tres sernanas". Entre pslvo y Iavaderos ubicados en me- did & la de,al igual que 10s otros ser- vicios, .m& de 96 familias que vivian en * -x i'. S16UE EN U PMlNA DOC€

BEST AVAlL 4BLE Copy * SigUe dt la primera plans cicrnado despubs deI terremoto sea escasa ' siete windades de Tepito se lamentaron y siempre llegue demasiado tarde. hoy que la ayuda que se les ha propor- En un recorrido por la colonia More- 10s. organizado por la em- des primarias insatisfechas cionado auxilio de diirer- El vocero de la embaja- Sajada estadunidense, el en muchos de 10s casos. sas inaneras, por lo ank da americana Lee John. \70cero ofirial. Lee Johnson, Carlos Magalla Cortb, cada nuevo problems que son, nfirm6 que con las re. ~nfo~mdque b administra- habitante de la calle de se enfrentan, recurren a cientes demoliciones de Yos cidn nsrtea m e r i c ana ha Peh¶ueros, en 1 a zona de diversas instituciones y or- edificios del MuItifamiriar proporcionado urn ayuda Tepito. dijo que 140 vivien- ganismm. Juirez, no se ha afectade superior a la de 3.7 millo- das se encuentran desde ha- ~~~b~l~~~~h,d~~la el subsuelo de Mexico y nes dp ddlares a1 gobierno ce tres semanas sin agua. que. 10s trabajos se has mexicano a causa de 10s pa- Indic6 que le han hecho SUS seliOra Irene Gonzhlez, cO- reaI:zado ton toda la c'ados temblores: dicho di- peticiones a Conasupq a1 merciante de casa blanca twcibn hacia fos dem& in. r,em se ha canalizado par jDJal que a la Universldad en la colonia Moreios, in- muebles y a la vida de 10s medio del ejercjto de Sal- Metrop?Iitan?, sin embargo dicaron que acudieron a trabajadores. vacibn, Ia Cruz ROM &Iexi- el IlqU&l vltd no parece 1, Cruz Raja para expre- &tados Unidos ha pro. cana, el Departamento del ilegar. sar su necesidad de co porcionado ayuda en dis- Distrito Federal, la UfiiVer CWiosamente, !a may0- mestibles, a1 igual que 1s tintas formas a, ~~bi~~~~ f ria de 10s habitantes de prestacidn de otros servi- de MCxico desps~dsde 70s licido Dominga. la colonia XZorelos que fue- cios, ya que despu6s de desastres. Despuh la ayu- Janet RogOzin&T. eoOrdk ron entrevistados por la 10s terremotos se queda- da en expertos en demoli- nadora de las org'anizacio- prensa, dexonoce a que ron sin trabajo. Afirmaron cidn; grupos de rescate que nes voluntar~as D~~CZTXautoridades deben de re- que no han obtenido ningu- Ilegaron a Mexico a partir rntecrada por mas de 4g currir 8 fin de soIicitar na respuesta, por lo que del 21 de septiembre; car- P'uposv muchos de ellos d~ ayuda. Muchos no saber pidieron a la prensa que gamm t o s de medicinas, orken cstadunidens >ndico de la existencia de las or reunieramos est~erzospa- vestido y alimenlos y has- a SU vez que ]as ac&'ldad~s ganiz~cioner voluntar i a r ra que sus peticiones se ta tecnelogla para la pu- se centran ahara principal- privadas que han propoi- escucharan. mente en proporcionar alo- rificacih del agua. jamiento temporal y a largo plazo a varias famitias de la localidad, y aBadi6 que se han.otorgado m& de 20 miIIones de d6lares. para - socorrer a 10s dmnificados.- Desde 71 21 de septiembre vasado, hasta el 2 de octu- bre, aviones de la. fuerza abea estadunidense volaban '-a 3Exico llenos de carga- mento destinado a ]as victi- - mas de 10s desastres. A par- tir de esa fecha son 10s aviones comqciales 10s que $an seguido trayendo el ma- terial necesario. Lee Johnbon Artui-o 'Montaiio, voceros ae la en?. bajada estaduniflanse seiia- laroll que su gobierno estl djspuesto a otorgar m6s apuda siempre y cuando el gobierno mexicano haga la peticicin. Sin embargo, parece que a pesar de 10s esfuenos de varios paises y del hropio gobierna mexicano p a r a ayudar- a 10s darnnificados. afm queda mucho por hacer. Promesas a1 aire que nunca se cumplen o que se realizan con retraso, dejan a 10s ha- bitant- de Tepito inquietos. moIestos y con sus necesida- - - - .o Son Muchos 10s Grupos Donadores: 3. Ragorinski 1 ' Penfro Tres eses Saberse Ir* - de Podria

