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Vocational school for street children of Jalapa, Nicaragua
Vocational school for the street children of Jalapa
This year AACC in conjunction with PIEAT is constructing a vocational school for the street children of Jalapa. AACC has a representative living in Jalapa through June, 2010 who is coordinating its construction and development.
2010 Delegations
2010 AACC Delegations:
This year to date we have had three delegations work in Nicaragua, in Jalapa and La Chureca, Naropa University College Poverty Matters Class (March), Watershed High School (May), and a June delegation that worked on Teacher Professional Development where 22 teachers completed a child development course and received certificates from the Colorado Department of Education as well as credit from the Ministry of Education, Nicaragua.
Local Representative
Johanna Reimer
Thank you Johannah for your 6-month internship and the abundance of contribution and friendship to those working with AACC and PIEAT. The school is almost complete – life long relationships established – and some wonderful art and English classes throughout the valley. Thank you for your words and photos to share with all our supporters.
Programa Integral Educando con Amor y Tenure (PIEAT)
Introduction
PIEAT is a program based on grassroots relationship and democracy building through early childhood care and education initiatives. It uses a home visitation program that is a fundamental and unique opportunity to develop relationships with members of the community. In order to give ample opportunity for the development of these relationships each family is visited a minimum of 8 times. The emphasis on early childhood care breaks through the challenges of political and economic inequalities that are frequently present. Health and nutrition outreach, discussions on the importance of edcuation for their quality of life and in breaking the cycle of poverty, in addition to weekly story hours and play groups for children are some of the unique opportunities that PIEAT provides the local villages and barrios of Jalapa.
La Chureca
La Chureca is the largest landfill in Managua. It is home to more than 1,500 people, some of whom have been living there since the late 1960's. For the residents, unemployment is about 100%, drug use is extremely high (glue huffing being the most popular) and prostitution starts with children as young as 9 years old. People work gathering recyclables from the garbage dumped in the landfill for 12+ hours per day, on a good day, earning the equivalent of $1 or $2 US dollars.
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