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Organization:   Builders for Children (a project of Feed the Children, Inc.)
Location:               Nicaragua

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The Work:

Construction project in El Crucero, Nicaragua (about an hour outside of Managua). The work includes:

  • Building a home/school for 40 homeless kids off the streets of Managua.
  • Construction teams have built walls, plumbed the buildings, installed septic and fresh water systems, installed inside and outside electrical systems
  • Facility to open in January, 2006
  • The summer we will be building a playground area, running a daily Bible school for the public school next door, and wiring public school to provide lighting

How to engage:
  • This project in El Crucero is an ongoing work and a team will be assembled again next June
  • Trip coordinator
  • Feed The Children has many other projects in many parts of the world, scheduled at various times of the year.
  • These programs designed to provide hands on opportunities for individuals to use their gifts and talents as part of a construction team, teaching teams, medical teams, etc. in short term projects to help meet practical needs of children and their families in developing countries