Superemos and "Christine King" Multi-Service Cooperative

This video records the first concert given by students of the "Sones Segovianos" music school based in the Superemos project centre in Estelí Nicaragua. Project director Hannah Curteis works with colleagues Alfredo Quintero and Alberto Velasquez teaching music theory and practice to around 100 students from the ages of 5 to 16. Students learn to play the recorder, the guitar, piano, marimba, violin and percussion.

The start of 2011 for Superemos was marked by concerted efforts to recover from the flooding of September 2010 so as to return to normal working before the start of the school year here in Nicaragua. Thanks to the kindness of our supporters and the hard work of everyone working on our various community projects we had the site ready in good time to receive students at the start of the 2011 academic calendar.

Jean Kelley, Emily Feinberg and Ryan Lynch, apart from working hard all day giving clinics during their visit to Nicaragua, also spent time one evening to impart a workshop on preventive health with the women of the Estelí Women's School. Here Jean answers a question from one of the women students, many of whom are single mothers working hard to give their family a better life.

Alan Corrales and Eduardo Castillo painted this mural depicting the river beside the Estelí Women's School. They worked on the mural as part of the cultural activities Superemos provided to family members of the doctors taking part in the Dorchester House Multi Service Center medical brigade.

Hannah Curteis and Alfredo Quintero continue to develop the music education program promoted by Superemos over the last three years. Here Hannah works with a group of younger children. A total of over 100 children aged from 5 to 16 now participate in music education classes based at the Estelí Women's School

This year Dr. Peter Loewinthan brought down a much larger medical delegation from the Dorchester House Multi Service Center than in previous years. A total of 11 doctors, two nurse practitioners and two nursing assistants visited over three weeks, seeing around 1000 children and about 1200 adults. The group also held workshops to exchange experiences with local health workers in various municipalities of the department of Estelí.