July 26, 2008
January 5-15, 2009, Managua & Sabana Grande, Nicaragua
Come to the hills of northwestern Nicaragua to help build a dream. In the community of Sabana Grande, Totogalpa you can witness a wave of environmental change and perhaps see a transformation in yourself. This 11 day course allows you to be immersed in the daily life of rural Nicaraguans by living in homestays and working alongside locals in their vision to create a solar culture in their community.
This is a chance to engage your head, heart, and hands in the real work of the world. Discuss the theory behind both solar energy and the challenges of sustainable development with your instructors and other course participants over lunch. Spend your days learning from local community members how to construct solar cookers or install photovoltaic systems. Laugh along with your homestay family as you try to recall your High School Spanish or balance water on your head.
Course sponsored by Grupo Fenix, a Salud del Sol partner. Cost is $995. For more information about this workshop, email “info@grupofenix.org”. Or, if you speak Spanish, call Grupo Fenix in Nicaragua at (505) 278-3133. See link below for course brochure and information on travel, housing and local conditions.
