Building New Hope

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“Education - building new hope runs innovative educational programs in granada, nicaragua, and also provides high school and university enrollment support to the children of the coffee cooperative, el porvenir. Quinta los chavalos (the kids place) quinta is a supplemental school for about 100 children living in one of the poorest neighborhoods in granada. Here these elementary through middle school students are tutored in their school subjects to supplement the half-day program in the public schools, and prepare them for future education in high school and universities. Computer access, physical activities, arts, and music are offered as well. Quinta students consistently performed at the top of their public school classes. Parental involvement is an important ingredient in the success of the program. Escuelita yo puedo (the little i can school)escuelita is a supplemental school serving several granada neighborhoods where about 72 children discover an opportunity that may have eluded their parents: to learn to read, do math, play games, sing, and to be a child. Middle school students also receive english classes, which has become increasingly important in nicaraguan public schools. School programming also incorporates activities to enrich the curriculum, including arts workshops, poetry workshops, field trips and cultural activities and performances. High school scolarship programit became clear in 2009 that the graduates of our two elementary schools were struggling after graduation because of poor quality high school education. So a high school scholarship program was begun, enabling needy students to attend a quality high school. Recipients are required to maintain good grades, and to give back in some way, often through tutoring younger students or participating in clean up and improvement projects. Additional support is provided in the form of school supplies and tutoring sessions when needed. During 2018 seventeen students were supported. Developmentthe coffee project - in 2002, when a precipitous drop in the world price of coffee brought devastation and starvation deaths to regions in nicaragua, building new hope formed a relationship with the 46 families of the worker-owned cooperative of el porvenir to assist them in marketing their product and to avoid foreclosure and loss of land. By working with many volunteers, bnh has been able to pay them more than the fair trade price for their product and also provide additional assistance, enabling them to secure their land and expand their school. During 2018, additional funds were also provided for the cooperative to repair their water tanks, which are essential to the communitys collection of drinking water and to irrigation of crops, thus critical to their livelihood . Building new hope also provides an education fund for the community, which the members of the cooperative direct. These funds are used to provide access to high school education, which otherwise would not be available, and to support college education for youth from the community who are selected by the cooperative.canasta basica - 2018 was a year of political unrest in nicaragua. We were proud to provide some stability to our teachers and students throughout the year. Additionally, 60 families associated with both schools received a canasta basica for the holidays - a basket full of basic food and household supplies - approximately one months worth. Healthhealth work in 2018 primarily related to our sponsored project, the casa lupita veterinary clinic.a large and sick population of street animals is a serious public health problem, as are work animals that are not in good health. The casa lupita clinic was founded to provide affordable spay/neuter services, and treatment of animals held as pets and work animals. During 2018 it served more than 2,382 dogs and cats, locally and another1,256 spay/neuter surgeries in surrounding communities buiding new hope also supports other projects in nicaragua consistant w”