A major part of my work with Mpowering People involves traveling to several rural communities around León, meeting with groups of mothers to discuss their "plan de negocio", or projects for earning money for the year. This usually entails selling something, such as clothing, bread, or soup. Here are pictures of our trip to Tamarindo: Traveling by bus: "Bienvenidos a León" Beautiful scenery Road in Tamarindo For the meeting, I created a few questions to discuss with the moms and was in charge of facilitating, which meant asking questions and writing down the responses. It was really hard! Not only was it difficult to understand all of what they were saying, but also to keep everyone on track! We caught the last bus back to León And took some silly photos together Attempt #1 ...
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