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First few days in Nicaragua

Sunday, January 12th, 2014 7:00pm-ish León, Nicaragua Sitting in a corner Italian restaurant, one of the few places open in León on a Sunday night, a number of thoughts pop up as I observe the people around me. To my direct right is what looks like a married...

13 January

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Dance Party Nicaragua

So, this wasn’t the blog I was planning to write. I intended to focus on the fantastic group of travelers with us from Florida, Boston, Los Angeles, Kansas and Chicago…to tell you how they are doing a great job with educational activities, games and crafts...

10 October

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A Glimpse of Day 1 in Nicaragua

The first day of our October Partnership Trip to Nicaragua was packed full of fun.Check out a few of the photos below. A get-to-know you game with our new friends.Scott and Jennifer giggling as they draw their favorite things.Completed projects - we have some great artists...

09 October

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Lunch with Las Tías and Excel

Yesterday I spent the afternoon discussing the merits of an excel spreadsheet developed by the CDC to assist school nurses in the US to track the obesity rates of their students. But, given that I am in Nicaragua, where our partner organization, Las Tías, Serves...

05 October

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Adventures in Translation

It started on the plane from Atlanta to Managua. When you’re traveling to a country that speaks a language other than English, you first pass through a land of double takes, where everything is announced or written first in one language, then they Translate Video into...

04 October

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Stay Tuned: Trip Two to Nicaragua!

With only a few days until the first of our travelers departs to Nicaragua for our second Partnership Trip to Las Tias, we are kicking into high gear in the Spark office making final preparations!This November we are celebrating one year of partnership with Las...

02 October

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Nicaragua Travelogue: Reflections

Carol, a Partnership Trip participant from Spark's inaugural trip to Nicaragua recently shared some memories and photos from her experience. Check our her travelogue here & then think about joining us in Nicaragua yourself! I had the incredible honor of being one of the travelers on...

19 August

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Spark’s Busy Summer Vacation

What have you been up to on your summer vacation? Here at Spark Ventures we have been busy! With business development projects in Zambia and Nicaragua, exciting progress is being made towards providing sustainable revenue streams for both our partner organizations.At various points throughout...

07 August

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