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kaykayrunner
Review for El Porvenir, Broomfield, CO, USA
Tell your story here and help others understand this charity. I helped construct the interior walls and top of a large tank for runoff waterl, dug by hand in hard packed clay, by two women in Boaca Viejo, Nicaragua. I helped their community build a lavandero, where they will be able to use clean well water for bathing and doing laundry. I learned new skills such as mixing concrete, cutting rebar, pouring concrete and applying mortar. I was able to work hard, side by side with the families who will be using the lavandero and feel that this experience gave me far more than I was able to give.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
This has been one of the most heartwarming experiences of my life. I was able to do meaningful work for appreciative, hard working people, learn new skills and forge friendships that will last forever.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Start the work sooner after arrival in Nicaragua.
What one change could this group make that would improve your volunteer experience?
I would have liked to start the work sooner on arrival in Nicaragua.
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
I learned many new skills and made many new friends, both in the rural community, in my group and with El Porvenir staff members.
How did this volunteer experience make you feel?
Fabulously lucky.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