,.. Hasta denim de tres me- %iiiialMS que Rotary Inkma- que durante 1% dos prime- ses .podria conocerse la cifra kional mtribuirA am 1.5 ros dias despuik del tme- total de la ayuda proporci~~allones de dblares a dicha de propo~civnar maestros mato fueron tratadas en la nada por organizaciones pri- campafla, que tendril un titulados para que Smpar- Crm Roja, y a extranjeros yadas estadunidenses a Mb cctsto de 3 millones y que tan, en carpas, alased clue a 10s que se prapolcion6 X&O, dado que son muchos cuenta con todo d aproyo puedan mr reconocidas por ayuda para retomar a sus io~?.- grupos sue mestan asis- de la SecretarSa de Salud el mbierno. pafses de origen. Aiiadib que ten& v no-se tienen datos y-de su titdar. Eliiaeib S&nchez, , de la han colabosado con 65 id- de tod& ellos, seiialb Janet Manifest6 aue Rotam In- Asmiad& Civil Filantrb- bargues, a-os del DDF Y Bagozinski, coodm ador a Ternational &plant& el ob pica y Educativa. Y de la la mapria privada y con ara ag"C?i%:'ils-&e~e-cf?il;~= jetivo de recabar un mill611 Agenda de Desarrollo y Re- 12 clinicas de ernergencia 0 g- g- ado-VIof eanfm~nesi-de ddblares para ayudar a cur% Asistenciales puestos de swosristas, Y han bs damnificados, y que ya (ADRA), orpanismo con ba- asistido a eqiuipos de resca- fia recaudado 9 millones de se en 10s EN, indid que k y rergocibn de escom- e s te ha aportado ya 200 bros. Adem tienen un pro- tiendas de camp& en 9 grama de constmwi6n de campamentos, prindpalrnen- 600 vivlendas en Ciudad ,Hemas en cuanlb a tfaef te .en Tepfto, y 25 mis que Gum*, Jal.. que serh ayuda, manejarla y distn- se encuentran en d pame construidas cem de? hospi- 'b.uirIa, pero, afiacliQ eso es de San Pablcr y son utili- tal de la Cruz Roja en esa -mu~rcomprensible cua n do basta dentro de tres mesa zadas principalmente por pablacibn, dijo. se piensa en ma burocra- --sea Oslble obtenerlZK personas que a& esperan En Ltlzm Cardmas 'pro- %a que sirve a unos 18 mi- ~ient!as tanto, las organi; el reseate de cuerpos de fa- siguib, donde el hospital del Bones de personas. Por su zaciones Visibn Mundial. millares de entre las mi- gobierno ~esult6dallado y kme, A1 Panico, represen- Fundqci6n contra el ~amlnas del Eospitatl Ju&rez &ante de fa Roja .de han la gente fue Srasladada a la Cruz bre, ADRA y Liga de So- Kfiadid que distribuido. Cruz Roja, se ha proporch- Estados Unidos y de la hga ciedades de la Cruz Roja, cada 8 dias, en Tepito. 4 mi3 nado todo lo necesario en la de Somedads de la Cruz hdicaron que la apda ofrf- depensas con produ- Roja, manifest6 sue induso Wcos, y esperan conti- medida de las posibilidades, cida por e110.s asciende a 3 mientras & reaiizan repara- en su pa& tcma bastante millones, poco menos de un nuar oon este prom- 6 tiempo raovilizar ayuda, y y domes de emergencia en el millbn 800 mil, y 7.5 millo- dominces mi%, han hi- mencionado hos~pital. Por ejemplificb: despues def te- nes de dblares, respectiva- do medicinas por valor de rremoto que afectb a CoIen- 2-5 y otra parte, en colaboraci6n mente. mfI dblares, carpas en con la Cruz Roja hlexicana California, pas6 apro- En conferencia de prensa las que ewran alberpar a .ximadamente un mes antes 6e y el DDF, se trabaja para en la embajada de EU, Ra- ,a familias, con lo cual poner en marcha un plan de que llegaran casas gainski sefialb que Jas 40 rdiucirfan en mas mil las mdantes; mientras tanto, la %echizas" para proporcionar materia- organizaciones v a~encias tiendas que hay les de constnuccibn a perso- gente dunnit5 en albergues mencionadas han e s t 2 d o las calks. ade&, diio. B hcrteles. tm cons- nas cuyas viviendas fueron ayudando a los damnifica- hay proflama d* afectadas: hay un gmpo de dos a partir ded terremoto, truccibn de 50 viviendas en arqultectos, que iz-5 princi- bibicamente en la identifi- Ciudad Gumh y se est& palmente a Tepita, que in- catibn de las necesidades considerando la posibilidad \.estigaTa cuhto eemento, exktentes, sobre todo en da ippartir class en el Ins- madera, ventanas. etdtera, materia de alojamiento, ali- tit uto Ignacio Manuel Alta- se requitere a fin de ver pos- des- mexicanas y organiza- mentacitin, atencibn medica mirano a 50 niiios. y se han teriormente lo relatiw a 10s ciones mexicanas y organi- y reconstrucci6n de aulas. repartido 50 mil cobijas, ro- fondos necesados para traer acirmes voluntarias es muy Steve Corbett, de la Fun- pa y productos bdsicos. ese material de repmacibn. %uena, y Panico agreg6 dacih contra el Eambre, A1 panico, de la .Cruz Ro- Agregd que la sepnda "kreo que debemos fehcitar indicb que dicho or~anismo ja de Estados Unidos y la Area en que se trabaja ac- a ilas autoridades medca- ha estado trabajando prin- Liga de Sociedades de la tjualmente es la atencidn de cipaImente en las colonias Cruz Roja, manifest6 sue pas por b fonna en que es- v personas que bn sufrido enactuando". Guen-ero, Morelos, Tepito 1leg6 421 20 de septiembre amputaciones de miembros Un Buenos Aires, en aproxi- v tiene experiencia en am- representante de 10s rnadamente 8 ubicaciones. y requieren cirujia plastics mtarios cement$ que, si aa en cue~tionesde desas- 0 rehabilitaci6n a fargo pla- distribuyendo alimentos v tre desde hace 20 aiios, tan- bren a 10s mexlcanvs nos medicinas por unos 800 mil zo, y precis6 que se trabaja gush mucho kutodestruir- to en EU como en otros pal- principalmente con d Insti- d6lares. Puntuzliz6 que 10s ses. La Liga de Sociedades, nos, en &a ocasi&n es ne- distri- tuto de Rehabilitacibn para cesarlo sesalttar que el go- alimentus han sido zfiadi$ ha traido espeWs- 'buidos en edles aledafias a tas de atender a quienes no estAn bierno es* dando baas las varios pabes, entre polr I??, . las zonas mas afectadas, elk Suiza, Etiopia, Hondu- cubiertos !el y que @mebas ~siblesde buena vrincipalmente cwca del toda esta ayuda se canaliza fe: nosotros pedimos mane- ras, Canada, Estados Uni- a *ads de la Cruz Roja. auestro fondo, y se Hospital Judrez &peg6 dcs y la Repliblica Federal jar ws que han identificado ya a Ademils, dijo esta en mar- conew36, se nos ban dado de Alemania. Comenth que cha un programa para que Was ]as facilidades y a&- varias familias que auqda- la principal labor de la Cruz sin casa (26 ma em'presa de ~~ahoma. mfrs se nos regal6 