I received word today that one of the boys that I know from Granada will be able to start taking English lessons thanks to a local Granada volunteer. With plenty of emails back and forth we have finally worked out the details. Geraldo will receive English lessons 3-4 hours per week in 1 hour blocks for the (low) cost of $3 USD per hour.
As you can tell from the photo, Geraldo sells necklaces and bracelets to tourists. He lives in a one room house with his mother, sister and brother in one of the poor barrios outside of Granada and has a 30 - 35 minute walk each day to get into town. He sells 6 days a week and is the sole provider for his family. The plan is with the English lessons he will be able to increase his sales to tourists and in the long term be able to get a job in the tourist trade there when he gets older.
The other benefit is that as a volunteer his teacher will have some (much needed) additional funds coming in.
Just another example of how a small amount money in Nicaragua can make large differences in people's lives.
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