My Nonprofit Reviews

El Porvenir is an outstanding NGO working in Rural Nicaragua. I have had the pleasure volunteering with them since 2003, always returning because it's such an enriching experience. Working closely with communitites, side by side to build latrines, lavenderos, efficient wood stoves, refurbishing wells, working on watershed restoration, building community gardens. it is always a true partnership. Often times we have done projects at schools, handwashing stations and latrines. The children are so joyful and eager to share their smiles and elbow grease! El Porvenir is unique in it's practices- letting communities reach out to them with their specific water and sanitation needs, hiring local foremen for projects, empowering communities to work together to better their communities. Education is also a big piece of their operations and they employ local sanitation educators, foresters, project managers in all of the communities they work in. These folks are so knowledgeable and work so well with all of the community members and volunteers. I absolutely feel thankful and privledged for my experiences with them.

El Porvenir is everything good about NGO's. They support the most basic human need~ clean water: as well as sanitation, health education, and habitat restoration. I have volunteered with El Porvenir almost a dozen times in rural Nicaragua. Communities reach out to El Porvenir with community needs rather then El Porvenir telling communities what they need. Communities are connected to projects and completely involved with the planning and implementation of the projects. El Porvenir staff are almost all Nicaraguan. Community trades people are hired with a fair wage as foremen and project leaders. We work closely with women in the community and always spend a lot of time with the local children. I am so passionate about this organization that this is where I spend many of my precious vacation time and resources. Because of El Porvenir Nicaragua is always in my heart.