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Make a difference in children’s lives by helping build a library in a rural ex-refugee community, Huisisilapa, El Salvador
http://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/ex-refugee-community-in-el-salvador-needs-a-library/280459
Imagine a world without books and a life without reading. Libraries give us the opportunity to experience literacy and the love of learning. Huisisilapa, a rural, underserved community in El Salvador, wishes to advance its educational goals by facilitating access to books and the Internet. To achieve this goal, village members want to build a library for their school and community. We are...
Camp Salvador: Travel, play and work with a purpose
High School freshmen, sophomores & juniors
are welcome to apply as counselors!
Camp Salvador is an opportunity for high school students to travel, play and work with a purpose. All of the young people who participate from the U.S. and El Salvador say that Camp Salvador is a life changing, memorable, and positive experience!
We accept up to 10 students and applications are due on Halloween, October 31st.
The chosen counselors will have trainings once a month on Sunday afternoons to...
Support Hermanas Spokane by shopping at AmazonSmile. smile.amazon.com
Do you shop regularly on Amazon or even sometimes? Whenever you do first log in to the link http://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-2400483 before making your purchases. Once you finish your transaction a 0.5% donation of your purchase price excluding extras such as tax and shipping will be donated to the library project in Huisisilapa. What an easy way to contribute!
Please save this link as a bookmark and always use. If you forget and log into just Amazon, you will not be able to donate. Once you...
Letter from Mercedes
Mercedes was from the first high school graduating class in Huisisilapa. In this picture, Mercedes is watering one of the trees given to the community in honor of the first graduates by friends in Spokane. The community planted the two trees at the plaza which has been the only source of shade for several years.
Mercedes was one of the first students to receive a scholarship by people in Spokane to attend the university. She had her education interrupted several times but she was so...
Camp Salvador information meeting
The second Fall information meeting for Camp Salvador 2013 is tomorrow, Wednesday October 17th at the Spokane downtown public library, at 6:15pm. Look for us in one of the rooms on the bottom floor. Applications are due on Halloween. It'd be great if students and parents could come to see the presentation, which includes inspiring testimonials from other area high school students that have been to the community of Huisisilapa, El Salvador and made lasting friendships. Hope to get a great...
Valentine Update from Maira
The following news was written by Maira, one of the college students from Huisisilapa who is beginning her 4th year at the National University in El Salvador.
Hola Felicia feliz día de San Valentín, espero que hayas disfrutado de estas celebración con tu novio y todos tus amigos y amigas.
Hello Phyllis and Happy Valentine's Day. I hope that you enjoyed the day and celebrated with your boyfriend and all of your friends.
Ayer celebramos el día del amor y la amistad en nuestra...
Flooding in El Salvador that has affected Huisisilapa
Below is a new email from Maira telling us about the flooding in El Salvador. Peace. Phyllis
Hola amigas.
Quiero informarles que desde el miércoles de la semana pasa a nivel nacional se suspendieron las clases debido a la tormenta tropical que entro en el territorio salvadoreño, el viernes el presidente de la República declaró que todo el país esta en Emergencia debido a la cantidad de lluvia que ha caido en el pais, los suelos estan saturados de agua y muchos familias de...
Letter from Maira
Below is a letter from Maira, one of the Huisi college students studying economics. Be sure to subscribe to this website to receive correspondence from Huisi.
Querida Felicia
Hace tres semana inicié las clases en la universidad, mis nuevas materias son muy interesantes; mis profesores son personas con mucha experiencia. En estos seis meses tengo que leer los tres tomos del Capital de Karl Marx, en mi materia de Economía Política, esta es una de mis clases favoritas, donde estudiamos...
Letter from Mercedes
The school year in El Salvador is from January or February through October or November depending upon program of study, a particular school, and the level of study, elementary through college. This means that semester break for college students is in July. Mercedes wrote the following letter July 5th.
Note that she references the streets of Huisisilapa. The municipality of San Pablo Tacachico (Tacachico) has promised the paving of some of the roads in the village. The project began close...