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Community Service Project of the Tourism and International Trade

8/13/2018

Scholarship students of the Fundación A. Jean Brugger in Tourism and International Trade have begun their community service project teaching English to children in the Nuevo Amanecer neighborhood. The classes take place on Sundays from 10 am to 11:30 a.m, and 30 children attend. Oral hygiene talks will also be given with the goal that the children will acquire good habits. The talks will cover the most important aspects about dental hygiene such as: the proper habits of dental hygiene, the characteristics of the teeth, brushing technique, materials that we use for dental hygiene, the consequences of a lack of dental hygiene etc. There will also be talks on human trafficking in order to inform children about this problem and contribute to the prevention of this crime

Senior Citizens Luncheon Held at El Timon.

8/9/2018

On Tuesday, July 31, 2018, the senior citizens of the San Juan del Sur area enjoyed a special day thanks to the Fundación A. Jean Brugger. In this event the elders danced a lot, sang, and won prizes in contests. Baskets with food and basic supplies were also given to 3 elderly women chosen for their economic need. The staff of El Timon served a delicious lunch.
This event took place thanks to the support of Deborah Cornue and Jane Erickson, who have sponsored this activity for three years. Fundación A. Jean Brugger also thanks the owners of El Timón Restaurant and its staff for their co-patronage.
The staff of El Timon always offers a warm reception and gives special attention to the elderly. The seniors commented that they felt very well received and cared for, and were thankful to the waiters for the presentation of the special dance. We thank the company Soluciones Jurídicas, who has supported us on several occasions sponsoring one of the prizes for the competitions.
We also appreciate the collaboration of the students of the Fundación A. Jean Brugger scholarship program, who contributed food items, household supplies, and personal hygiene items for the preparation of the gift baskets. We want to thank the following students for their participation and support in this activity: Ingrid Obando, Ana Odalys Sanchez, Lilieth Jimenez, Maria Jose Sanchez, Karina Chavez, Denisse Tenorio, Ingrid Pérez, Lismadiela Baez, and Joselin Romero.

Students in systems engineering, telecommunications, and graphic design teach computer courses to children from the Barrio La Planta Project.

8/7/2018

This community service project consists of teaching computer classes to the children of the Barrio la Planta Project, where the students of the scholarship program in systems engineering, telecommunications, civil and graphic design, put into practice the knowledge acquired in their professional courses. The beneficiaries are 60 children. The classes are taught twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2 sessions in the morning and 2 sessions in the afternoon. The Fundación students began their project by providing much-needed maintenance to the computers used by children in the classes. Currently they are teaching techniques and skills to help the children learn to use the computer keyboard more efficiently.

Second Baseball Camp of 2018 in the community of Bastón.

7/17/2018

During the week of July 02 to 06, the second Baseball Camp of 2018 was held in the community of Bastón, which is part of the municipality of San Juan del Sur. 30 boys and girls participated in this seminar.
In this workshop they were taught habits and values for their personal development, such as discipline and teamwork, as well as classes in baseball technique.
On the last day of the camp, with techniques learned, a friendly baseball match was played between 2 groups of children. This was followed by a closing event in which presents were given to the 6 best participants, which took into account the children’s behavior and participation throughout the seminar.
Afterwards they all enjoyed pizza and a piñata. We thank the sponsor of the baseball camp, the Christopher Shatagin Foundation, for making these popular events possible.
We are also grateful to our coach Alejandro Noguera, who inspires the participants to do their best, and also to our scholarship students Lismadiela Báez, Joselin Romero, and Ingrid Obando.

Empowerment through Environmental Education.

7/16/2018

On Saturday, June 30, Fundación A Jean Brugger scholarship students organized a beach clean-up with the children from the neighborhood of Camilo Ortega. This group of FAJB students has made environmental education their community service project this year.
The beach clean-up was carried out with the objective of raising awareness and cultivating a beach-cleaning culture among the children. The duration of the activity was 2 hours. They first collected all the trash at the seashore that detracted from the beauty of our lovely bay, then played games, with the scholarship students having as much fun as the children.
The activity ended with an Eskimo ice cream as a snack as well as chocolates and candies. Apart from raising awareness in the children of the importance of the care and cleanliness of the beach, the scholarship students want to create in them the culture of recycling, taking as a focal point the three Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), since with the waste found throughout each class we will do crafts. The activity was attended by 18 children who were very enthusiastic about this first cleaning of our bay.
The scholarship students in this project are Maria Jose Sanchez, Ingrid Perez, Francis Quiroz, Lilieth Jimenez, Cesar Romero, Ruth Rostran, Casta Rivera, and Karina Chavez. Fundación A. Jean Brugger congratulates the economic science group for its excellent social initiative in our community.

Scholarship students are trained in the prevention of dental cavities.

7/12/2018

With the help of our scholarship student, Joselin Romero, who is studying Dentistry, a group of students in the fields of Tourism and International Commerce received their first training in the basic techniques for the prevention of cavities. They plan to put this training into practice in their community service project, in which they will impart the basic techniques of proper dental hygiene to children of San Juan del Sur.
This training took place Wednesday, June 27 in the Fundación offices. We are grateful to Joselin Romero for this service that she is giving to both the Fundación and to the community.

