We are reaching out to the global community of to come together on this project for the Esperanza Escuela. Damage from the earthquake resulted in a main portion of the school condemned by engineers as unsafe. The "kitchen" is not functional and the stove they use to cook lunch is about 40 years old and only one of the three burners is working properly. The four classrooms they have for the 118 stu
dents are in horrible shape. They were robbed recently and had around twenty computers stolen. The main area where they all gather is a slab of concrete that gets blasted with the dust of the nearby busy road. Directly behind the school is a river that is messing up with their gray water. It was heart breaking to know that the kids (kindergarten to sixth grade) are attending a school in this condition. We have many organizations and friends coming together- CrowdRise and The Guanacaste Fund is the place for our donations to gather. Shivanter John Barczak is connecting this project with the Omega Institute in the states and the Social Visionary Conference running consecutively summers of 2015 and 2016. Local businesses, Corporations in the US, and private donors are all showing support. Our first donation came in from a couple from New Hampshire that have been coming to Nosara for many years and consider it their second home. They started us off with $10,000! "It is an honor and pleasure to give back to the community we love so dearly. We are so grateful for our little paradise in CR that gives so much and asks for nothing in return." Total inspiration. Yoga + Life Magazine has partnered with the Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort to help support this cause. We are keeping that momentum going and our goal is to buy land and build a new, safe, fully functional school for 200 students, so our reach into the community and beyond makes the biggest impact possible. Please join this movement to build a new school for the kids at the Esperanza Escuela! We need your help!
