Grupo Fenix Solar Culture Course, July 21-31, 2008

Saturday, January 19, 2008

From Grupo Fenix, Nicaragua:

Come to the hills of northwestern Nicaragua to help build a dream. In the community of Totogalpa, you can witness a wave of environmental change, and perhaps see a transformation in yourself. This 11 day course allows you to be immersed in the daily life of rural Nicaraguans by living in homestays and working alongside locals in their vision to create a culture of the sun in their community.

After 2 days in Managua exploring the renewable energy programs of the National Engineering University, a small business, and an NGO, we will head out to the countryside to roll up our sleeves and get directly involved in the construction of solar thermal and photovoltaic products used in the community. Learning by doing and working alongside community members, you will be immersed in a culture of the sun. While in the community, we will also take advantage of learning about other sustainable practices and local knowledge including the use of medicinal plants, biomass fuel, cooking, and gardening. The course fee of $995 includes all food and lodging, with a $50 deposit to be sent to Skyheat at 17 Rockwell Rd. SE, Jonesport ME 04649 before June 30th to insure a place in the course, which has a limit of 15 participants and was full in the last session. For more information, please contact sunwatt@juno.com or skinne1@juno.com or look online at www.grupofenix.org for details of all our programs.