Buenos Dias!

Now that  we have experienced the history, culture and sites of Nicaragua, our work week is ready to begin. It is 6 a.m. here and I just got the kids out of bed.  We will start our day by heading to Los Quinchos, a Nicaraguan non-profit that rehabilitates children from the street and in the Managua city dump, La Chureca. They have a project in San Marcos, near Granada, as well as a smaller one for the older children in Granda. We will meet the founder, visit the boy’s project at La Finca, a large farm where the boys live and learn how to tend to animals and agriculture, and visit the girl’s project where the girls live. We will head to the community of Piedra Menuda in the department of Nindiri and have a welcoming ceremony  with the community of Piedra Menuda.

Our project is known as a sustainable living project. We will build two 15 by 18 foot concrete homes for two families in the community. These needy families will pay a small monthly fee to the community to live in these homes. All of the money collected goes back into the community in order to provide micro-loans for the members of the community to start up new businesses in order to better the quality of their lives.

I will try to get pictures of their homes and the beautiful community which they have built but I am concerned that I may not have internet access. Keep your fingers crossed!

All for now.  Thanks so much for your support!

LAST NIGHT'S ORIENTATION WITH THE TEAM WHICH INCLUDES 14 FROM INFINITY AND 6  HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS FROM NEW ROCHELLE!