un terre- ron en Tep~to. Roja lMzxicana ha sido ca- 100 en L Buenos Aires y 30 Ia en coardinacibn an el go- no donde se constru@@ 200 nalizar ayuda de la Liga bierno de Mh5w. propor- cawpara los damnlficados, en la Guerrero) y que tie- Y que ha sido increible la nen materides plbticos, de labor realizada el c1m 100 casas rodantes, Wo. por pue- principalmente para Tepito. Aiiadi6 que el afio pr6 iibracd y a-lomerados qe klo y las autaridades mexi- plAstico y madera para n- canas: "Estoy muy impre- Subrayb que aSln es nece- ximo se llevd a efecto ma sario quo las autoridades campafia de vacunacih con- viendas prefabricadas. sionado, principalmente por Con ellos, prosiIZui6, se la actitud de la poblacibn", nadonales digan que existe tra la polio a todos 10s & un terreno para ubicar di- Bos de XI&Idco, para la pueden hacer tarnlbi4n car- dija pas mils grandes. de 20 por Ma16 que han estado chas casas y qube &stas pue- requerirh 300 VO- dan tener, el aprovisiona- rimtaurfios -es necesano va- 6.5 metros, que pueden ser trabajando en servicios de utilizadas como viviendas rescabe y proporcionando rniento adecuado de agua y cunar en dm dias, si nq las energfa el&trica vxunas se echan a perder; *mporales. Ademk, la Furt asistencfa mPdica de em-- each trabaja en la ilien- gencia, en particular a ha Tambin se a3mda prcr- & das en enero y dm dias porcionando infor-maci6n a an iunio, precis& Y pun- tfficacibn, con otros mpos entre 600 y mil personas personas que tenian paden- cornidas diarias; en el Her tes en M.5xico y prdxima. pit. Juirez, en el edificia ,mente IIegarg un embarque Nuevo Le6n y en ma a- 'de medicamentos del Hospi- brica de ropa. PxW gue tal de Salud de Saint Joseph, cuentan con 5 cocinq don- de Orangq wiomia ye. de ofrecen lo necesano pa- AaM que se han distribuido ra que la ~enteprepare su 400 tfendas de eampafia en comida, que han distrihido Teplto Y otros lugares &ec- cobijas, rop y agua, y que tados y que diariamente se pronto arriSar5ri dos mA- separte el contenido de trw qmnas para Eabricar tabi- camiones con aliment0 ropa c6r, a instalare una en L y zapatos nuevos. Agradecib Bondojito y otra en la Mo- la cooperaci6n del gobierno, relos, Dara que. la pente b- la Cruz Roja y Ias organi- ga sus matenales de re- zxiones privadas me*- construcci6n. Ma&& que - - seguirkn colaborando y que' nas. les da mucho gusto ehr Larry Gay, de la C+wen- aqui y DO d e r ayudar en cibn Nadonal Bautista, indi. algo. Rub& Medina, de Vhi* cC, que desds el 19 de sep- Mundial, indi~que en cd-' tlerrrbre a las 10 horas la laboracibn con grugos cris-. Iglesia Bautista Mexicans, tianos y el Ejkrcito de Sal- en Mina y Nifios Hbroes, vacibn han participado en mp& a distrihuir deupen- :a remocidn de escombros sas. El 23 de septiemb Ile con 900 jbvenes durante k garon cclcinas rn6vilm del Drlmera semana; y han dis- ejitrcito, y en coordinaci6n tribuido alimentos y ropa, con la Oficina de Proteccidn en Ciudad GuzrnBn. Aqui Gocia1 del DDF, se distribu- improvisaron 4 ambulan- yeron cornidas caIientes a cias, aue llevaron heridos albergues, dijo, y precis6 ~rinci~almentea1 Hospital que su actividad se ha cen- - Eiumana, donde se hicikron trado #en la preparaci6n y EC chjias menores, y tie- distribucibn de alimentos, nen un programa para ayu= mas que en traer ktos, que dar a la reconstrucci6n da existen aqui. n QJO viviendas, principal- Las cocinas fueron trai- mente en la Venustiano Ca- das de Oklahoma. Luisiana rranza. y fississipi, a Tepito, el. d- I Un representante de Ami- bergue Eduardo Molina y a gos de 1% Americas infor- la Venustiano Carranza. Se mb que desde EU han sido ha repartido 400 mil corni- enviadas 10 mil cajas de, das cal~entesy se traera comida, articulos de uso 30 patos hidrlulicos para la personal y juwetes, que remo c 1 6 n de escombros; han sido distribuidos prin- adem&, se esgi en pliticas cipalmente en Tlateldco, con la Corporacibn Aristos Tepito y la Morelos, asi co- para estableca una escuela mo agua y comida en d tecnica para entre 50 y 100 centro. Agregb que la co- obreros mexicanos en ma- misi6n ha evduado que el nejo de estas herramientas problema requeriI'a solucio- v capacitacibn en remoci6n nes a largo plazo, y comen- de escornbros y para que t6 que se estudia v reco: dicha corporacibn les dit mienda el uso de prbtesis. empleo, agreg6. Puntualiz6 en algunos casos. La ayuda sue seguirhn trabajando se canalip Dor medio del tanto tiempo como sea ne- sector pnvado. cesario y QUe las mencio- Eliasib SBnchez, de la nadas cocinas mbviles ya ADRA, subray6 que este regresaron a su sltlo de organismo entrega ;la ayu- origen en su 1uga.r fueron da principalmente a los insta~a$as cocinas equip- afectados y que lo primero das totalmente con imple- 4ue se realiza es una espe- mentos locales y manejadas cie de trabajo social para por mexicanos, sue alimen- identificar las necesidades tan diariamente a 2 mil reales de las personas "POT personas. que slempre hav vivos quC Glenn Gilden, del Ejerci- quieren aprovecharse de la to de Salvaci6n, m>anifestd situacibn". Nosotros reque- que se trabaja con g~upos rfmos oarta be afectacidm de dicho organismo proce- expedida por el gobierno, dentes de EU y otros pai- concluyb. ses dando atenci6m m&iiea, carticipando en labores de rescate v con cocinas m6vi- Ies, v que han alimentado a drededor de 5 mil perso- nas diariamente, aunque ahora trabajan principal- nente en Irn~renta22L. en la Morelos, ofreciendo XK) A 8 mil millones de p la ayuda La ayuda que grupos y organizaciones privadas de Es- tados Unidos han enviado a Mexico desde el 19 de sep tiembre, asciende ya a 20 millones de d6lares -46s de 8 mil millones de pesos-, misma que ha sido canalizada a 10s sectores rn5s dafiados de nuestra capital y de Ciudad Cuemiin.------. Janet Rogozonski, coordinadora de 10s ru s rivados y,yalvntanospara casos de desastre de ~v~~&~i cana, inform6 ayer q':e ias autondades mexlcanasTan trWa3oXforma extraordinaria atendiendo las inquie- tudes- de la sociedad. Cornenti, que en este tip0 de tragedias surgen muchos apresurarnientos y dijo que debemos confiar en que 10s programas puestos en marcha --de ser ilevados hasta sus dltimas consecuencias- beneficiar5n a todos 10s afecta- dos. . . PAGINA 4 POSICION

