Welcome to Adelante
Providing low-income residents of León, Nicaragua with affordable English and computer literacy training that leads to better employment opportunities.
Event: Adelante second annual fundraiser
The second annual fundraiser for Adelante's educational program in Adelante will be held at Spitfire in Seattle on Sunday 23rd November 2008. See the program's success, learn what's coming next, and help support a great cause that is making a difference in Nicaragua. Visit the events page for full details.
Vecinos
Vecinos is a subproject of Adelante, dedicated to delivering school supplies to hundreds of school children in rural Nicaragua. Each February, at the start of the Nicaraguan school year, the Vecinos team will return to Nicaragua to deliver the materials that teachers and parents have said that they need the most. Read about the project on the official Vecinos web page.
Our Ongoing Needs
- Digital projector for computer
- Digital camera
- Printer
- Photo copier
- Flash Drive (1MB or larger)
- Postage for mailing materials and supplies to Nicaragua from the U.S.
- Pencils/Pens/Spiral notebooks purchased and sent to Nicaragua
Contact mateo.g@adelantenow.org to arrange shipping.
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Latest news
Director's Update
Hola desde Nicaragua! Things are moving along quite nicely here. I spent a week long "vacation" during which time I planned for and created new curriculum for the upcoming class. More...
School update
The evening class just finished their second week of classes and the morning class just finished their first week. It has been a little more complicated teaching two completely different courses at the same time, but just as rewarding as I now am able to reach more students with my work. More...
School Needs
Adelante still needs dictionaries! Please don't hesitate to send them directly down here. Contact me if you would like the direct mailing address. We could also use white board markers. More...