I'm going on a great adventure this morning from which I hope to share detailed stories of my journey down the Coco River! My beautiful friend Bethany, who has been living and working/volunteering in Nicaragua for the past two years, wrote a little something about our trip...
"In six days we will travel some 400km down the largest river in Central America in a dugout canoe with a group of 15
Nicaraguan and North Americans who work for organizations connected with Acción
Médica Cristiana (AMC). AMC is the NGO I
write about often and that World Renew partners with here in Nicaragua . The trip, of course, is not just to see the
beautiful river and surrounding rainforest, though! Along the way, we will stay the night in four
of the agricultural training centers that are part of AMC’s sustainable
agriculture project on the East Coast.
These are the model farms where farmers come to learn new techniques
like soil conservation, planting new crop varieties, seed storage, and caring
for livestock. We will hike to
many of the farmers’ land parcels deep in the forest, hear feedback from
the agricultural trainers at each center, and hold meetings to discuss
program evaluation. I am looking forward to the adventure and having
two good friends (other volunteers here) join our troupe this year. :)"
Thanks for the AMC shoutout, Bethany!
I can't wait to learn more about this part of Nicaragua!
You can check out Bethany's blog here.
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