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    This document provides information about a service learning trip to Nicaragua organized by Planting Hope, a nonprofit that has worked in Nicaragua since 2002. The trip will take place in August 2011 in San Ramon, Matagalpa, located in northern Nicaragua. Participants will stay with host families and learn about artisans, agriculture, and social entrepreneurship through visits to small farms and meetings with local producers and cooperatives. The goal is to explore the challenges and opportunities around fair trade and sustainability in the region.

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    This document provides information about a service learning trip to Nicaragua organized by Planting Hope, a nonprofit that has worked in Nicaragua since 2002. The trip will take place in August 2011 in San Ramon, Matagalpa, located in northern Nicaragua. Participants will stay with host families and learn about artisans, agriculture, and social entrepreneurship through visits to small farms and meetings with local producers and cooperatives. The goal is to explore the challenges and opportunities around fair trade and sustainability in the region.

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    Agriculture, Social Enteprenuership Learning Exchane - Nicaragua

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    Paul Treadwell
    This document provides information about a service learning trip to Nicaragua organized by Planting Hope, a nonprofit that has worked in Nicaragua since 2002. The trip will take place in August 2011 in San Ramon, Matagalpa, located in northern Nicaragua. Participants will stay with host families and learn about artisans, agriculture, and social entrepreneurship through visits to small farms and meetings with local producers and cooperatives. The goal is to explore the challenges and opportunities around fair trade and sustainability in the region.

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    Nicaragua 2011

    Learning Exchange

    San Ramon, Matagalpa, Nicaragua


    OUR NICARAGUAN PARTNERS
    Our time in Nicaragua will include extensive work with San Ramon is a municipality located
    the local Planting Hope staff in San Ramon and Mata- 90 miles north of Managua in the
    galpa, Nicaragua. mountainous Matagalpa region of Nic-
    Since 2002 Planting Hope has been active in Nicara- aragua. Of its 36,000 residents, 30,000
    live in remote hamlets and 6,000 live in
    Art,
    gua, sponsoring service learning trips, cultural ex
    change and community development projects San Ramon, a town with a health clin-

    Agriculture and
    ic, library, school, and municipal offic- San Ramon
    es. Nicaragua

    Cost for the trip: $1000.00


    Social January
    2011
    (not including airfare)
    Enteprenuership support

    Knowledge of Spanish not required.


    Servic e Learning N ic aragua
    For more information, or questions visit :
    http://fairtech2011.wordpress.com Challenges and
    For more information, or questions opportunities for
    For Information about Planting Hope: visit :
    http://fairtech2011.wordpress.com small farmers, artisans
    http://www.plantinghope.org
    and fair trade producers,
    Contact: Contact:
    north and south.
    Paul: Paul:
    paul.treadwell@gmail.com paul.treadwell@gmail.com
    607-345-3774 607-345-3774 August 6-14,
    2 0 11
    Matagalpa,
    Nicaragua
    Art, Agriculture and Social Entrepreneurship
    A Learning and cultural exchange in Matagalpa, Nicaragua.
    AUGUST 6 -14, 2011
    San Ramon, Matagalpa, Nicaragua
    Homestay Famil i es

     Experience life in the village of


    Art , Agriculture, and social entrepreneurship San Ramon with Nicaraguan host
    families who have years of experi-
    in the heart of Nicaragua’s coffee country. ence in caring for international
    guests
    Sustainabili ty and sm al l Cul tur al Acti vi -  Families offer guests clean and
    far ms safe accommodations
    ti es
    From the indige-
    Meet with small farmers, coop-
    nous weaving
    erative members and others to:
    community of El
    TENTATI VE SCHE D- Chile to the coloni-
     Explore the impact of global-
    ULE: al architecture of
    ization on local economies.
     August 6—Arrive in Ma- Granada, you’ll
    nagua,  Share stories of successes
    experience the
     August 7—Get to know and shortfalls with your Nica-
    San Ramon, Meet with com- raguan counterparts beauty and variety of Nicaraguan
    munity members.  Learn about fair trade and culture.
     Hosts provide purified water, mos-
     August 8—12—Visit lo- it’s possibilities for improving quito nets and carefully prepared
    cal agriculturalist in San Ra- livelihoods. While in San Ramon we’ll me local meals
    mon, Matagalpa and sur-  Explore options for sus- artisans and craftspeople to ex-  Practice your Spanish & non-
    rounding area.
    tained partnerships using plore the opportunities and chal- verbal language skills
     August 12-13—Travel to
    Granada, Visit Laguna de
    new tools and technologies. lenges facing fair trade producers  Experience Nicaraguan culture &
    Apoyo and Masaya market.. in the global market. its traditions with family members
     August 14 - Depart Nica-  Live, walk, play, learn and inter-
    ragua. act in a small, safe community

    Cost : $1000.00 (not in-


    cluding airfare).

    More Information at http://fairtech2011.wordpress.com


    E-mail: paul.treadwell@gmail.com
    Information about Planting Hope: http://www.plantinghope.org

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