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Sunday, March 22, 10:30am
Hotel Aldea or https://zoom.us/j/414604040/ Password: 294513
free
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Sunday Service
Speaker: Dylan Terrell
By Kate Greenaway
UUFSMA Member
UUFSMA will honor World Water Day by exploring a simple idea with big implications: safe water isn’t just a technical challenge — it’s a community challenge with critical personal impact.
In and around San Miguel de Allende, many families face a double crisis. Groundwater levels continue to fall, and much of the remaining supply contains naturally occurring arsenic and fluoride — contaminants that conventional treatment methods cannot remove. The impacts are not evenly distributed, and rural communities are often hit first and hardest.
This week, we are fortunate to welcome back a familiar face and an inspiring speaker, Dylan Terrell. Through stories from rural communities, Dylan will explore how residents have responded not as passive recipients of aid, but as partners and decision-makers. Caminos de Agua works alongside communities to test water quality, design practical solutions, train local operators, and establish community-run systems with transparent committees and shared responsibility. These efforts improve health while also strengthening relationships, dignity, and a sense of collective ownership.
At a time when many global challenges can feel overwhelming, this talk offers something real and hopeful: a grounded look at how communities are taking ownership of solutions that protect both their health and their future. UUFSMA’s Social Justice Foundation is proud to partner with this visionary non-profit.
Dylan Terrell is the Founder and Executive Director of Caminos de Agua, a San Miguel–based nonprofit organization working to improve human health and community well-being through adequate and affordable access to clean water. Since 2011, Caminos has partnered with research institutions, grassroots organizations, and rural communities to expand water testing, rainwater harvesting, and locally governed water treatment solutions. Along the way, Caminos has developed and adapted practical technologies tailored to the region's complex water challenges.
Link to current service description: www.uufsma.org/upcomingservice.html
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