The Center for Global Education is without a doubt the ideal program for us to use in Nicaragua. The organization specializes on bringing college students and faculty through, 1 week to month long, delegations on social justice issues in Nicaragua (they are also stationed in a few other countries). What is so fantastic about them is they are part of Augsburg College and have long-term connections within Nicaragua. And academic credit can be awarded for the experience! They truly can plan out the experience based on what you and your group want to learn. For example, with the CGE we could live for one week with rural home stays and the second week with urban. In any case they would set up numerous organizations, such as Centro Cultural Batahola, for us to visit, learn about, and even receive academic classes on the social justice issue at hand. Also, with CGE we could adopt a small community that we could live with and do service in each year that we return. (I have some photos of their center and images of where we could live if we went through this program). Check out there website at: http://www.augsburg.edu/global/latinamerica.html
The catch is they are more expensive then the other organizations. Serious fundraising would be needed. So Bonners!! Get thinking of some fundraising ideas!! And lets make it possible for us to have this trip every year!!
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