Scholarship students of Fundación A. Jean Brugger in civil engineering and computer science voluntarily support the educational fair of the Barrio la Planta Project.

7/10/2018

Fundación A, Jean Brugger scholarship students helped in the organization and execution of the end-of-semester fair at Barrio La Planta Project (BPP). The participation of our scholarship students in this activity enabled them to become familiarized with the different educational programs that make up BPP. This is part of an alliance that the Fundación A. Jean Brugger has been developing with the Barrio La Planta project. In the interest of creating a union of effort for education, our scholarship students in computer science and civil engineering will volunteer as educational facilitators in the training programs implemented by the La Planta Project in the second semester of this year.
This fair was held on Saturday June 16 at the school, which is located across from the boardwalk of San Juan del Sur. We take this opportunity to thank BPP’s new director Savannah Armstrong for accepting our alliance proposal.

Scholarship students in the Medical Sciences impart a seminar in sexual and reproductive health in Bernardino.

7/9/2018

On Sunday, June 17, Fundación A. Jean Brugger scholarship students in the medical sciences gave a seminar on reproductive health, sexuality, contraceptives and sexually transmitted diseases in the Bernardino community north of San Juan del Sur. In this activity 12 adolescents and mothers aged 13 to 45 years old participated The students used the material and information they learned in the trainings with Dr. Álvaro Cortes Gómez, and each one presented a particular topic, using visual materials they had prepared.
Kimberly López spoke about the changes that occur in the body during puberty, Josseline Romero described the types of contraceptives available and their function.
Lismadiela Yubank explained what a Pap test is and why it is important The participants asked many questions and there was a very lively and frank conversation about sexuality.
Kimberly and Josseline demonstrated the use of the Days for Girls kits, which are washable sanitary napkins. All participants received kits, and many of the women also received kits for their daughters. Josselin who studies Dentistry took the opportunity to show participants the proper method to brushing their teeth and the latest toothbrushes and toothpaste to everyone.
Fundacion A. Jean Brugger thanks Heidi Glantzberg for bringing the Days for Girls program to San Juan del Sur and their communities, and Nancy McCollum and the Downtown Houston group of Days for Girls for sewing the beautiful kits. Thank you to Judith Castillon Rayo for helping to organize the event.

Scholarship students in economic science initiate their community service project.

6/25/2018

Last Sunday, June 17, FAJB scholarship students studying economics science held the first program of this year’s social initiative. This initiative is called Eco Clean, to bring environmental education to children in the neighborhoods of Camilo Ortega, Luis Arroyo and the central zone of San Juan del Sur. 21 children participated In this activity, in which the scholarship students presented the program to be developed in the coming months.

This program has an integral focus because it points out the educational, social and economic benefit to caring for the environment. Not only is it about educating children in the protection and preservation of the environment through recycling, the children will reuse some of the waste to make crafts which can generate economic income.
The main objective is to strengthen the culture of recycling and the care of natural resources through environmental education.
Fundación A. Jean Brugger congratulates this group of students for such an important social initiative for the development of their community. We hope that this initiative will have a great impact. This group is made up of: María José Sánchez, Francis Aliana Quiroz, Ingrid Pérez, Karina Meliza Chavez, LiIlieth Jiménez Ruth Rostrán and Cesar Romero.

Medical Science Scholarship Students Give Reproductive Health Seminar in Cebadilla

6/20/2018

On Saturday, June 5, the medical science students of Fundación A. Jean Brugger presented a seminar on reproductive health, sexuality, contraceptives, and sexually transmitted diseases in Cebadilla, a community to the east of San Juan del Sur. The students were accompanied by a nurse, a doctor, and the Director of the Centro de Salud, who reinforced the student’s talks and provided free blood tests, yellow fever vaccines, and pap smears.
The students used the material they had learned in the trainings with Dr. Álvaro Cortes Gómez, and each presented a particular topic, using visual materials they had prepared. Sumpul López discussed the changes that happen in the body during puberty, Idalia Martinez talked about sexuality, in particular everyone’s right to enjoy sexual pleasure, Josseline Romero described the types of contraceptives available and how they worked, Brandon Vargas discussed the different types of sexually-transmitted diseases, and Lismadiela Yubank explained what a pap smear entails, and why it is important.
The participants asked a lot of questions and a very lively, frank conversation about sexuality ensued. Sumpul and Josseline demonstrated the Days for Girls kits, which are washable menstrual pads. All the participants received kits, and many of the women also received kits for their daughters.
The doctor and nurse gave pelvic exams and also did blood tests. Sumpul also assisted with the blood tests.
We are grateful to Lic. Marcia Córdoba, director of the Centro del Salud, Lic. Aracellys Guadamuz Vasconcelos, and Doctor Denisse Lopez Ruiz, for accompanying the students and not only reinforcing their presentations but providing the health services. Thank you also to Dr. Álvaro Cortes Gómez for sharing your expertise with our students.
Thanks to Chetana Karla Shakti for continuing to be such a good friend of the Fundación, once again providing transportation, and to Nathan Mulhern for suggesting we bring this program to Cebadilla. Thank you to Heidi Glantzberg for bringing us the Days for Girls program, and to Nancy McCollum and the Houston Downtown chapter of Days for Girls for sewing the beautiful kits