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Recurso’s International Service Trip to Lima, Peru 2014

Recurso’s International Service Trip to Lima, Peru 2014. Recurso Trip Information . Tenth annual service trip Projects take place in Lima, Peru (Villa El Salvador) Why Villa El Salvador, Peru? 81% of adults lack employment opportunities

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Recurso’s International Service Trip to Lima, Peru 2014

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  1. Recurso’s International Service Trip to Lima, Peru 2014

  2. Recurso Trip Information • Tenth annual service trip • Projects take place in Lima, Peru (Villa El Salvador) • Why Villa El Salvador, Peru? • 81% of adults lack employment opportunities • 75% of the population lives below the poverty line

  3. Recurso Trip History • Puerto Cabezas • Puerto Cabezas is a rural city on the east coast of Nicaragua • In 2007, Puerto Cabezas was hit by Category 5 Hurricane Felix, causing an emergency need for medical assistance • Puerto Cabezas has only 1 hospital that serves the entire East coast of Nicaragua (population = 250,000)

  4. Recurso Trip History • La Casa Materna Renovation/Education Program • Renovation projects at Casa Materna, a maternity house in Puerto that provides medical care to women in their 3rd trimester of pregnancy. • Make the facility safe and comfortable for mothers-to-be

  5. Recurso Trip Projects • Dental Hygiene Campaign • Provide over 1000 fluoride treatments to schoolchildren, and educate them on proper dental care • Donate toothbrushes and other dental supplies

  6. Recurso Trip Projects • Department of Health • Hospital del Niño • 20 children stay at all times and up to 200 that come in for treatment regularly • Building Dignity • Recurso project • Empowerment Project • School supplies drive

  7. Recurso Trip Projects

  8. Recurso Trip Projects

  9. Qué mas? • Site-seeing • Water Circuit • Bridge of Sighs • Traveling • Miraflores • Marcahuasi

  10. More Information • Date: May 8 – May 29 (3 weeks) • 24 undergraduate students from UF are selected as participants • Students of all majors are welcome • Fluency in Spanish is NOT a requirement

  11. Trip Info • Cost: $1,200 • Includes roundtrip airfare from Miami to Lima, Peru • Includes entire hotel stay, as well as transportation • Includes spending money • Group fundraising activities will be planned to cut down the cost of the trip • First round applications will be due to dagata.nicole@gmail.comOctober 25th @ 5:00 pm

  12. Any Questions??

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