Sewing classes - May 2017
Students of the Saturday afternoon sewing class.



Students of the Saturday afternoon sewing class.



Children of the painting class with their teacher Francisca Arcia, using different materials and techniques.


Francisca Arcia, painting teacher.
On April 27, 2017 the Domestic Violence Prevention Program visited two rural communities in Miraflor. They give monthly talks to children from the community schools in "El Robledal" and in "El Paraiso".
"El Robledal"

Children from the community school in "El Robledal".
On April 26th, 2017 the Preventive Health Program visited "Paso Ancho" - a rural community near Estelí - to give talks to the local children about preventive health care.

Gladys Ruíz - coordinator of the Preventive Health Program - with a group of children from "Paso Ancho".



Teacher Francisca Arcia helps music students when they practice guitar.
Students of the sewing classes on Friday.



In March 2017 we started another year of computer skills training on Thursday and Saturday with teacher Milagro Silva.


On April 2nd 2017 members of the cooperative and students of the Estelí Women's School went on an excursion to San Juan del Sur, Granada and Catarina.

Maria Lezama (member of the cooperative).

On April 3rd seven new sewing machines - provided by the "Escuela de Oficios Hugo Chávez Frías" of the local government - were installed in the sewing classroom.

In December 2016, Veerle De Vocht interviewed the coordinator of the skills training project, Hilda Duarte about the project's progress in 2016 and prospects for 2017.
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