Las Lomas Nicaragua Summer Trip 2015


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Jun 30, 2015 12:00 AM
End Date: Jul 10, 2015 12:00 AM

TRAVEL.
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.

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.

33% Complete (success)
$17,750.00

of $52,800.00

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal


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31% Complete (success)
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volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal


Brianna Roel

Passionate about: Family, Friends, Faith, and Food.

Dominic Ewin

Passionate about: my faith, serving others, family, photography, swimming and waterpolo

Jane Wood

Passionate about: Family, friends, and school.

Makalah Jackson

Passionate about: God, Family, friends, making others feel good about themselves.

Portia Magdaleno

Passionate about: Swimming, Waterpolo, friends & family
Brianna M Roel donated $800 3408 days ago
Makalah Jackson donated $25 3429 days ago
Anonymous donated $300 3435 days ago
Anonymous donated $75 3435 days ago
Anonymous donated $100 3435 days ago

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