Service trips
are comprised of groups from churches, universities, high schools, and
other organizations. Compas also
offers personalized trips to groups and individuals. If
you are interested in participating in a service trip, please contact
Compas at michael@compas1.org.
The main goal of our service trips is to build
friendships and promote cultural exchange while working together with
our Nicaraguan friends to help improve the lives of impoverished people.
Trip participants live with host families, work on community projects,
participate in a variety of activities, and enjoy the natural beauty of
Nicaragua. Groups live with host families and work side by side
Nicaraguans on community projects. Service work includes projects such
as, chicken coops, backyard gardens, and bio-gas systems. Enrichment
activities include English and Spanish classes, arts and crafts with
children, soy food preparation, and reproductive health and violence
workshops. Participants also meet with schools, health centers, and
organizations and take trips to volcanoes, lakes, and the Pacific Ocean.
Since the early 1990’s, more than 400
people have traveled to La Primavera as part of service trips organized
by Compas. Service trips play an important role in educating students
and professionals, and provide a two-way exchange of skills, knowledge,
and experience. Trip participants are offered a unique and powerful
opportunity to experience life the way the extremely poor experience it.
Often times, participants’ experiences are life changing.
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