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La Esperanza Granada
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When a child learns to recognize the significance of letters and numbers, a gateway to the whole world opens up for them.
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La Esperanza Granada
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Nicaragua Even though the country has been at peace for over 20 years, most people have a certain image of Nicaragua…
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Nicaragua This autumn, the image will shift again when the country is portrayed on television as a pristine and untamed playground, and so ripe for tourism…
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La Esperanza Granada
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La Esperanza Granada
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Nicaragua However, the real Nicaragua is very different from both of these perceptions…
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La Esperanza Granada
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Basic Facts 47% of the population lives below the poverty line.
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32% live on less than $2 a day.Basic Facts
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Nicaragua ranks only 129th on the UN ‘Human Development Index’.Basic Facts
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23% of the population suffer the effects of malnutrition.
Basic Facts
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Resulting in 1 in 3 children with concentration problems.Basic Facts
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And only 34% of children finish primary school.Basic Facts
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Such conditions are why La Esperanza Granada was created in 2002 – to lend a hand to the poor of Nicaragua.
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This is done by providing primary school educational assistance to 4 poverty stricken communities outside the colonial city of Granada.
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La Esperanza Granada
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The motto is to give a hand up, not a hand out…
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La Esperanza Granada
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At the core of our program are the foreign volunteers – they have been very successful at fostering education among the children.
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La Esperanza Granada
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At any given time we have anywhere from 25 -45 volunteers – of all age ranges – here from around the world.
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La Esperanza Granada
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The volunteers provide the basics – reading, writing, arithmetic – to children in kindergarten and Grades 1 through 6.
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Helping these children to develop their young minds and to expand their horizons.
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And fostering an appreciation of education that will hopefully encourage them to continue their studies.
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La Esperanza Granada
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Outside the classroom, the volunteers go directly into the communities to read with the children and help with their homework.
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La Esperanza Granada
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With these visits the volunteers can focus on “one to one” interpersonal tutoring – ensuring that no child falls behind and is at risk of dropping out.
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La Esperanza Granada
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While the emphasis is on instruction, a key component is to instill in the children the joy and wonder that education can bring.
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La Esperanza Granada
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There is also an English Team that teaches the older children, Grades 3 – 6, weekly in each school.
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La Esperanza Granada
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Aside from classroom education, extracurricular sports programs have been developed .
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And dexterity and creativity are given free reign to flourish in the Arts and Crafts programs.
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Computer classes are also a special treat for the children – for most it’s the first time using one.
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As dental health is very important we take children from all the schools for clinic visits which we pay for.
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La Esperanza Granada
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Another part of our program is awarding high school scholarships to primary school graduates from the communities.
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La Esperanza Granada
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The objective is both to encourage the children to successfully complete primary school and to reward them for doing so.
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La Esperanza Granada
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Our donors commit to supporting the children for the whole 5 year program - we currently have 80 children enrolled.
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La Esperanza Granada
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A further key component of our work is enlisting older youths from the communities as “Ayudantes” or ‘Helpers’ in both the schools and the office.
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These are former students financially supported by donor scholarships through 5 years of university – an opportunity not otherwise available to them.
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This enables them to learn new skills and so have a better chance of finding a good job – and breaking the cycle of poverty.
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They must complete high school to qualify and give their time helping children within the same poor communities they grew up in.
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The objective is to have these young people take part in the improvement of their own villages while increasing their experience and building confidence & self esteem.
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This is a double boost for these impoverished communities – providing higher education to their youth while developing role models for the younger children.
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Introducing our team
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Chilo
English
Scarlet
Pablo Antonio Cuadra
Justo
Pablo Antonio Cuadra
Karla
English
Tatiana
Nueva Esperanza
La Esperanza Granada Ayudantes
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Juan Bosco
ComputerMaria de los Angeles
Nueva Esperanza
Jaqueline
Jose de la Cruz Mena
Alvin Computer Ramon Computer
La Esperanza Granada
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BelkysEscudo
MarioEscudo
La Esperanza Granada
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Donald
Volunteer Coordinator
Karen
Office Administrator
Flor
Office Asst.
La Esperanza Granada Employees
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The organization also helps in another fashion – by developing, funding and coordinating construction of needed facilities within the schools and communities.
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Also, through the years we have been able to pay the salaries of extra local teachers and pre-school assistants.
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Our relationships within the communities have allowed us to host visiting groups outside the educational field – providing
medical clinics, school painting and other diverse needs.
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Helping and allowing children to learn
Lending a hand to the poor of Nicaragua
The motto : give a hand up, not a hand out…
We are grateful for any help you can give us!