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Sep 27	Volunteer Activity: San Ramon Nicaragua Spring Break 2016

San Ramon Nicaragua Spring Break 2016

End Date: Jul 31, 2017 11:00 PM

Volunteer Activity Message

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.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Lindsay Moore donated $25

Feb 25, 2016 12:56 PM

Anonymous donated $4

Feb 25, 2016 08:45 AM

Everett L Johnson donated $170

Saying "Good luck on a great adventure!"

Feb 25, 2016 07:54 AM

Elizabeth Patton donated $100

Saying "Go Cam go! Love Madge and family"

Feb 25, 2016 01:23 AM

Peter J Guinosso Jr donated $50

Feb 24, 2016 10:51 PM

tina koopersmith donated $25

Feb 24, 2016 10:07 PM

David Mccrory donated $100

Saying "So excited for you and proud of you!"

Feb 24, 2016 10:03 PM

Joy R Brahmst donated $10

Feb 24, 2016 09:59 AM

Morgan M MacIntyre donated $50

Saying "Have fun! "

Feb 22, 2016 09:45 AM

Anonymous donated $100

Feb 22, 2016 04:50 AM

Nicole Granucci donated $100

Feb 21, 2016 07:59 PM

Peter J Zipkin donated $25

Saying "From Stephen Zipkin "

Feb 20, 2016 03:59 PM

Peter J. Zipkin donated $100

Saying "Stephen, Sarah & Pete Zipkin are happy to help Cameron go on this trip."

Feb 19, 2016 10:56 PM

Janet K Willford donated $50

Feb 19, 2016 02:50 PM

William K Cleaveland donated $200

Feb 19, 2016 12:13 PM

Liz Frome donated $100

Feb 19, 2016 10:57 AM

Shannan Haggin donated $30

Saying "Good luck Cameron, I'm so proud of you! I wish it could be more, you deserve the world."

Jan 28, 2016 10:32 AM

Suzanne LOwe donated $60

Jan 27, 2016 06:46 PM

Ernest F Costello III donated $200

Jan 27, 2016 11:57 AM

Jerome E Adamson donated $100

Saying "Work Hard and good luck."

Jan 11, 2016 11:19 AM

William T Adamson donated $75

Saying "please be careful!! Kim, Cadee, Delia, and Bill"

Jan 04, 2016 12:12 PM

Anonymous donated $60

Dec 31, 2015 04:29 PM

Lindsay Moore donated $25

Dec 31, 2015 02:34 PM

Cathleen Delery donated $50

Saying "Best of luck Cameron, Aunt Cathy and Uncle Don"

Dec 26, 2015 10:04 AM

Michelle W Morano donated $25

Dec 26, 2015 09:04 AM

Steven C Van Voorhees donated $100

Saying "Hope this is a meaningful trip and a fun adventure for you!
Traveling mercies!
Steven and Peggy"

Dec 26, 2015 08:59 AM

Elizabeth S Allen donated $100

Dec 25, 2015 09:32 PM

William S Crisafulli donated $100

Dec 25, 2015 05:13 PM

Maryjane Costello donated $35

Dec 25, 2015 05:06 PM

Anne Costello donated $100

Saying "Best of luck! "

Dec 25, 2015 04:55 PM

Clare Wolfendale donated $20

Dec 24, 2015 07:05 AM

Mark Alan Costello donated $25

Saying "you're my hero! Have fun "

Dec 22, 2015 06:40 AM

Anonymous donated $50

Dec 22, 2015 04:01 AM

Peter J Guinosso Jr donated $50

Saying "Love from Pete and Stephanie"

Dec 21, 2015 06:57 PM

Andrew R Delery donated $25

Saying "What a great opportunity! Good luck!"

Dec 21, 2015 04:31 PM

Mark Costello donated $100

Saying "Good luck, Cameron!

Love, Uncle Mark & Aunt Deborah. "

Dec 20, 2015 04:08 PM

Shannan Haggin donated $25

Saying "Good luck Cameron!"

Dec 20, 2015 02:53 PM

Elizabeth Lowe donated $250

Oct 17, 2015 01:53 PM

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