COLUMNAS FECHA 24-Octubre-85

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gramas de solidaridad esth A m6s de 30 millones de comentaron que la ayuda Entre las agrupaciones : ha sido inmediata y que hay que se inctuyen en esta en su primer etapa y todavia d6lares asciende la apor- hay mucho que hacer. tacibn de 40 agrupaciones una buena coordinacion de operaci6n de emergencia es rivadas que participan en acciones, se trabaja direc- t6n: Sociedad lnternacional Bernardo Gbmez Vega Pa ayuda a 10s dam- tamente y siguen las bri- de la Cruz Roia, Amigos de de Rotari lnternacional des- nificados, quienes con- gadas para cooperar rd- las Amkricas, Rotari Inter- tac6 que hay una buena res- sideran que si fracasan 10s pidamente. national; grupos de ca- puesta del gobierno hacia la programas, se desviarbn 10s tdlicos y de evangelistas. labor que se lleva a cabo, se recursos, se cancelaiia cual- La asistencia que estas Cada uno de 10s grupos don6 un terreno para que se quier tip0 de colaboracibn asociaciones brindan in- trabaja en forma aut6noma construyan 200 casas de la poblacibn civil de Es- cluye la aportacibn de y sirve de enlace entre la habitacibn. - tados Unidos y de Canada. material para la construc- comunidad aportadora y la A Lbzaro CBrdenas Y a Durante una conferen- cidn de casas, alimentos, receptors. Ciudad Guzmdn tambitin se cia de prensa 10s represen' medicinas, aparatos para en lleva ayuda de las aso- tantes de las organizaciones fermos. Dijeron que 10s pro- ciaciones. EXCELSIOR P. 4 & 33 Wednesday, October 30, 1985

La Mayor Parte Ser6 Aprovechada

Por TOPUS C-0 MONTUFAIZ. Los e~ert3sen dewaliciones xayores estaduniden- a=, cons:deran que por lo menos 100 cdifidos daiiados pr, el ie~blorson susceptibles de ser derribados me- ciante CI siste~nainstant &neo con explash os, inform6 aye Ia rmbajnda de Estados Unidns en Mkxico, la qu@ SIGUE EN PAG. TREINTA Y TRES it idi6 la prese~ciade dchos tecnicos a solicitud del g@ ,.?erne9. de Mbxh. F LaS a~moliSonesen cuarro edrficios dei multifami- Sar Benito Jusr?, llevadas al cabo por la e,mpresa .Controll Cemdit~onsInc. "son 10s mbtodos mas facl- Yes, m&s simp-es de hacer caer ur inmueble7', indic6 $a repr-.sataclbn diplomStica, que "se en(uentra muy ?:satisfeeha par d destina que ha te~dotoda la ayu- &, propxcionada por su gobierno o grugos civiles". La c~ordiwdora.de la ayuda estadunldense civil, $anet L. 3ogozinsk1, dzrlarb ayer que s61o ha Uegado RI&xico 30 por ciento de 10s ofrecjmlentos hechos por Fmpresli asociaciones o ciudadancs estao'unidenses, y rque el rest0 de la aferta serB aprcvechada de acuerdo bnel Plm de Reconstruccibn det gobierno de h1i.xico. n Las aportaciones voluatarias d:! 10s cia'iles de Esta- fBos UniSos se calcula, ha& ahora, entre 28 y 30 mi- &ones d; d&Iares, y destacan 10s rznvios de ropa, medi. $inzs y casas de campafia, que lleaaran en d momento ;#ie emergencxa..Com~enza a Degar la ayuda para el mo- hento de recrmstrucciBrs, dijo Rogozinski. Ir Por su ~arte,el agregado de prensa de :a embajada, $lee Jott~sbn, inform6 qus la ayudz por ?arte del go- 'bierno de Estiidos Unirtos a h%xico se cafcula en unos F3.7 milkites tie dd1arres. Precis6 qm la car@ transpor- %ads por la Fuem Agr~a,fue eatregada a1 Ej6rcit.o :Xexican3 10s r'.ias 21, 2!? 23 y 24 5e septiembre, cuando tse suspendiii la entrega a la Secretaria cle la Defensa :National, para hacerlo poste+?rmente a la Roja, %laUniversidad An&.huac, el EJercito de Salvation (gru- religiose internacioml) y al D~partamentodeI Dis- :-&it? Federal. Tencmos eonfianza en que esta gente es resppnsa- We v ha entrsado la ayuda a las nersonas a quienes &taba r'cs+inaSa, y se haya aprovec!~ado~',agreg6 John- * son. ?r: ab h RACEN GASAS DE RM33ERA ht sl La embajada de Estados Unidos se intelesi, en mas. ",I~arel destino de la ayuda provenients dz su pafs y, yunto con un .npo de -periodistas, recorrieron 10s en- r~argadosc?e la oficina cie prensa !; 10s ~oor~adores %e la ayada civil, la colonia Morelus, en clonde se han 3abn'cado casaa de madera para hacer frente a la5 ne ~esidades- de mediano ~lazo.de 10s damnificados de la ~~4na. En las calks de Ptluqueros, rmprenta, Labradores, &ericultun~ y Hortelanos, se encuwtran msta'iadas las w,casas teinporales, construidas con madera y nylon y, -aesde las cuaIes 10s vecinas =tan pendkntes de las ;breas dz reconstruccibn y aplicaci6n del decreto de ~xpropiac:.3n. &im;s1co, se mostri, un hosp~tal improvisado en txna salm de reg~nionesde un grupo metodiste, en donde ~e atlende a ias personas afectadas por Ios sismas, con .la participaei63 de m6dicos de Estados Unidos y MC -XICO, per0 con aportacihn e~nbmieatotal de la Unirjn *~rnencans.Talnbikn estj en la Mnrelos un trhier que gtiene inskdado un sistema portiitil de purificaci6n de. Zagua, cam de Iiimpiar las aguas Degras o el agua de *mar, y que entrega a 10s darnnificados de la zona eirnos 4 mE: litros de agua diarios. Permanecer8 en 3.G- :xica dos meses m&s, se inform6. E;?- el hos~italimprovisado, sz explicd que se da I,tamb~enatenGicin siqm5irica a lo- afectados por el dm0 que llegan con sictomas gen~l.almdosde mareos, .'sensad6t de :rise--ridad impacie~%~a,rniedos constan- tc% a saIiG de las casas o entrar a edificios, et&tera. -- MEXICO CITY - Maria del Car- men Hernandez had tonsillitis and no pesos. It seemed, at first, to be tough luck for her. Maria, a 17-year-old mother of ttvo, is one of the thousands of peo- ple left homeless here by last year's life-shattering earthquakes. For the past 12 months, she has struggled just to feed and shelter her infant children. Doctors' fees and hospital care are luxuries she cannot af- ford. It's no wonder, then, that she said she thanks God for a place called "La Clinica Pintores." The little makeshift clinic, cramped in the corner of a Pintores Street warehouse that's also occu- pied by 16 homeless families, makes a M*A"S'H tent look high- tech by comparison. But it is noth- ing short of agodsend for the people who need it so desperately. Staffed by volunteer doctors and supported entirely by donations, the clinic has provided free hea!$ care for more than 4,000 people in the earthquake-wracked Tepito neighborhood here since it was opened in January. "We get an average of about 20 patients a day, and most of them are suffering from things caused by overcrowded conditions, lack of hy- giene and lack of clean water," said clinic administrator Judy Town- send, a nutritionist from Panama who volunteered for the job after being "ovenvhelmed" by the plight of people suffering for the lack of pesos. "We see children with respira- tory infections, gastrointestinal in- fections and all kinds of skin prob- lems," said Townsend, 31, who lives in Mexico City with her 4.S.- born husband. "The adults havenu- tritional problems, gastrointestinal problems, metabolic problems and cardiovascular problems. " -.?--r,* %iur,kiGaitT~rob%m he6 is mal- w" , 3 nonriSh& children, and that con- cer&s me g?e&ily because it just - bpens hp the door for all kinds of $edictal $oblems," he said. i "We 'try t< do what we can, in: cluding 'educating mothers in hy- .. '&ne and handling of food," contin-

