While in Walakitang, we inaugurate the new five-classroom secondary school, in which we held the dental clinic. Prior to secondary school construction here, children had to travel outside the…
From my perch on the narrow edge of a long-river boat traveling down the Rio Coco, en route to the subsistence farming village of Walakitang (the second stop for…
“Have you met my friend?” This was the laboured and sleep-deprived response I received from Krystle when I, having abandoned my hammock sometime in the fives (which was an…
Although having to initiate Plan B the day before put us slightly behind schedule with respect to our first dental clinic day, the dentists and assistants among our volunteer…
We reached San Andres the following morning and were greeted by our team members who now looked disturbingly like beachcombers having arrived soaking wet the night before and having…
Plan A was to to travel by boat (three boats actually) into the Bosawas and all the way to our base community of San Andres (where Change for Children…
As we drive toward Leon, Pedro, a water systems engineer who works for the local organization with which Change for Children partners, explains some of the challenges of delivering…
After an early morning flight (during which sleep gave way to learning the finer points of Belize rum from a retired couple in the export business), a seven hour…
The what: The plan is to visit Miskito and Mayangna indigenous communities located along the river that cuts through the jungles of Bosawas on the border between Nicaragua and…
