Well...here is the crew that unloaded the supplies for the Dry Pack Canning Project. All the packing supplies are being housed in a private building, machines, cans, lids, oxygen packets, marking labels, etc.
Now all we have to do is purchase the provisions, make the purchase orders, send out the letters and start the packing process.
The order of events to obtain this included:
1. writing the proposal and ultimate grant to LDS Humanitarian services for funding of project
2. research for prices on machines, cans, and provisions
3. research on providing space for supplies, et.
4. meetings with the Ministry of Health, NaDMA (National Disaster Committee), Prime Minister, and food approval department for canning process and follow-up
5. procuring machaines (and they will can #10 + #12 sizes) and are hand crank...energy efficient
6. procuring the cans from a distributor willing to ship (have also now begun communication with Trinidad for future purchase if their cans fit our machine)
7. procuring the oxygen packets to keep the provisions fresh nad having them shipped from US
8. marking supplies to label cans with expiration dates, etc.
9. Obtaining permits, bills of lading, concession paperwork and a broker to handle the supplies for clearance through customs, tropical shipping and the port
10.Outreaching for volunteers to help with the canning process
11.Proposing collaboration with the Ministry for use of the project for youth job training
12.Discussion with Ministry about further use of youth for farming project to begin dehydration of foods and fruits for future canning
13.Identificatoin of administrative and training staff for canning process
14. training sessions and beginning of dry pack canning process
15. Retrieval for purchase orders and beginning of dissemination of orders as received
16. Repeat and start again with orders and provisions and supply ordering.
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