Growing Caring Citizens Through Good Works

Meeting - 2/222009

Nicaragua Projects 2009!

We committed to quite a few projects that will approximately cost the following:

1 house in Chacraseca: $1750
2 latrines in Nuevo Amanecer: $400
rebuild Colegio San Ramon: $14,700
1 lavamano per school: $560

We have a large group with a LOT of energy, and with everyone contributing, we can do this. We expect you all to participate and do as much as you can until March 7th. Please let us know if you have any questions.

We also decided to develop a lesson on the topic of hygiene, and supplement it with the installation of a lavamano at each school that doesn't already have one.

Thank you for all you've done so far!

~The Nicaragua Team '09

Nicaragua updates!

Thank you for your interest in The Nicaragua Project. Please take a moment to learn about us and how your classrooms can get involved!

We are a group of 32 people who will be traveling to Nicaragua for one week in March to fund and work on various projects related to community development and children’s education. We will be working in two remote and impoverished communities outside of the city of Leon. One of these communities, Chacraseca, consists of about 8,500 people and 14 schools. We have been working very hard to raise money to fund our projects, as well as to collect donations that we will carry down in 64 suitcases. People in Nicaragua live on about 1/100th of what people in America live on. Any help that you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

Here are some ways that you can help!

Help us fill 64 suitcases with the following supplies. Many people in Nicaragua are lacking these suggested items. Once you collect these donations, we can pick them up right from your home or office.

You may choose to focus on collecting school supplies. Nicaraguan teachers make in 1 month what North American teachers make in 1 hour. If their students do not have school supplies, these teachers are unable to accommodate these students with extra supplies. Last year, we donated money for one school to purchase textbooks that the government neglected to provide. The teachers told us they would prefer to use the money to buy notebooks since so many students did not have any.

If you are interested in contributing to The Nicaragua Project in any way, we will gladly discuss with you how we will facilitate these projects. We would also be more than happy to present the project to you personally.

Please contact us at:
Team Nicaragua at
teamnicaraguajmu@gmail.com

Thank you very much for your consideration.