La Loma Jungle Lodge and Chocolate Farm

Visiting orphanages

Pack for a Purpose does not condone visiting orphanages, as this can often lead to negative impacts on children. The accommodation or tour company working with the orphanage will deliver the supplies in a coordinated and respectful way so that the children can benefit from them. Your generosity is not diminished because you do not interact with the children.

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Project Description

The bay of Bahia Honda on Isla Bastimentos is home to approximately 25 indigenous Ngabe families. There are approximately 40 students as the school with ages ranging from 3 to 13 years old. At the heart of the community is an elementary school, with which La Loma Jungle Lodge has been working for the past ten years.

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Project Needs

General School Supplies:
Book Bags, Chalk, College-ruled Paper, Colored Construction Paper, Colored Pencils, Dry-Erase Markers, Erasers, Glue Sticks, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, *Lined Exercise Books, Markers, Pencils, Pencil Cases/Bags, Pens, Rulers, Solar Lantern Lights, and Roll Out Solar Panels (for charging cell phones)

Art Supplies:
Acrylic Paints, Acrylic Paint Brushes, Beads for Bead Work, Buttons, Craft Glue, Craft Scissors, Earring Hooks, Fashion Magazines, Gage Wire, Glitter Glue Guns, Old Magazines, Sewing Needles, Thread, and Wire Cutters

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

Wall Charts:
(Spanish) Human Body, World Maps, Panama Country Map, Math, and Science

Flash Cards:
(Spanish) Math, and Word

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

Computer Hardware/Software:
Tablets, Solar-Powered Working Laptops, and Working Laptops

Educational Games/Toys:
Bananagrams, Connect Four, Puzzles, Scrabble, Stuffed Animals/Soft Toys, Legos, Playing Cards, and Dominos

Music Instruments:
Castanets, Guiros, Maracas, Tambourines, Triangles, and Xylophones

Clothing/Shoes:
New or Gently Used Children’s Clothing, New or Gently Used Children’s Shoes, Children’s Swim Suits, *Children’s Rain Jackets and Ponchos, and *Children’s Life Vests

First Aid/Health:
Antibiotic Ointment, Band-Aids, Children’s Tylenol and Ibuprofen, and Alcohol Wound Cleaning Wipes

Sports/Outdoor Activity:
Frisbees, Soccer Balls, Team Uniforms/Kits for Soccer, Tennis Balls, Floaties and Other Flotation Devices, *Baseballs, *Baseball Bats, *Baseball Gloves, *Baseball Uniforms, and Beach Balls and Beach Toys

Kitchen:
Bowls, Serving Spoons, Spoons, Water Bottles, Durable Plastic Cups, and Baby Bottles

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