One of the very first things I learned about MicroConsignment before heading down to Guatemala as a Field Leader for Social Entrepreneur Corp’s summer program (http://socialentrepreneurcorps.com/jobs/) was that one of the reasons the president and co-founder of SEC, Greg Van Kirk, invented the MicroConsignment model, and founded our local partner, Soluciones Comunitarias as a business, […]
Today we are launching our January #ProjectEmpowerment campaign around the need, better put, requirement to be “client outcomes-focused” in our work. This is our fourth core value. As our followers know, in September we were excited to launch #ProjectEmpowerment, a social media campaign that highlights the core values that inspire our work at Social Entrepreneur […]
Kathleen S. from Notre Dame sits and chats with a group of children outside a campaign in Riobamba, Ecuador. So much of the trust we create comes from simple moments of human interaction.
Today we are launching our December campaign around “Trust”, our third core value. We delayed a week as we know many were focused […]
A group of SECorps interns in Ecuador pose with a group of children in Pulingui, Ecuador during the 2014 SE Corps Program. In this photo, the interns were visiting a local school to collect data and information regarding access to clean water. Much of the work that intern groups focus on involves creating access to […]
As any returned Social Entrepreneur Corps (SE Corps) intern can tell you, living with families is a big part of what makes us successful in the field. You could say the experience hits close to home, making towns and cultures that may seem a world away from what we are used to, feel manageable, since […]
This Saturday morning half of Team Impacto woke up at dawn and headed out on a trek to hike to the tallest non-volcanic point in Central America. The climb to the top of “La Torre” was pretty eventful with highlights including dodging herds of sheep, responding to friendly yodels from a few locals, and chasing […]
On Friday, Team Oportunidad hiked to a renowned cheese farm and Italian restaurant in the picturesque town of Acul. Enjoying our meal on the delightfully breezy front porch, we experienced some amazing views of the surrounding mountains and the town itself. Everyone agreed that the delicious cheese was well worth the hike (and braving the […]
As week 3 is coming to a close, I can’t help but notice how much team Initiative has been able to accomplish in just 5 days. This Monday, we arrived in the city of Sololá, which is about 2 hours out of Antigua, and ventured across Late Atitlán by boat to a small town called […]
Food in Guatemala is an experience within itself. A lot of it is amazing while other parts not so much. The biggest shock for me though has been never getting quite what I’d expect. For instance I had asparagus soup for breakfast today and then a green bean omelet and maple syrup covered pineapple for […]
I wake up Monday morning at 4:30am to what seemed like a Monsoon coming through my bedroom. Turns out it was just an abnormal amount of rain falling extremely hard on the metal roof that covers my bedroom. After breakfast I meet up with the 15 other students staying in Santa Lucía and we take […]
