Manna Project International

Manna Project International

Manna Project International (MPI) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit registered in Nashville, Tennessee. MPI's mission is "to foster communities of young adults and encourage them to use their passions and education in service to communities in need." Through teams of college graduates committed to living and working together for one year in a developing country (currently Nicaragua, Ecuador, and Guatemala), MPI seeks to catalyze bottom-up change in resource-scarce communities.

MPI was founded in 2004 outside Managua, Nicaragua, by a handful of graduates mostly from Vanderbilt University. Since then, MPI has expanded internationally to Quito, Ecuador, Chaquijya, Guatemala, and to eight other university campuses.

In Nicaragua, community programs include:

  • After-school literacy
  • After-school math
  • English classes
  • Creative arts
  • Health education program
  • Women's health and exercise
  • Child sponsorship[1]
  • Preschool
  • Feeding program
  • Community center development
  • Sports and recreation
  • Educational scholarships
  • Microfinance
  • Health clinic development

Partners in Nicaragua include Alongside Ministries,[2] the Gutierrez family,[3] Project HOPE (USA), and Worcester State College.

At the Ecuador site, programs include:

  • Microfinance
  • Community asset surveys
  • Adult English
  • Youth English
  • After-school homework help
  • Children's English, art and literacy
  • Health clinic expansion

Partners in Ecuador include Fundación UBECI,[4] Escuela Aliñambi,[5] Esperanza y Progreso del Valle: Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito, and HealthEClinic.org.[6]

At the Guatemala site, programs include:

  • English for Teachers
  • 3-6 Grade English
  • After School Programs
  • Health & Nutrition
  • Bottle School Project
  • Environmental Education
  • Leadership Development
  • Educational Summer Camp for children
  • Women's weaving group consultation
  • Community asset surveys

Partners in Guatemala include ASOatitlan, COCODES, La Primaría Central & Cooperativa, Padres de la Familia, Maya Traditions, and Hug it Forward.

References

  1. ^ MPI's Child Sponsorship Program
  2. ^ Alongside Ministries
  3. ^ Amanda y Thomas
  4. ^ UBECI - Union benefits education international collaboration in Quito / Ecuador
  5. ^ MUWCI - 3rd Year Option
  6. ^ HealtheClinic.org

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