Nicaraguan Trails - Pack for a Purpose

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Costa Rican Trails, as the parent company of Nicaraguan Trails, offers you the option to buy the supplies you wish to donate in some markets in Nicaragua. If you are interested, please contact your Sales Consultant or write us at reservations@costaricantrails.com

Visiting orphanages

Supporting 2 projects below

Project Description

The Mother Albertina Girls’ Home is located in Granada, Nicaragua, and functions as a refuge for these girls. The home provides them with all the support they need so they can feel like they are part of a loving family.

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Project Needs

General School Supplies:
Book Bags, Chalk, Colored Construction Paper, Colored Pencils, Compasses, Crayons, Dry-Erase Markers, Erasers, Glue Sticks, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, Markers, Pencils, Pencil Cases/Bags, Pens, Protractors, Rulers, and Solar Calculators

Reference Materials:
(English and Spanish) Dictionaries and Age Appropriate Encyclopedias on CD

Flash Cards:
(English and Spanish) Alphabet, Math, and Word

Wall Charts:
(English and Spanish) Human Body, Language, Math, Science, and World Maps

Text/Reading Books:
(English and Spanish) Age Appropriate Story Books, Biology, General Science, Health, Language/Grammar, and Math

Computer Hardware/Software:
Printers

Educational Games/Toys:
Bananagrams, Chess Sets, Connect Four, Puzzles, Scrabble, and Stuffed Animals/Soft Toys

Art Supplies:
Craft Scissors and Watercolor Brushes and Paints

Music Instruments:
Castanets, Cymbals, Guiros, Harmonicas/Kazoos, Maracas, Recorders, Tambourines, Triangles, and Xylophones

Sports/Outdoor Activity:
Frisbees, Inflation Pumps, Jump Ropes, Netball/Basketballs, Soccer Balls, Team Uniforms/Kits for Soccer, and Tennis Balls

First Aid/Health:
Antibiotic Ointment, Band-Aids, and Plastic Gloves

Clothing/Shoes:
New Bras, New or Gently Used Children’s Clothing and Shoes, and New Underwear

Linens:
Bath Towels, Bed Linens, Light Blankets, Linen Sets, Mosquito Nets, and Pillows

Kitchen:
Bowls, Pans, Plastic Serving Bowls, Plastic Serving Cups, Plastic Serving Plates, Pots, Serving Spoons, and Spatulas

Health/Personal Grooming:
Combs, Deodorant, Hair Brushes, Hair Pins and Elastic Hair Bands, Hand Cream, Multivitamin Tablets, Sanitary Napkins, Shampoos, Tampons, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, and Washing Powder

Project Description

La Escuela AMAN is a school for disabled adults in the region of Granada, Nicaragua. The school as created with the aim to provide to the students education, practical skills and positive nurturing environment to support their development.The students made their own arts and crafts to sell it in a store in other to created incomes for themselves. Food service program was also produced in AMAN’s School to give the students at least one healthy meal a day (this service also created revenue by selling lunch to community members).