Get Involved
The William R. Minor Library and Study Center in Jinotepe can be a great opportunity for anyone wanting to do some short-term or long-term volunteering. If you have a skill, a trade, a talent, a hobby, or can tutor, and are able to commit three or more months, the library would be a great place to share it with others. Also needed are English as a second language instructors, and good story tellers (readers.)
The Foundation is always looking for donations of new and used Spanish language children’s books. If you know of a source or would like to help find and collect books, please join in with us.
The Foundation is also in need of Spanish language educational software; Encyclopedias, Geography, Math, Typing, English… If you have any recommendations or connections for obtaining these kinds of programs we’d like to hear from you.
Give
Dell Computers
The cost for each Dell all-in-one computer, including the 15% tax imposed by Nicaragua, is $650.00 each—much less than the cost of buying the computer in Nicaragua.
The Foundation has already installed eleven computers in Biblioteca William Minor, Jinotepe. and would like to provide another four computers for use in the ESL program.
The new Biblioteca William Minor in Matagalpa needs twelve computers for the study center.
Library Books
Most families in Nicaragua do not have access to a library, and because so many Nicaraguan’s live at or below poverty level, few own a book of their own. The average cost for the Foundation to purchase a book is about $4.00. If anyone would like to be a part of this project, even the smallest of donations can make a big impact. Even one book is an investment towards affecting the lives and futures of the next generation!
Used Laptops
Cleaned, refurbished laptop computers that are three years old or younger are precious gifts to give school teachers in the more remote village schools. As the Foundation comes in contact with, or through networking becomes aware of a teacher who is dedicated and committed to their teaching career, we want to furnish them a laptop complete with Microsoft Office Suite. The Foundation also plans to supply trusted village teachers with a set of 40-50 books selected for the age and reading.