Most recent Trip:
Winds of Change:
Mayan Adventure
November 4 - 11th, 2018
# Volunteers: 15
Ages 13 - 72
Location of Project: TEABO, Yucatan, Mexico
In light of continued challenges in Nicaragua we shifted our focus of our last Winds of Change service trip to the Yucatan area of Mexico. The NGO partner we work with in Nicaragua, Seeds of Learning (SOL), identified a project well suited to our trip - the refurbishment and repair of a small school in the Mayan community of Chiken that was in need of assistance. We will also enjoyed time in Merida, the capital of the region, and immersing ourselves in Mayan culture.
For information on our next trip, click here
Fundraising:
Our current fundraising project is Completing a School & Library in Nicaragua
A school and a library in Nicaragua need your help...
Political unrest in Nicaragua has caused many charities and other Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to stop hosting service trips to the country. Revenue from these trips is the main source of funding for many small-scale development projects in Nicaragua so the cancellation of trips puts many projects in difficult financial position. This means that badly needed schools and library facilities are left unfinished leaving kids in crowded, often leaky classrooms. Not only do these projects provide badly needed infrastructure they bring communities together in a constructive and meaningful way - at a time when communities are suffering tension and hardship from the ongoing unrest.
Our goal is to raise $11,810. We’re more than half way there. Click here to donate.
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/completing-a-school-library-in-nicaragua/
http://www.seedsoflearning.org/programs/community-buildings-projects/?subfield=Mesas%20de%20Acicaya
Thank you for your continued interest in Winds of Change. Let me know if you are interested in joining our next trip in April!
Rob
rob@emberadvisory.com
647 972 2641
This short video below was done by Andrew Scott as part after his second trip to Nicaragua.
This documentary film "The Best of What We Are" was written and directed by Erin Paul. It provides a good overview of the roots of Winds of Change.
Click here to donate to our current fundraising project.
Winds of Change 2017 Fundraising:
$19,145 for School Repairs
GREAT NEWS! WE PASSED OUR ORIGINAL GOAL OF RAISING $18,500 FOR THE SCHOOL REPAIRS IN VILLA JAPON. THANK YOU! WE KNOW THERE ARE MANY OTHER WORTHY PROJECTS THAT DEARLY REQUIRE FUNDING. OUR COMMITMENT TO DONORS IS THAT WHEN WE ARE IN NICARAGUA LATER THIS MONTH WE WILL IDENTIFY ANOTHER WORTHY PROJECT IN NEED OF FUNDS. SO, KEEP DONATIONS COMING AND WE WILL MAKE SURE IT GOES TO GIVE A HAND UP, NOT A HAND OUT, TO SOME VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE IN NEED.
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/winds-of-change-2017-fundraising-school-repairs-in/
