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Thank you for to be good people, recive our greeting, good luck with you, God bless you.īefore and after the installation, we spent a few days traveling and visiting some 'off the beaten path' destinations. When we returned to the U.S., we received this email:ĭear friends I am the teacher from santa Maria Zapatera, in this moment I am in the school, we have internet is increible but true,

The first light switch was thrown, they plugged in the music and the celebration began! Both the children and adults were amazingly kind and joyful and lavished us with gratitude, camaraderie, and entertainment - and dancing! After wrapping up each day in the late afternoon, we swam, lounged around the lodge, and visited some nearby households.Īfter completing the work & inaugurating the local committee responsible for maintaining the system, the entire community showed up for a ribbon cutting ceremony. Everyone was able to participate to the degree that they wished, and there were many opportunities to interact with the community members, and to learn about solar systems.

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During the day we worked to install the system with the PT2P team and some locals. It was extremely charming and comfortable, while still being appropriately rustic. We stayed nearby in a beautiful lakefront 'eco-lodge'. The community was extremely warm and gracious - and very grateful for the solar system, which was going to allow them to use computers in the classrooms, and have lights so that they could hold evening classes for adults. The island is off-grid, and when we arrived, by 'launcha', the school's teacher and students were waiting on the beach to welcome us with a homemade banner and song. The entire experience was wonderful and very rewarding. I went with Power to the People to help instal a solar system on a rural school on Isla Zapatera in Lake Nicaragua. The entire experience was wonderful and very. This will not be my last trip with Power to the People!! Wonderful, rewarding, FUN experience overall. It was neat to learn how the project has affected them, and how future collaborations were being developed. The Traveling before and after the installation was likewise well led and we were treated to experiences that it takes a local to discover - including a hike to one of the site of one of the first Power to the People installations on a school on Ometepe, and the chance to join a meeting with the local stakeholders.

It was a bonding experience with both the community members, and amongst our group or 'Voluntourists'. In this day and age it's easy to forget the many different realities within which other people on this planet live - and it feels great to have contributed towards a worthy project, as opposed to simply 'passing through'. It was wonderful to collaborate on the project together with them, to share stories and perspectives, and to celebrate with them. It's truly a unique experience to get 'off the beaten path' and to be able to interact with the local people in the context within which we did.

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The geography was beautiful, the local community kind and inviting and fun! And the solar installation was a full success. Some great pictures can be seen through the Power to the People website, or via this link: !i=2425870997&k=Bf4Wbzb

Afterwards we had an excellent time on Ometepe Island. We first met in Managua, then had a day in Grenada, and then traveled by mini-busy, four wheel drive, and then finally by foot and by hoof the last stretch through the hills to the community. I recently returned from my second trip with Power to the People this time to an off-grid community, Potrero Platanal, in the Boaca Department of Nicaragua.

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