UC Davis Nicaragua Spring Break 2016


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Mar 20, 2016 11:00 PM
End Date: Mar 27, 2016 11:00 PM

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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$27,235.00

of $44,000.00

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal


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13

of 20

volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal


Alan Rodriguez

Passionate about: I am a plant genetics major here at Davis and love working with plants. This trip will give me the opportunity to teach locals in Nicaragua the practices and ideas I have learned in Davis. I find this... [Read More]

Alex Katz

Passionate about: I am a third year mechanical engineering student at UC Davis. Traveling and being introduced to new cultures and environments are life-long passions of mine. The trip to Nicaragua presents an amazing ... [Read More]

Annika Mora

Passionate about: I am truly passionate about helping others and am excited to have the opportunity to do so on a global scale. As a Managerial Economics major, I have learned that all people are tied together, and tha... [Read More]

Arielle Leighton

Passionate about: I live for helping others, and get especially fired up when I can integrate my love for nutrition and health with the opportunity to help others. Through various volunteer experiences I have been luck... [Read More]

Audrey Madsen

Passionate about: Through my years at UCD as a Nutritional Biology major, I have learned about the tremendous effects of nutrition on healthcare and quality of life. I believe nutritional education is essential to prev... [Read More]

Jasmine Sanscartier

Passionate about: As a clinical nutrition major at UC Davis, I have grown to understand and appreciate the need for nutrition in leading a long and prosperous life. I worked this past summer at the UC Davis Medical Cen... [Read More]

Kelsey Hutcherson

Passionate about: 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 fo... [Read More]
Richie Ruiz donated $1 3175 days ago
Sarah N Weigel donated $100 3176 days ago
Anonymous donated $70 3178 days ago
nancy wharfield donated $295 3179 days ago
Kelsey Hutcherson donated $106 3179 days ago

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