* uedcFrankel, 3 1, a U.S. citizen who + :Inas" lived in Mexico since 1956.. . ~"This'yasalready a poor section of "to&? before-the earthquake, and tiherqsvere alrgdy problems of hy- . :gbe#pnd .health.' Then the earth- @uiIrreIr+6hedon. to aggravate the ; . rObfg&' F ry , ; . ,a 3 ~.~$nlr.&&id be and-other Mer~ kf~o~tyfiocjois8-. be~n &&ticipating * *~q.poluutk& medical programs - sbon after earthquakes on Sept. 19 and 20 killed thousands of people ' and left thousands of others home- - . less. ; "People from a group called - %'orthwestern Medical Teams * (based in ') began providing ; _raid here right after the earthquae and they got in touch with us," lie '- "aid. "We:ve .be$? .. at it ever' ' sirice." . "L. ... I. '.*. :. T.tmpe~dA~,saia@6;. and the -- :cl$Gc's doct'drs"get'~nancia1assis- 6-t;u& and medical supplies "wher- t:v "The wa&&e belongs to a pri- 2 x~a&- citizen who allows us to use it m-ithout paying. We 'borrow' elec- tricizyf rorn the street. These things " keep ouf CO$& down and allow us to L" , I li~efi,going~"*'. r a' Dolores Gihrdi, arquitecto GuiRenno Janet Rogorinski y Vivian AnatakL Vanegas y Anita Pla. . Jorge Coss, Mar& Emib Camus de Jackson y Reha Braniff. kntregaron rasas a slete. .. Pam~liasdamnificadas en la onia Guerrero 4 Siete viviendas afectadas por 10s sis- sor de la FaCultad de Arquitectura de misma, licenciado Jorge Coss, quien las seiioras Braniff y Jackson, el seiior mos de 1985, en Lerdo 157 colonia Gue la Universidad Nacional Autbnoma. sefiald en su discurso: *La unidn hizo la Eduardo Ampudia, asesor de proyectos rrero, que albergaban 50 personas, fue- El act0 inaugural lo presidieron las fuerza, la unidn de 10s colaboradores. de Junior League, seiioras Anita Pla, ron construidos por la Junior League seAoras keha Braniff, presidenta de la la Junior League, la Universidad Autb Elizabeth Wallften y Dolores Gilardi. de MCxico en colaboracidn con la De- asociacibn y Maria Emilia Camus de noma de Mexico y la delegacih, hick- Prdximamente serin autoconstmi- legacibn CuauhtCmoc. Jackson, esposa del delegado de la ron posible que este proyecto se llevara das 14 casas m6s en Pedro Moreno 142 El proyecto de construccibn fue re- CuauhtCmoc licenciado Enrique Jack- a cab. Posterionnente se hizo un re- y 133 en la misma colonia, siendo este alizado por Leticia Salgado, becada de. son. corrido por las casas, felicitando a Ios el segundo de 10s proyectos de la agru- la UNAM,y lo llevb a feliz termino el En la ceremonia de apertura him colonos. paci6n en beneficio de 10s que perdie- arquitecto Guillermo Vanegas, pmfe uso de la palabra el subdelegado de la El presidio lo integraron, adedde ron sus hogares en septiembre de 1985. <. I

