Tutoring and loving it!
Is going to school enough?
Most parents feel that by sending their children to school they have ensured that children get complete education. But what if the school does not succeed in inspiring students to learn? What if the classrooms are cramped with too many children and with just a few overworked teachers to manage them? What if the lessons taught in classroom cannot be
revised or explained at home due to lack of suitable guidance from parents?
Empowerment International struggled with the same issues recently, realizing that many of the program participants were not receiving an adequate education.
When Kathy Adams (Empowerment International’s founder and director) discovered that many kids who were regularly attending primary school failed to read as well as they were expected to, she decided to expand EI’s scope of work further. Read more…
Saying no to drugs and violence – how EI helps
Although Nicaragua itself does not produce drugs, because of its location – sandwiched in the middle of the drug trade – the country still feels significant influence from drugs. Nicaragua is a major transit country for drugs coming from South America on their way to the U.S, including routes along both coasts and the Pan American highway.
Drugs are particularly an issue among young people in the country, with an estimated 5.1% of male high school students smoking crack, 10.5% smoking marijuana, and 5.7% sniffing glue [1].
Along with drugs, Nicaragua and its youth also face a culture of violence. Many weapons from the armed conflicts of the 1980s remain in circulation, while youth gangs have become increasingly violent and have started recruiting younger members. The average age for youth gangs in Nicaragua dropped from between 18 to 25 years old in 1999 to between 15 and 18 years old in 2006. Read more…


