What We Do In Nicaragua

1) Community Based Projects

Work on community based projects (e.g. construction, health clinic work, etc.) for Development in Central America

2) Excursions

Program Excursions: Visits and meetings with members of agricultural cooperatives (e.g. coffee, honey, sesame), locally based enterprises (e.g. women's sewing cooperative), and sites of political, historical, cultural, environmental, and general interest.

Managua-historical, architectural and political tour
Masaya Market
Granada- southern city and home to program teenage street youth
Leon-city to north
El Porvenir-mountain coffee production cooperative
Environmental Reserve (and zip line tour)
US Agency for International Development
Mayor of Cuidad Sandino
Sesame cooperative
Honey cooperative
Pottery and other artisans

3) Study Time/Lectures/Reflections

Study time will be built into the schedule to ensure sufficient time to reflect, read, and write brief responses to questions structured to aid in thinking about the issues.

Lectures and discussions led by the instructors, Jubilee House Community people, health practioners, NGO and government representatives, among others will be scheduled throughout the course. Some of these will be at the base compund and others will be part of outings.

Participate in reflection discussions. One of the lessons of the Bucknell Brigade experience is that it is important to share feelings and views to help us process what we are seeing. Impressions and sensory overload can be overwhelming, especially if not shared. Every few days there will be an opportunity to reflect upon impressions, views, understandings, and feelings.