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How Nicaragua’s Parents Built a Brighter Future

Photos from Prospect Arts resource gathering trip to Nicaragua in spring 2018. Day 4. Access all of the resources in this collection at https://foodforthehungry.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000XaCLtP1nSAo/G0000xm3XRKBrd6Q/Katie-Rae-Bode-Nicaragua-2018.

In a small community in Nicaragua, teachers and parents faced a challenge: providing the children with accessible and quality education. The local school was nearly two miles away — an exhausting journey for the children, who often walked in scorching temperatures both ways and without adult supervision. However, the parents knew that education was the key […]

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