If you’ve traveled internationally, you probably know that the hardest part is often just getting there. There’s the preparation, the documents, the scramble to learn a few key phrases, then the actual travel. But for eight teachers who journeyed to San José el Paraíso this past March, the toughest part was not getting from Wyoming to the farthest reaches of …
Water Transforms San José El Paraíso (Part I)
El Paraíso sits just up the road from Bocana de Tawa, our 2015 project. Representatives from El Paraíso sought out our delegation in 2015 and have quickly mobilized the community. A year and a half later, El Paraíso has united 31 families and completed the necessary paperwork. El Paraíso will receive the next PSH school. Homes will be equipped with latrines. However, …
Project Schoolhouse Receives Still Water Foundation Grant
We are excited to announce that Project Schoolhouse has received a generous grant from the Still Water Foundation! This grant is designed to help PSH with operating and project management costs, as well as professional development at the leadership level. While it does not directly impact our communities in Nicaragua, the indirect benefit is immense – this investment in the …
Inaugural Cien Amigos Gathering a Big Success
To quote the old Billie Holiday tune, “The difficult I’ll do right now. The impossible will take a little while.” Every day our Nicaraguan communities are doing the difficult and chipping away at the impossible. For our part, with the Cien Amigos Society, we are building a sustaining membership of social investors who share this vision of overcoming the impossible. …
Be the Change: Building Relationships & Changing Lives
“I came back better and with a full heart,” volunteer Itze Pavón explained. After years of volunteering her talents as a graphic designer, she was invited to travel to Nicaragua to see firsthand the impact that Project Schoolhouse is making in rural communities. “It just made sense to go,” she stated. Being an international volunteer is more about what you …
Project Schoolhouse: Building Bridges
For the past decade, Project Schoolhouse has worked building schools and water systems in rural Nicaragua, but when a unique obstacle presents itself, PSH is there to provide support. Children in the community of San Antonio, Nicaragua can see the school from across the Ubu River, but it rises too high for them to cross. As a result of this, …
Adventure & Volunteering
Whether it’s through adventure volunteering or through funding a student to go to school. Your donations are truly changing the lives of people in Nicaragua. Find out more about how you can get involved with Project Schoolhouse and the work we’re doing to better lives in Latin America! Learn more about our opportunities!
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