Overview
In addition to the central components of all CPS Summer Fellowships, the experience in Nicaragua will focus on the intersection of food (sustainable farms), education, and art. Fellows will stay in homestays, coordinated by our hosts, which is paid for by the Fellowship.
The experience is fully-funded by a generous gift from Jim Heston '70. Nicaraguan Fellows receive a stipend of $3500.
Community Partner in Nicaragua
Fellows work with programs and organizations who have long connections to Gettysburg College's Center for Public Service. Together, we support sustainable development projects in Nicaragua and promote friendship, education, and cultural exchange between our two countries.
This summer, there is flexibility for Fellows to identify interests they want to work on related to education, art, and food/gardens, and we will partner with organizations on a meaningful placement. We are very interested in working with the following partner who could accommodate two summer Fellows:
Frutesol is a demonstration farm led by entrepreneurial women that offers workshops ranging from beekeeping to soap making to using solar energy for cooking and drying fruit. Fellows at Frutesol would learn these skills, assist with workshops, help with all farm tasks, and choose a project of personal interest to implement.
Orientation
During the first week of orientation, Fellows are provided an introduction Nicaragua, the education system, and working with counterparts. Additionally, Fellows are provided an orientation to their specific project. As part of the cross-cultural experience, Fellows live with Spanish-speaking host families. Fellows who do not have fluency in Spanish have the ability to spend a week at a Spanish language school as part of their orientation.
