They purchased via the Internet some of our hand-made, from recycled paper, crafts and had a benefit sale for us just before Christmas in California.
Recycled Paper Crafts Made In Nicaragua, CA
Katherine Lee, works at the Women's Community Center and wanted to have a benefit sale for us and others. She found out that the WCC couldn't actually do benefit fundraisers. Earlier, she had contacted us, a group of women in Nicaragua (with whom she and her team worked this past summer) about "selling their crafts, and they got really excited and sent about 70 pieces." Unfortunately she had to tell us that the WCC couldn't do this kind of sale. So instead, they just bypassed the bureaucracy and just did the sale as a wonderful group of individual students aided by Nadia Mufti who is in International Relations at Stanford. They did their transactions through PayPal, which issued detailed receipts. The crafts were sent to Stanford in time for the Gifts for Good Sale held on December 2 & 3. ALL the crafts were sold. All the proceeds went directly to the hard working women of Barrio Boris Vega. To see the slide show click here:
It's that special time of the year again when we send each other greetings.
We made these cards today.
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200 year old Ceiba Tree
Hurricane Matthew in September, 2010 was downgraded to a tropical storm that shed six days and nights of continuous rain which swelled the banks of Zapote Creek to nearly overflowing. Two years ago the banks of the creek did overflow and flooded the Women Environmentalists project in Estelí. To prevent this from happening again they had a bulldozer reroute the creek and dig it deeper to allow the water to drain off faster to avoid another flood. Now, two years later, we see the results of this improvement. While the project did not flood, damage was caused downstream because of the increased velocity of the water which cut away the banks and undercut the roots of this wonderfully ancient landmark. Immediately, the Nicaraguan Army rushed into service and cut the large limbs off to make it safer. This tree was considered sacred by the Maya Indians who believed that there were forest spirits residing in this silk-cotton producing tree. Lee en Español
Ceiga Tree Root Ball
This shows part of the root system that was undermined by the strong current of the swollen creek.
We just finished erecting a fence to keep the cows, bulls, chickens and other animals out of our new vegetable garden when Zapote Creek flooded and went above flood level to mercilessly cut away 15 feet of the bank of the creek to threaten all that grows there. We have bought some metal grid work and hope to install it before the creek does more damage.
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