I have been informed that the ASB Nicaragua team has arrived in Managua! The group was greeted by Witness for Peace and will head to CEPAD Nehemias – Interfaith Hostel for some rest!
This is our first year working with Witness for Peace. We expect communication to be limited. Below is an outline of the group’s itinerary during their time in Nicaragua:
Thursday, January 13
7:00am Breakfast
8:00am Orientation Part I: Check-In, WFP History, Health and Culture Tips, Mission and Covenant
9:30am Break
9:45am Hopes, Fears and Expectations, Gift-Giving Policy, Roles and Responsibilities
11:00am Socio-Economic Contrast Tour (Market/Mall Exercise)
1:30pm Lunch at CEPAD
2:00pm Cycles of Military and Economic Violence Timeline
3:30pm Historical Sights Tour of Managua
6:00pm Dinner at CEPAD
Friday, January 14
7:00am Breakfast
7:45am Check-In/Reflection
8:30am WFP Talk #1: Neoliberalism, Debt and the Nicaraguan Case
11:15am Meeting with community organizer and health promoter Maria Ivania in a low-income neighborhood in Managua
12:45pm Lunch out in Managua
2:00pm Meeting with community leader Yamileth Pérez and tour of Acahaulinca (community bordering Managua’s garbage dump)
4:00pm Processing Session: ‘Concepts of Development’ at Parque Tiscapa
6:00pm Dinner at CEPAD
Saturday, January 15
7:00am Breakfast at CEPAD
7:30am Check-in and reflection
8:30am WFP Talk #2: Neoliberalism in Practice: Free Trade and CAFTA
10:30am Meeting with Gloria Carrion about CAFTA/ALBA
12:00pm Lunch at CEPAD
12:45pm Meeting with environmentalist Julio Sanchez from the Humboldt Center
3:000pm Meeting with economist Cirilo Otero at Casa del Cafe
5:30pm Campo Prep
6:00pm Dinner
6:30pm: Live Music Night!
Sunday, January 16 (Have Bags Packed and Ready to Go for Homestay!)
7:00am Breakfast
7:30am Check-In/Reflection
8:30am Leave for Jalapa
12:00pm Stop for Lunch
2:30pm Arrive in Jalapa
3:00pm Meetings with Community
4:00pmpm Meet with and get to know families
Dinner and spend the night families (IT will be around to translate)
Monday, January 17
Day will be spent in the community with meetings that may include: visit to community school and health clinic, meeting with youth group, meeting with members of the agricultural cooperative
Dinner and spend night with families (IT will be around to translate)
Tuesday, January 18
7:00am Breakfast and say goodbye to families!
8:00am Leave Jalapa
11:00pm Lunch and Campo Processing at Madre Tierra restaurant in Matagalpa
2:30pm Leave for Managua
5:00pm Embassy Prep I
6:00pm Dinner at CEPAD
7:00pm Movie Night/Free Time
Wednesday, January 19
7:00am Breakfast
7:45am Check-In/Reflection
9:00am Meeting at Hospital Bertha Calderón
10:30am Leave for Los Quinchos in San Marcos (Continue Embassy Prep on Bus)
12:00pm Arrive in San Marcos and eat lunch at Los Quinchos restaurant/café
1:00pm Spend the afternoon in Los Quinchos, learning about the work they do to rehabilitate street children, visiting the boys’ farm and the girls’ home
6:00pm Dinner at Los Quinchos
7:00pm Return to CEPAD
Thursday, January 20
7:00am Breakfast
7:45am Check-In/Reflection
9:30am Meeting at U.S. Embassy
11:00am Leave for the Laguna de Apoyo (or the beach at Pochomil)
12:30pm Lunch at Laguna (or Pochomil)
1:30pm Action Planning Part I
3:00pm Free Time!
5:00pm Action Planning Part II
6:30pm Dinner
8:00pm Return to CEPAD/Closing Ceremony
Say Goodbye to IT! Have Bags Packed and Ready for the Airport in the morning!
We will update you with any new information received from the Nicaragua team. Please contact me at smithalm@lafayette.edu if you are interested in receiving e-mail updates.
Regards,
Alyssa Smith, ASB President