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Clothes Donation

Last week, our friends from the Cayman Island Rotary Club made a donation of baby clothes for the community of El Pital. On Thursday, Guaruma passed on their generous gift to the local health clinic. The clothes were much appreciated and will be distributed to new mothers in the community. Thank you [...]

Visitors from the Cayman Islands

Our friends from the Cayman Islands Rotary Club came to visit on Friday. That morning, Fernando, an 11-year-old student of Guaruma, was at our door at 7AM, ready to meet and greet our visitors. He cajoled Chris into letting him ride the bus picking up the Rotarians, so he didn’t have wait until they came [...]

Agricultural Workshop: Part II

Monday, January 18th Guaruma completed the second part of its agricultural workshop with USAID and FHIA.  Whereas he first part of the workshop focused on environmental conservation and the theory behind various techniques, the second part was a chance to practice what we had learned.

The participants laid a grid over the land to properly space [...]

Welcome Erin

Guaruma would like to welcome our new English instructor, Erin Coutts, to the program.  Although originally from Washington D.C., Erin has spent time in Chile, Spain, and Honduras.  From October 2007 to January 2009 she worked for the Organization for Youth Empowerment (OYE) in El Progreso where she managed the scholarship and volunteer program among [...]