Get Out the Word about Reforestation Brigade!
 
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 23:28:37 -0500 (CDT)


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Nicaragua Network
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Please Post Widely!
Reforestation Brigade Sponsored by the Nicaragua Network June 15-29, 2008

Help us get the word out about this special opportunity
to learn and serve in Nicaragua!  Forward to others
who may be interested!

Cost: $850 for everything except airfare to
Nicaragua

Application Deadline is May 1, 2008!

Plant trees in post-Felix Nicaragua to help prevent
further natural disasters!

Learn about the work being done to solve Nicaragua's
environmental problems!

Visit scenic areas in Estelm and Madriz!

Meet with environmentalists and governmental
officials in Managua!

Click
here to download a PDF flyer about the brigade!
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Nicaragua was devastated by the winds and water of
Hurricane Felix and the floods caused by two tropical
depressions in 2007.  The damage was aggravated
by existing environmental damage to forests and
watersheds.

The Nicaragua Network invites you to join a team of
volunteers that will be traveling to Nicaragua June 15-
29, 2008, to assist with a water restoration and
reforestation project supported by the Nicaragua
Network called "Let the Rivers Run" of FEDICAMP
(Federation for the Integral Development of Peasant
Farmers).

Members of the brigade will spend ten days assisting
local small farmers and cooperative members with
the planting of mango, avocado, citrus, and other trees
along streams or with other aspects of the campaign.
The trees will serve to prevent erosion and also
provide food and income for the local people. As a rest
from planting trees, excursions are planned to scenic
areas (canyon and waterfalls) in the Estelm/Somoto
area.

Before leaving the country, the volunteers will travel to
Nicaragua's capital, Managua, to meet with
environmental groups and other organizations
supporting sustainable peasant agriculture.  The
group will also meet with officials of the Sandinista
government to hear about policies the government
has put in place to address problems of poverty and
environmental degradation.

Cost:  $850 (This includes all ground
transportation, three simple meals a day, basic
lodging, translation, orientation materials, work
materials and a contribution to our Nicaraguan partner
organization.  It does not include airfare to Nicaragua.)

Click here for an application for the
reforestation brigade.
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001IR1W5s4IHCfgfkZEIvX9bAAYzw1izWb8cuvlEuGByryCsHQTO
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62Em90iWiBw==)Fill it out and return it with
your deposit check for $200 to Kathy Hoyt, Nicaragua
Network West Coast Office, 1112 Seacoast Dr. Apt. 6,
Imperial Beach, CA 91932. Deadline for applications
is May 1, 2008..

Visit our
web page
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001IR1W5s4IHCfJBRVuS9--ZtT-tNUI_eICYJ6C-EjiWJSfmzWoo
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5f)to learn more about the "Let the Rivers
Run" Campaign and how you can support it!

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