Masaya

In January, nineteen IT professionals from the District of Columbia area were warmly welcomed by Las Conchitas community in Masaya as they began working together to construct two critically needed classrooms serving the children of six surrounding communities. The volunteers had made a commitment to not only to raise money for the school but also to travel to Nicaragua and physically start building it. Another group will complete it in February. read more

The children of the community of Los Lopez in Masaya are the lucky recipients of not only new school classrooms but a library stocked with brand new books and a kitchen to make them healthy lunches. Thanks to Bridges to Community donors who are committed to education through access to libraries and improved school facilities, the dream of this Nicaraguan community is coming true. read more

The Nicaragua staff are up to date on their first aid preparation. Last week, Luis Acevedo of Puerto Rico, a specialist in risk management and a certified wilderness and remote first aid instructor from Aire Libre conducted 3 days of on-site training in Spanish. Using our newly outfitted first aid kits, the course covered the gamut of emergency response procedures for potential injuries that might occur on a Bridges' trip. To see more photos from the training session, check Bridges to Community's Facebook page.

"When I was little there was no access to health care in my small community of Pilas Orientale. We could only get medical attention if we could find transportation to a larger community. I always wanted to be a doctor in order to provide medical care in my community," states Daysi, a Bridges scholarship recipient. read more

"When I was a boy, Bridges volunteers came to Las Conchitas where I lived. I always wanted to interact with the groups and loved helping out with the projects. In the beginning it was hard to understand how this organization and its volunteers could make much of a difference for us. But now, years later, it is easy to see that Bridges has not only impacted me but all the communities where they work. So many families including mine are so much better off," states Jimmy. read more