Our baking classes started on August 17th with eight women participating in a class to learn how to make coconut bread and chocolate sponge cake. We are very grateful to our supporters both for making it possible to remodel the kitchen so as to better accommodate these classes and for ensuring we have the best equipment to give our students a good learning experience. The classes will continue throughout the second semester ending in November. We are coordinating with the local vocational training program of our municipal authority to provide classes in 2020

On August 5th and 6th this year we assisted visiting Swedish optometrist Dr. John Godoy deliver care to 109 people in the town of Pearl Lagoon and another 40 people in the garífuna community of La Fe, located about an hour's boat ride north of Pearl Lagoon. The Nicaraguan authorities greatly facilitated Dr. Godoy's visit as did the municipal authority of Estelí who seconded two of their social program staff to assist Dr. Godoy since they have long experience of working with him in years past in Estelí.

From July 29th to August 2nd this year, Dr. Michelle Henshaw and Dr. Corinna Culler of Boston University's School of Dental Medicine are accompanying the preschool educators they have trained over the last four years as part of a preventive dental health care program carried out in coordination with Nicaragua's Ministry of Health and the Ministry for the Family.

gallery of students paintings
 

Music teacher Byron Guevara works with students of the Sones Segovianos music program preparing for the end of semester concert

Santos preparing designs for the shoe making program
 

Richard preparing sandals to receive the upper part of the design