Trinidad Osorio y de los que escriben sobre arb, y de la fal'ta de I APOYO INTERNACIONAL PLACID0 DOMING0 ENTREVISTADO EN "VEINTICUATRO HORAS" DIA DEL NJRO Durante las dias siguientes a 10s terrernotos se dieron rnuchas demostraciones de gene- El pasado 10 de rnarzo, el tenor Placido En fa Coordinacion General de Servicio rosidad y entrega ciudadana. El tic. Julio Dorningo, que tan destacada participacibn 3ocial estamos convencidos de que las per- Mariscal, Director General de Autornotriz ha tenido en la ayuda a 10s darnnificados, fue onas requieren no solotecho y cornida, sino MAR, S.A., es ejemplo concreto de lo que 10s entrevistado en "24 HORAS" por el Lic. Jacobo ambien de rnornentos de alegria y distrac- jovenes ernpresarios de Mexico hicieron y Zabludovsky. r son capaces de hacer. ci6n.-. -. .. En el transcurso de la entrevista, el Sr. Do- Entre otras acciones, el Lic. Mariscal facilito IEs por elto que el sabado 11 de enero de rningo explicb la manera en que piensa re- este aiio se llevo a cabo el Primer Festival de a la Universidad Anahuac, gratuitarnente, 3 partir 10s fondos que ha logrado reunir para ia de Reyes. evento en el que la colabora- carnionetas Pick-Up, 2 Vanettes y un Minibus, 10s damnificados en su giradeconciertos por de 10s diversos organismos internos de todos ellos con chofer. De hecho, el Lic. Ma- el mundo. Universidad result0 invaluable. riscal se hizo cargo de todos 10s gastos, in- cluyendo la gasolina. Explico que. en primer lugar, se va adistn- Con el fin de dar un seguirniento a esta la- buir una parte entre 10s ex-habitantes del or, el pasado sabado 19 de abril, a 7 rneses Uno de 10s choferes que activamente cola- Edificio Nuevo Leon, del conjunto habitacio- Idel terrernoto, la C.G.S.S. se coordino con boro con nosotros en aquella ocasion fue el nal Tlatelolco, donde perdieran la vida varios diversas Escuelas, Organisrnos e Institucio- Sr. Raul Gonzalez Garcia. A principios de farniliares del Sr. Dorningo. ies, entre las que destacan el Colegio Arne- octubre, cuando el Sr. Gonzalez regresaba a Iicano, el grupo Accion de la Universidad La la Universidad despues de haber curnplido Este dinero sera entregado en forrna direc- Salle (arnbos merecedores de una rnencibn con la entrega de una solicitud de ayuda, se ta a quienes asi lo soliciten, except0 a 10s special por sy ejernplar y distinguido com- incendio la camioneta que conducia. De in- rnenores de edad, para los cuales sera esta- ortamiento y participation), el ITAM, y mediato fue trasladado al Hospital de Trau- blecido un fideicomiso que adrninistre el di- SEC Sor Juana, entre otros. Resultado de matologia de Lomas Verdes, ahi lediagnosti- nero de estos nifios, con el fin de asegurales este trabaio conjunto fue el Primer Festival caron quernaduras de tercer grado en aproxi- un rnejor futuro. e Dia dei ~iiio.- rnadamente el 60 por ciento del cuerpo. La segunda etapa de su carnpafia de ayuda P Con la asistencia de cerca de5000 nifios, el A peticion del Lic. Mariscal, el Sr. Carlos consistira en la atencion directa a una serie teatro "Angela Peralta" volvio a vestirse de Estopier Kutz, rniernbro de la Coordinacibn de casos especiales que han sido puestos a ala con la presencia de actores, rnusicos y General de Servicio Social de esta Universidad, su consideracibn. En estos casos se buscara antantes corno "Chiquilladas", "Huarachin planteo el caso del Sr. Gonzalez en el seno la rnanera mbefectiva de otorgar la ayuda B del Comite de Responsabilidad Social de la y Huarachon", "Los Matones Profesionales posible. de la Risa", la Estudiantina de la Universidad American Chamber of Commerce de la Ciu- a Salke, "Zarnorita", y Victor Manuel Macias. dad de Mexico. La tercera y tiltirna fase de su proyecto de It todos ellos, que participaron gratuitarnente. ayuda a 10s darnnificados sera la aportaci6n nuestro mas sentido agradecirniento. A traves de la AMCHAM se contact0 a la que haga al Proyecto CIDECO (Cornplejo Itue ,Sra. Janet L. Roqozinski, quien es coordina- gral de DesarrolloCornunitario), dirigido este Parte del exito de este festival se debib a la dora de las Organizaciones Privadas y Volun- liltimo por la Universidad Anahuac a traves enerosa colaboracion de las siguientes em- tarias, en la Coordinacion para Ayuda en De- de la C.G.S.S. (Verarticulo correspondiente). a sastres (US. Private and Voluntary Organi- presas: organizacion Bimbo-Marinela. Coca ola de Mexico, ProductosCazares, Cereales zations). Ella, a traves del Gobierno de 10s dustrializados de Mexico (Maizoro), Produc- EE.UU., logro que enviaran un grupo de me- Finalrnente una lineaaereacomercial don6 Ptos Exin, asi corno 10s miembros de la Camara dicos a Mexico, con el fin de atender algunos 10s boletos para su traslado (el cual tuvo que Nacional del Pan, el Padre Milanb y el Centro casos similares. ser realizado en carnilla), asi corno 10s de su ivico de Solidaridad. esposa e hijo, 10s cuales salieron el dia 14 de Estos doctores deterrninaron que, debido abril con destino a un hopital en las cercanias Este festival fue realizado tarnbien corno a la gravedad y extension de las quemaduras de Nueva York. La esposa e hijo perrnaneceran omenaje y agradecirniento a Operation Ca- sufridas por el Sr. Raul Gonzalez Garcia, su hospedados gratuitarnente en un convento. fornia, la organizacion extranjera que mas situacion requeria de atencion rnedica espe- durante 10s 8 rneses que se calcula tardara la 31 a'ayudado a la Universidad Anahuac en sus cializada. Por ello, se ofrecieron a aplicar el rehabilitacibn. Todos 10s gastos del transporte labores de beneficio social a raiz de 10s sis- tratamiento de rehabilitacibn en alguno de y tratarniento estan siendo pagados por el 0s. En representacion de Op. Cal., estuvo 10s hospitales para quernados existentes en Gobierno y diversas Fund'aciones de 10s Es- no de sus directivos, el Sr. Neil Frame. 10s Estados Unidos. tados Unidos.

