Nicaraguan Team
Sergio Romero demonstrating the use of the chlorine test kit that is standard for all chlorinator installations. This simple and rapid test ensures that the dose of chlorine is sufficient to remove disease causing bacteria yet the chlorine is not detectable in the taste of the water. Matagalpa, 2021.
Project Coordinator, Nicaragua
Sergio Jesus Romero Alvarado
Sergio is a Professional Technician in Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Ministry of Health for thirty years as well as a veteran of military service. He has been the Coordinator of the Manual Chlorinator Project since its inception in 2000. The success of the project supplying clean water to more than 400,000 people is due to his leadership.
Marta Lorena Largaespada is Sergio’s wife and the accountant for the project.
Team leader Giselle Igmara Soto Largaespada discussing the location of a chlorinator installation.
Team member Engineer Roberto Vargas preparing a chlorine solution to disinfect a water holding tank. Jinotega, 2022.
Board of Directors
Board members Charles Taflin (Left) Technical Advisor and Fred Jacob President (center) the co-inventors of The Manual Chlorinator, discussing a chlorinator installation with water technician Ramon Castillo (right) Matagalpa, Nicaragua. 2003.
The Board of Directors is a diverse group that shares a common interest in improving the welfare of the people of Latin America. The Board combines scientific and medical expertise, decades of experience in development work in Central America, and a deep understanding of Latin American culture.
The all veteran Board consists of: Board Chair and President Fred Jacob with over thirty years experience in Central America in Community Development; Dr. Narvaez Jacob a Nicaraguan native, and Family Practice Physician in Minnesota; Charles Taflin a water engineer with 40 years of experience in drinking water production in charge of water treatment for the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Sergio Romero Alvarado, Nicaraguan project director with thirty years of experience in Epidemiology. All serve without compensation. All Board members are veterans of military service. Fred and Charles were in the United States Army. Dr. Narváez Jacob and Sergio Romero served in the Nicaraguan National Military Services.
Current Board Members
Fred Jacob, President
Dr. Corina Narváez Jacob, Vice President
Sergio Romero Alvarado, Project Advisor
Charles Taflin, Technical Advisor
THE NICARAGUAN TEAM
Below: The small but extraordinarily effective team of (l. to r.) Marlon Castro, Sergio Romero, and Marta Lorena Largaespada. Matagalpa, 2021.
Below: Marta Lorena Largaespada organizing the accounting reports for the Chlorinator Project. Matagalpa, 2021.
Including the current project and all previous chlorinator installations under the direction of project Director Sergio Romero, TASCA will have installed a total of almost 400 chlorinators. These chlorinators supply a population of 450,000 people in the rural Nicaraguan Departments of Jinotega and Matagalpa with uncontaminated drinking water.
What the three person team has is accomplished is admirable considering that Sergio and Marlon had to reintroduce the project to the rural communities. First they had to notify the communities that we were once again back in business, then visit communities explaining how the project worked, additionally train the community water committees in the construction, installation and maintenance of a chlorinator, and finally be available for follow up.
Below: Marlon Castro on the Atlantic Coast making a chlorinator delivery to a small community by horseback. Bocana de Paíwas, 2021.
Below: Sergio demonstrating the chlorinator at a workshop in Matagalpa. 2004.
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RECOGNITION
**This website was created by Emily Reno of West Central Initiative (WCIF.)
**Our gratitude to the following Minnesota Rotary Clubs that contributed to the $15,000 US grant to restart the Chlorinator Project: Minneapolis City of Lakes Club, University Club, Edina Minneapolis Club, and Edina Country Club.
**We also thank the Rotary Club of Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua for being the host club for the chlorinator project.
**Our gratitude to Emily Spallino and the law firm of Stoel Rives LLP for filing the paperwork with the IRS for legal tax exempt status for TASCA.
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