UC Berkeley Nicaragua Spring Break 2015


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Mar 22, 2015 12:00 AM
End Date: Mar 30, 2015 12:00 AM

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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Adriana Preciado

Passionate about: I have always had a deep passion for social justice, specifically dealing with human rights, public education and environmental degradation of natural water sources. These issues have inspired me to g... [Read More]

Brenda Arjona

Passionate about: I am passionate about the preservation of both past and present cultures through the discipline of Anthropology and humanitarian efforts. I love to learn and absorb the beauty in the world, and I bel... [Read More]

Julia Tubert

Passionate about: I am extremely interested in our current global food system; I hope to someday develop sustainable solutions to restructure the modern agriculture industry, promote food justice/sovereignty, and rebui... [Read More]
Alberta L Warner MD donated $50 3537 days ago
mark alvarez donated $150 3538 days ago
Hayden Horan donated $180 3540 days ago
Anonymous donated $20 3540 days ago
Anonymous donated $10 3540 days ago

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