Kendall Milam

American University

Passionate About:

Environmental Policy/Issues, Animals, Diversity, and Acceptance

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End Date: May 15, 2017 12:00 AM
Volunteer Activity Message

NICARAGUA
TRAVEL.
Traveling with GSE means working alongside our Nicaraguan peers, hiking up a volcano through the mist of Lake Nicaragua.

LEARN.
Hands-on service-learning projects and cultural exchanges provide students with life changing learning opportunities. Students develop organic farming skills, practice Spanish, and participate in grassroots international relations while building crucial 21st century skills such as cross-cultural communication and collaboration.

IMPACT.
Last year students helped to build an irrigation system for a 1.5-acre school farm, a 10 x 15 meter greenhouse, and two medium-sized school gardens. The overall focus is on expanding production, building new garden sites, and developing a capacity to harvest plots year round by installing water tanks and well systems which will increase the number of harvest cycles by 40%. 100% of the produce grown will go to feeding hundreds of local students. Crops grown include: mangos, bananas, yuca, corn, tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, and many others.

GROW.
Plants aren’t the only things that grow! International travel facilitates profound transformation for students. Students return home with an understanding of a new culture, with new friends, and an inspiration to make change in their local and global community.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $2,489.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Sarah K Milam donated $989

Mar 15, 2017 08:54 PM

Anonymous donated $500

Feb 24, 2017 11:02 AM

Anonymous donated $670

Feb 09, 2017 07:31 PM

George A Evans donated $30

Feb 07, 2017 10:52 PM

Kendall K Milam donated $150

Jan 31, 2017 04:22 AM

Kendall K Milam donated $150

Nov 09, 2016 03:40 PM

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