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I’ll be off on a community development project in Nicaragua for 10 weeks 2 July- 9 Sept 2013.

I will be volunteering as part of the International Citizen Service (ICS) programme, funded by the Department for International Development (DFIF) and run by some of the most respected names in international volunteering. ICS is the UK’s foremost global volunteering programme for young people, working overseas and making direct impact on poorer countries. I will be doing my ICS is a development programme which brings together young people aged 18-25 to fight poverty and make a difference where it is needed the most. I will be working alongside 6 volunteers from all over Nicaragua and 6 Brits supported by 2 team leaders, on a project that will be helping to tackle issues in order to accelerate the delivery of the Millennium Development Goals with regards to education, health, livelihoods, strengthening civil society and protecting the environment. ICS works with communities that have specifically requested their help. I will be conducting surveys, writing and reading reports, charting information and running workshops as well as construction with the locals to see what really benefits tem

 

I will be living in the heart of the community as a group, I will have the opportunity to form deep friendships, exchange cultures, discuss development issues and develop key skills such as team-working, leadership, communication and problem solving. I am looking forward to giving back to the community and learning about other cultures through international development, above all through sustainable development and working side by side with the locals.  I am very excited to learn from the locals themselves in the community about their struggle, beliefs and needs. I want to dedicate myself to those marginalised and almost isolated communities in Nicaragua who have suffered turmoil due to political, social, economic and natural disasters, such as the earthquake of 1972.

 

MY GOAL IS TO RAISE £800 before I leave in order to support the amazing work which Raleigh International is involved with.

Fundraising deadline: 2 JUNE 2013

Projects include:

 Community Natural Resource Management Programme 
• Working in partnership with co-operatives and grass roots NGOs
• Tackling deforestation through education and campaigning
• Providing sustainable alternatives to cooking on open wood fires
• Partnering with local youth groups to work on reforestation projects
• Organising community waste management solutions

 Sustainable Livelihoods Programme 
• Forming and supporting women's groups
• Helping to introduce and encourage additional sources of income, such as the making of jams and fruit conserves
• Introducing new coffee-drying techniques to produce higher quality product
• Researching and recording the unpaid labour of women in coffee production

 Community Health programme 
• Forming and supporting water committees
• Organising and running community action days
• Researching and surveying the community
• Building gravity-feed water systems and eco-latrines

 

All of the projects are designed to ensure that one can make a valuable contribution to the community one is working with. I'll be involved in lots of practical activities and I'll receive training to ensure that I have a good understanding of how to deliver sustainable solutions to international development issues.

Your donation would not only greatly support Raleigh International, but I would be extremely grateful and excited to gain practical experience in a sector for which I am truly passionate, international development and giving back to the community.

Thank you very much!

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