Returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCVs) Jenn Rowley and Joe Daniels spent a week in San Ramón visiting with old friends and building improved wood ovens in the rural community of San Roque. We asked Jenn to share her reflections on their time in San Ramón. “La Carretera se ve bien nueva” remarks my long-time buddy… Read More →
Teaming up with Rotary…again!
As we shared in an earlier blog post, we were honored to receive members of the South Granville Rotary Club, who financed the renovation of the rural high school Julian Barni in the community of Samulali and then spent a week training 12 young people in electrical installation as they wired the entire school. At… Read More →
Breaking Ground in San Martín and Looking Ahead to Esperancita
April is the hottest, driest month of the year in Nicaragua; the best time of year for building water projects. That’s why the people of San Martín are working hard to clear the land and clean the area around the water source that will provide 86 families in this community. Here are some photos of… Read More →
Rotarian reflections on experiences in San Ramón, Nicaragua
At the beginning of this month, we received a group from the South Granville Rotary Club for their fourth consecutive education project here in San Ramón. The Club financed the construction of a computer lab in a rural high school, as well as improvements to the existing buildings, a water system with toilets and a… Read More →
San Martin Water Project: An Update
Finally! We are very happy to have some news to report about the water project in San Martin. To be honest, I have been putting off writing this blog post. While we have been working with the community leaders and City Hall to form a Community Water Committee that will be in charge of maintaining… Read More →
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