Por lo anterior, no nos resta mas que agra- A fines de febrero, se envio un avion espe- Por medio de Avance Anahuac, deseamos ecer a todos 10s que colaboraron para hacer cial para recoger al Sr. Gonzalez Garcia, per0 expresar nuestro mas profundo agradecirnien- Iosible este festival, convencidos, corno no- por causas fuera de todo control, no pudo to a todos aquellos que hicieron posibles estas sotros, de que vale la pena el esfuerzo. salir en ese rnomento. acciones. i ? PAGINA 2 WStClON I COLUMN AS FECHn 30-Octubre-85

Por Concepcibn Ley Reyes ' ___I-----, , _ --- - -I____IZ_ -- -L $5 Sin importar el tiempo - -- - .- manera precarta- temporb( trabajen-por rotscibn : has- ! Gii ha trascurrido desde el \ y a largo plazo; las vivien- ta el momento un total de !.-ten%lor. 10s albergues de , das tienen un promedio de ' Otro servicio qii~PI opor 500 doctores han prestado ciona el Ejercito es fa cocina 'd&hificados de TepW vida de un afio y su cons- sus se~iciosa alrededor de ' $ihen recibiendo la awda de autoservicio en ella --*. trucci6n no lleva mss de 200 pacientes por dia. material en cuanto a vivien- dos horas. . El encargado de la proporcionan granos b6- '3< alimentacibn y atenci6n Los damnificados por su , clinica, David Levinson, sicos y frutas secas, Bstas m&jica, queles es propor- parte se muestran un tanto ' cornent6 que 10s problemas son operadas por personas cionada par gente de or- satisfechos con lo que han m6s comunes a 10s que se f que viven en 10s mismos ganiraciones nor- podido recibir, y lo que no . esthn enfrentando son: en- campamentos. L - - ---_ _ teamericanas F "iculares. ha sido posible darles, ellos fermedades infecciosas, Lo anterior ,.-:e qa:eiite , &' ' Finalmente, la ~gmonb mismos se han ingeniado fiebre, diarrea. ciruaia Water que vino con un enor que este pais ha contrnuado para darle forma y consis- menor y un 40 porcientolde prestando sus servicios _ ------me trailer dentro det cuql se tencia a sus hogares tem- 10s pacientes acuden con-7 encuentra la msquina de humani!arios a travks de or- porales. Por lo que la Onica 1 .$a'nizactones como lo son; sintomas depresivos, potabilizacibn de ' dg~ia. demanda que pedian 10s i como; dolor de cdbeza, Mediante el sistema:";de Wijrld Vision, Ejkrcito de vecinos era que les cons- Salvacibn y la compafiia rniedo, ansiedad, falta de bsmosis a la invCr?., se truyeran un sanitario, pues apetito y suefio. puede purificar desde aCjhas -@jamond Water que vino ese es el problema m8s por su propia cuenta. -" - .--- * "No obstante, hay otras negras, agua contamihda prioritario al cuaf se enfrenl .' enfermedades que van en o agua de ma)., La World Vision aporta tan. fondos para el trabajo aumento como las de tlpo : Por otra parte el Ejdrcito respiratorio y de piel, que se comunitario de la or- de Salvacibn, ha es-. ganizacibn local del tempio estdn incrementando entre , metodista Bethel en Tepito, tablecido en la calle de Im- 10s vecinos debido a las con. en la colonia Morelos, en prenta n~imero22; el ser- diciones un tanto insalubres vicio de alimentos, alo- ' en que esthn viviendo", donde se trata de cubrir las d ------..e - - -- " necesidades de 96 familias jamiento, ropa y atencibn 1 ' de 7 vecindades que se medics. , Se ha establecido una derrumbaron o bien, no es- clinica para la comunidad, th en condiciones de set '.abitadas. a1 cual se traen cinco doc- ' tores por semana para que El trabajo primordiat en * - -- -- este ltgar PS el propor- cionar a las familias, el material local que sea necesario para que puedan construir su vivienda -de

" -1 ,.i > .- 'U.S. Rnandal Aid to Mexico Financial aid for Mexico's homeless from private U.S. 'organizatibnsdonated from Sept 19 to date totals more than 20 million "darshndhas&en ~hanneledtour~entneedsin theFederal District and in Ciudad Guzman. Jalisco, also hard hit by the earthquake-Jand Ro~ozonski.U.S. coordinator of aid. .bv orlvate orpanizations tp disaster victims, praised the effmncy with-n . . authorities have handled the aid r~c4~&.She expressed hope that reconstruction programs now getting under way will be of permanent benefit to the M$xicans affected. ' THE MEXICO aTY NEWS 6 TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1987

