Serah Almeyda

Windsor, California

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My passion for helping others, my interest in the environment, and my love for traveling are all combined into this program and this trip. My first time leaving the country was to visit Boaco, Nicaragua during Spring Break 2014, and I returned in the summer for a month-long internship. I anticipate new discoveries, learning experiences, and memories to last a lifetime in Ecuador!

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End Date: Jul 23, 2014 02:30 PM
Volunteer Activity Message

Join Global Student Embassy (GSE) for a summer internship in the community of Chacraseca, Nicaragua. GSE, an international education and community development organization, works in Northern California, Nicaragua, and Ecuador to address issues of food scarcity and environmental destruction. We are looking for interested student volunteers to join us this summer to help further develop our organic school farm projects that will feed hundreds of local students. Students will work alongside the local community on school garden projects and engage in other activities including practicing Spanish, living with a host family, and taking adventures to climb a volcano and visit the beaches of the Pacific Coast. GSE works with each student to develop a learning plan to guide their individual internship. The Summer Internship lasts for four weeks.

Location: Located on the outskirts of the historic city of Leon, Chacraseca is a farming community in Nicaragua that has practiced industrial farming for more than 50 years, using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and machinery. Today the land is contaminated with chemicals deep in the soil. These methods leave the once rich volcanic soils susceptible to erosion from high winds and heavy rains which greatly decrease nutrients in the soil and creates further dependency on chemicals. As a result, the community faces health and economic challenges. A growing movement has started to express mounting interest in alternative farming methods.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Andrew j Kubichek donated $1,800

May 23, 2014 12:38 PM

Luis Kubichek donated $500

May 06, 2014 05:44 PM

Andrew J Kubichek donated $300

May 06, 2014 05:37 PM

Serah Almeyda donated $200

Saying "Trip Deposit"

Apr 02, 2014 11:47 PM

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