Pueblo Partners is a program designed to empower the rural people of Mexico to improve the condition of life within their own culture, communities and families.

This partnership focuses on:

  • Community Development
  • Agricultural Development
  • Livestock Development.

Week-long courses are hosted at the “Tree of Life” Training Center in Tlancualpican, Mexico.  Workshops are offered on realistic low-cost and low-tech methods for improving daily life.  These methods focus on using readily available resources, remaining economically attainable for rural residents, integrating ancient and modern technologies and preserving the environment.  The objective is for those trained to serve their communities as resource persons, sharing their new skills and knowledge with their families and neighbors.

Pueblo Partners provides concerned people and churches with an opportunity to become involved in a development ministry that: 

  • Touches lives yet encourages self-reliance
  • Provides tools for development yet allows villagers to make choices that meet their own needs
  • Significantly changes the future of farming families as they put into practice the skills learned related to Community Development, Agricultural Development and Livestock Development

We invite you, your organization, church, district and/or conference to sponsor a scholarship for one or more persons for a one-week training course.   Each one-week unit costs $300 per person.  Scholarships are needed to continue this vital ministry that enables people to live a life of dignity and self-reliance.

Please advise the GYTTE program, by e-mail or fax, if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity to bless your brothers and sisters in Mexico.


Team


PUEBLO  PARTNER’S
INTRODUCTORY COURSE

COMMUNITY  DEVELOPMENT

The objective is to better family life, decrease human drudgery, promote an atmosphere of mutual support and increase understanding about the preservation of the environment through the sharing of technologically appropriate alternatives.

*WORKSHOPS:Toilet Base

Dry Composting Toilet System

Fuel-Efficient Mud Stoves

Solar Cookers

Water Pumping System:
  • Hydraulic Ram PumpBuilding with straw
  • Rope Washer Pump
  • Solar Powered Pump

Low-Cost Construction:

  • Rammed Earth
  • Straw Bale
  • Clay-Straw
  • Adobe
  • Cob
  • Etc.
Dehydration of Fruits and VegetablesRecycled Papel

Crafts using Recycled Materials:
  • Recycled Paper
  • Corn Husk Flowers
* Course participants determine which workshops will best address the needs of their family and community.


PUEBLO  PARTNER’S
INTERMEDIATE COURSE

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

The objective is to preserve and enhance the condition of the land in order to boost agricultural production that can improve family nutrition and increase family income by teaching sustainable agricultural methods - both ancient and modern.

*WORKSHOPS:Terraces

Soil Conservation & Erosion Control:
  • Gavions
  • Contour Terracing
  • Living Barriers and Rock Wall Barriers
Soil Fertility:
  • Green Manure
  • Animal ManureMedicinal Plants
  • Compost
  • Vermiculture-Worm Farming

Irrigation Methods

Family Gardens

  • Lasagna Gardening
  • Square Foot Gardening
  • Double Dig Gardening

Multi-Purpose Trees

Medicinal Plants

* Course participants determine which workshops will best address the needs of their family and community.



PUEBLO  PARTNER’S
ADVANCED COURSE


LIVESTOCK  DEVELOPMENT

The objective is to genetically improve the livestock of the region, increase livestock production, provide animal protein and increase family income through the introduction of food and income-producing animals and the teaching of environmentally-sound livestock management practices.

*WORKSHOPS:

Livestock ManagementLivestock Management

Feed and Nutrition

Corrals, Pens and Shelters

Animal Reproduction

Animal Health

*Livestock Sold at Subsidized Prices to Villagers:
  • Milk GoatsGoats
  • Hair Sheep
  • Swine
Product Processing:
  • Milk Pasteurization
  • Cheese Making
* Course participants determine which animal will best adapt to the climate and resources of their family and community.