Solidarity Economy in Latin America/Barrio Planta Project

Location: San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

Journalistic Resources: Unavailable at the Moment

Academic Resources: Unavailable at the Moment

Details of the Work

Goals or Focus:

BPP's Vision: We envision a world where local communities are able to leverage dynamic, emerging industries into economic and educational opportunities for their children, youth, and families.

BPP's Mission: BPP empowers children and youth in Latin America by providing supplementary schooling that instills creativity, enhances confidence, facilitates international communication, and develops critical thinking skills.

Partnerships:

BPP doesn't mention who their partners are on their websites and social media. However, through some digging we know they work with Traverse Journeys to help bring some volunteers in

Values:

BPP specifically define their values as Education, Empowerment, and Equality

General Categories:

Education, Agriculture

Timeframe and Scope:

Barrio Planta Project came together officially in 2012, after starting out as merely a group of people teaching free English classes in the La Planta neighborhood. BPP has enrolled over 1,900 students, helping to improve the lives of over 7,500 people.