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and design of an architecture professor and By JAMES LOFTON his studenl from the National Autonomous The News Staff '%porter University of Mexico (UNAM), seven families built this complex themselves. A new condominium complex in Colonia "I worked every night from 7 to 10 o'clock Guerrero was hopping with activity and then on weekends, mixing up cement or Monday morning. Upstairs, a woman paintingordomg whatever was necessary." stretched out from a window to paint a few said Jacinto Medina Carlon, an Ice cream more inches of eaves. Above her, a young veridor who makes 2,500pesos on a goodday man leaned over the roof to smooth the last and nothing on a bad one. spot of wet cement. AE~m front, one little Like all the complex's future residents, boy gathered shovels twice his size as Medina lost his original home on the same another lugged thriving rose bushes onto site during the September 1985 b the steps. earthquakes. It Iaoked like they were expecting the But thanks toUNA??professorGuiliermo arrival of the president or the pope. Vanegas, his student and the build#& r But none of this was for a visiting designer. Leticia Salinas Salgado, and dignitary. The workers were the future others who attended the inauguration, one residents and owners of the Calle Lerdo of the building's two-story, two-bedroom complex and they were preparing to apartments is h~sthe day he moves in. inaugurate the building - the result of a He will pay 25 percent of his real salary year's work - with the donors and (after food and clothing expenses) to organizers who made it possible. Camparnentos Unidos each month until he With the aid of 30 million pesos from the has contributed 500,000 pesos. Junior League, the organizational skills of Junior League members Anita Pla and Campamentos Unidos, and the expertise Dolores Carral de Giladi, who also %'. . attended the inauguration and ribkn- cutting, said the actual cost to build each home was 4 million pesos. with donations from junior leagues throughout Mexico, the United States and Canada absorbing about 75 percent of the expense. The complex is one of 27 self-construction projects organized by Campamentos Unidos, a grass-roots group of darnnificados from Colonia Guerrero, one of the neighborhoods worst hit by the earthquakes. "We were living in a community of tents after the earthquakes and wedecided toget help for ourselves, so we conlacted all the embassies," said Armando Paz, a carpenter who took a six-month leave from his construction company to supervise the project's coi?struction. He said the Swiss Red Cross and the U.S., Canadian and West German embassies, among others, were crucial in funding the project. His brother. Antonio Paz, is a social worker and leader of Campamentos FIDEL RODRIGUEZ Unidos. He organized w~rkers and Tidying up the courtyard smmthed out all the details of the project with UNAM architecture professor This becomes a new way of life for them,!' Vanegas. - said Paz. The only government assistance came UNAM student Salinas was awarded a, from the Cuauhtemoc Delegation, which scholarshio from the U.S. Privafcad loaned trucks and other heavy equipment. Voluntary Organization for her efforts on Paz said. the complex. Anyone who wanted to residetherehad to "I tried to maintain the architectural work on the project, although some tradition of the neighborhood," she said as electricians and plumbers also were hired. residents and neighborscheered her during he said. the inaurmration. [J.S. PRIVAE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS

1 / for didinguished and ou&taia,iding hluntar3' individual e/fr in response to tbe needs of the Mexican people most affected by the Sptember 1985 earthquak. i$to commend, acknowledge and thank selfless citizelz action and dedication byond the normal reipom'bility towardr othms.

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APPENDIX I

Photos of work

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BEFORE : Eros a young boy who lost his home and eye as a result of earthque

EROS After eye was replaced by U.S. PVO

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Salvation Amy distributing clothes.

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The shells left behind the dis- truction of the September 19, 1 earthquake.

The University of Chapultepec a low income University which lost 80 students in the early morning hours of the earthquake, has since been rebuilt and re-equipped with the helpful coordi- nation of U.S. PVO

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Food for the Hungry putting up temporary school for 3000 students with the assistance of U.S. PVO and many parents of students I BEST AVAILABLE COPY US, PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS / COORDINATION FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE

Food for the Hungry putting up temporary school for 3000 students with the assistance of U.S. PVO and many parents of students.

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A moment of laughter for the many children whose rehabili- tation was arranged at UCLA Medical Center by U.S. PVO

A group of children sent' to UCLA Medical Center for evaluation and rehabilitation by U.S. PVO.

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Students from Special Education School which suffered heavy damage in the earthquake. U.S. PVO has mobilizec a great deal of support to get the school functioning

U.S. PVO assistant checking out earthquake damage at a school for the hearing deficient.

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Cesar playing soccer. A 15 year old youth who suffered double amputation of both arms above the elbow. U.S. PVO arranged for his rehabilitation with the generous assistance of the Office of the President of the U.S. and Shriners Hospital in Boston

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Diamond Water - Triathalon Company which responded to the emergency by purifying sewer water on the spot for 3 months following the quake. This was done with the financial assistance of the Salvation Army

Visiting interior purification system of Diamond Water.

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Getting water from the street drainage pipes before water was supplied by city trucks.

Water containers for temporary shelter

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Commerce continuing on as water supply is being restored

Visiting temporary homes made from cars, tents etc. in slum area of Tepito.

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Primary health ca re center set up by U.S. PVO in tempo rary shelter

Patient receiving care by Pediatrician in shelter clinic all funded by donations coordinated by U.S. PVO.

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For many families, only a car representec a home after the quakc This family used theirs to store possessions salvaged from their destroyed home

Temporary housing for many of those people left homeless.

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Families building temporary shelters of wood frames and tar paper

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U.S. PVO Coordinator discussing reconstruction efforts with World Vision representative.

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GRAPH l:A RESOURCES GENERATED BY AID GRANT TO U.S. PVO.

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OFDA GOODS GOODS AID PROJECTED GRANT & & GRANT GENERATION 1985-86 SERVICES SERVICES 1986-87 OF GOODS GENERATED COORDI- & SERVICES BY NATED 1986-87 GRANTEE BY 1985-86 1985-86

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GRAPH 1:B PERCENTAGE HEALTH I RELATED PROJECTS I 1985-1986 (OE'DA)

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8 mil- 67.37% Education I-'.T;.I I Housing 7 mil- Job creation I 6 mil- 1986-1987 (AID) 5 mil- 68.18% Health I 4 mil- 31.82% Education 3 mil- Housing I Job Creation 2 mil- I 1 mil- I - GOODS & SERVICES GOODS & SERVICES GENERATED BY GENERATED BY I GRANTEE 1985-6 GRANTEE 1986-7 I I I I I EMERSON 148 PENTHOUSE - COL. POLANCO PHONE - 2504824 I MEXICO, D. F. ll57O TELEX 1763173 SlGM I US. PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS I COORDINATION FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE

GRAPH 1:C: SOURCE OF GOODS AND SERVICES GENERATED BY U.S. PVO U.S. - MEXICO

U.S. GENERATED

10.43% of the goods and services generated by U.S. PVO were generated in Mexico in 1985-6.

35% of goods and services generated by U.S. PVO were generated in Mexico in 1986-7.

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