From December 30th until January 10th, a dozen university students from the U.S. are in Nicaragua contributing to essential development work in the communities of Chacraseca and Malpaisillo. Both college-aged alumni from Northport High School’s Students For 60,000 club and students from Stonehill College are joining together with these communities to create greater sustainability in [...]
My brother Tracy first inspired me to go to Nicaragua through Friends New England (FNE). He worked closely with the organization, traveling to both Nicaragua and Peru. Last year I finally traveled to Chacraseca, Nicaragua during my Spring break with two of my roommates and a small group from Virginia. During the trip we built [...]
In February of 2011, I (Dr. Breena Taira), had the good fortune to be part of a group of medial professionals led by Michael Cipoletti of Friends NE to visit Leon, Nicaragua. Our purpose in Leon was to discuss what could be done to enhance emergency capacity in the region. Inspired by our trip, we [...]
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