Kelsey Hutcherson

Davis, CA

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I am passionate about helping to build communities from the soil up. I strongly believe that creating sustainable agricultural systems that provide communities with access to healthy and nutritious foods has many lasting benefits. Creating these types of systems coupled with nutrition education within the community can start a chain of reactions that impact the way people eat and which in turn helps to create healthier and thriving communities. As an International Agricultural Development major UC Davis, I want to be able to spread my knowledge and passion about the importance of sustainable agricultural systems.

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UC Davis Nicaragua Spring Break 2016



Kelsey's Message

This Spring Break (March 20-27th) I will be traveling to Nicaragua with the Global Student Embassy to work with a local non-profit to create sustainable agricultural systems that will provide food for the local school's meal program and to provide educational workshops about nutrition to take a step in helping to alleviate malnutrition present in this community. I strongly believe in the importance of educating the youth in the community about nutrition and environmental sustainability because it will have a lasting rippling effect in the community in the years to come and it is so important in the world we live in today. This is an amazing opportunity that I am lucky to be a part of, but I can't do it alone! I am asking for your generous support in the form of a donation, if you are willing and able, to make this opportunity a reality. My goal is to raise $2,200 in order to fund these projects. Any amount, even a few dollars, is helpful! Please donate and spread the word about this project! Thank you for all of your support!

Volunteer Activity Description

Come join us in our efforts in Nicaragua this coming Spring Break! GSEs Nicaragua program focuses on sustainable agriculture practices in Chacraseca. The goal of our projects is to create and maintain biointensive gardens that produce healthy food for young students at all 13 schools in Chacraseca. Each year students work in collaboration with Nicaraguan leaders and students on projects such as creating garden beds, building a greenhouse, or setting up irrigation.

Traveling with GSE means working alongside our Nicaraguan peers, hiking up a volcano through the mist of Lake Nicaragua, and visiting beautiful colonial Leon, a center of culture and history with many beautiful murals and cathedrals. Students experience Nicaragua through discussions about the countries social and environmental history. GSE Nicaragua staff and students welcome groups to their community and share their experience working on their school farms. Participants sample delicious local cuisine served at family farms, at local restaurants, as well as meals specially prepared for us and brought to our hostel.

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