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Mid-Semester Module 2012

Mid-Semester Module 2012. ¡ Bienvenidos a Nicaragua!. Our stops Jinotega (Los Robles), Managua, San Juan del Sur, Granada Nicaraguan partners (Comunidad Connect) Several Issue Areas sustainability and business development, women’s cooperatives, economics of coffee

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Mid-Semester Module 2012

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  1. Mid-Semester Module 2012

  2. ¡Bienvenidos a Nicaragua! • Our stops • Jinotega (Los Robles), Managua, San Juan del Sur, Granada • Nicaraguan partners (Comunidad Connect) • Several Issue Areas • sustainability and business development, women’s cooperatives, economics of coffee • Cultural and social elements • Impacts • Classroom pre-work • development, social entrepreneurship, cooperatives, coffee industry • 4 hours total (plus preparation)

  3. Our Stops …

  4. Comunidad Connect Partnership • Our Hosts • Jon, Mara and Dariel • Three areas of operation • Sports programs • Recycling programs • Voluntourism programs Aided by our local partner, students are exposed to the many development challenges faced in the region. They also connect with several (nonprofit and for-profit) organizations that are dedicated to addressing these challenges.

  5. Sustainability and Business Development

  6. Women’s Cooperatives • Introduction to several cooperatives (e.g., baskets, jams and soaps) • Service component (English class) Pine Basket Cooperative

  7. Economics of Coffee • Site Visits to • Finca El Peten • local Beneficio • Finca La Bastilla

  8. Cultural & Social • Folk Dancing at El Timon • Cooking lesson • Finca Las Nubes BBQ • Other activities • e.g., sailing? fishing? surfing? canopy tour? • Granada (day trip plus overnight)

  9. Our Impacts • Economic (spending all our $$ with locals) • Cultural (homestays) • Community projects • Service project in Los Robles (coffee farm) • School plantings in San Juan del Sur • Los Pepitos school visit Last year, we donated several new roofs to residents in Los Robles. • In 2010, we donated an eco-stove to a woman in Jinotega

  10. Details • Saturday, March 3 to Monday, March 12 • Estimated Cost • Ground costs, including all meals (~$1,800) • Airfare (~$700-800) • Personal spending (~$150-$250) • Lodging • eco-lodge (Los Robles) • hotels (Managua, Granada) • homestays (SJdS) • Language Requirements (minimal to proficient)

  11. Questions?

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