The Forgotten Children of the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes

To see how project began  Click herel To donate via  Peace And Hope Since I left in February, the headteacher, Hemer, has continued to distribute materials from the boxes delivered by Peace and Hope and to purchase agreed items from the school's priorities. The school now has a set of costumes for their cultural activities, one for 8-9  yr old and two for 11-12 year olds. This means they can now  participate in the local cultural activities, where formerly they had to try to borrow them. And of course everyone needs them at the same time. Together with the instruments we helped to buy and repair, this will make a major impact on the school's activities. The footballs we purchased this year  have already been put to use, together with the kit we purchased last year, and we look forward to hearing of the teams' continued success,  both boys and girls! We also hear that the youngsters are participating in chess matches with local schools,...

I returned from my second project visit to Ometepe Island,  Nicaragua, at the end of February 2019, after spending 5 weeks there.  The project originally was inspired by a conversation with my guide Jose Antonio in 2015, when on holiday there.  During the five weeks,  I was able to use the funds, so kindly donated by supporters, working to support two schools with The Forgotten Children of the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes. The aim is to improve educational facilities and access to education, as an investment for the  future. Re-entry into the world of plenty is always a culture shock after the simple life in Ometepe, where animals roam the dirt streets, children run barefoot and houses use water sparingly with outdoor kitchens and toilet facilities. Yet the people have big and generous hearts and will help as they can and always have time to talk. One of the poorer families we visited.  We later returned with a food parcel on Valentines Day....