Our team presented S4S to the NADBank Board of Directors Public Meeting 

Last Thursday, June 9th, I had the opportunity to present, along with our Senior Advisor, Milton Drucker, our project Skills for Sustainability (S4S) at the NADBank Board of Directors Public Meeting in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. NADBank is an international financial institution established by the United States and Mexico to develop and finance environmental infrastructure projects within the U.S.-Mexico border region. 

We presented the project\’s objective to provide training and job placement for vulnerable, low-income populations for positions in the water management sector on the US-Mexico border. Through training, we aim to close the gap between many people who have the native ability and desire for positions but lack instruction. Therefore, employers who have vacant positions will be capable of hiring trained workers.  

Furthermore, this project aspires to improve water management in the Rio Grande Valley and foster sustainable regional development. 

One of the key aspects we mentioned in the presentation is the work with local partners, including COPARMEX on the Mexican side along with the Tecnológico de Monterrey and the University of Texas, El Paso. Strengthening institutions is an essential part of this project to sustain the work long after the NADBank funding ends. The Trust sees this first implementation as a pilot, in the hopes that a successful project will attract additional private sector support so it can be replicated in other metropolitan regions along the US-Mexico border. 

Finally, we publicly thanked the NADBank team for their support and collaboration in having the vision to develop this innovative project. As well as for working closely with us to bring it to this table. We are also grateful to Microsoft for the generous support of cash commitments and software licenses that will go a long way towards making this pilot project a success.