MANAGUA, NICARAGUA SERVE

Groups only site

Dates: August 20 - 27, 2009 (Thursday - Thursday)
Cost: $1045 USD / $1, 095 CAD
This is a NON-SMOKING site.
Special Note: Participants must be at least 16 years old. Spanish language skills are helpful, but not required.

This is a groups only site, which means an individual cannot sign up for this site. A group is considered a minimum of one adult and two youths.

General Description: Join Youth Unlimited in partnering with World Wide Christian Schools to work with developing Christian Schools in Nicaragua that need assistance to provide adequate facilities to educate children. Most schools are K-6 grade and the parents pay about $6 USD per month in tuition for their child. World Wide Christian Schools has been helping schools since 1999 in Nicaragua.  

Facilities: Nehemiah Center in Managua, Nicaragua

Work Sites: You will be working at local Christian Schools doing a variety of tasks, possibly painting, pouring concrete, light construction, remodeling, etc.

Day Away: So many choices… visit a volcano, open air markets, possibly a boat ride on Nicaragua

Transportation: Registration fees do NOT include airfare to and from Nicaragua. As an all-inclusive site, transportation will be provided for you once you arrive at the site. You are responsible for arranging your own travel to the central point of departure (It will likely be Miami, Florida, but may vary, depending on where the majority of participants are traveling from). YU will arrange for flights from the central point of departure to Managua for you and the other participants, but again the price of airfare is in addition to the registration fee. The airfare typically ranges from $750-$1,000 USD depending on availability of steeply discounted seats.

Please DO NOT book airfare to the central point of departure until you have received written confirmation from Youth Unlimited that you have been placed at this site.

Other Info: Other expenses that are not covered by YU in the registration fee include your passport application ($85 USD), inoculations/vaccinations ($100-$200 USD estimated for recommended inoculations at county or provincial health department), souvenirs (estimate $50-100 USD).

Important Web Links:
U.S. Consular Information Sheet:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_985.html

Canadian Consular Information:
http://www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/report-en.asp?country=216000

Center for Disease Control -- for recommendations about vaccinations and other preventative health measures:
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationNicaragua.aspx

Speaker: Not applicable – The Team will be exposed to a variety of ministries and leaders at the Nehemiah Center.
Music: Not applicable – The Team will have a praise and worship opportunity each day – self led. 
Website: www.wwcs.org 

Facebook Group: Not available 

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