TRADE
What's FREE? What's FAIR?
And what can you do about it?

2016 Fair Trade Delegation to Nicaragua
January 31 - February 7, 2016


Spend seven incredible days exploring Nicaragua and getting to know Esperanza en Acción.

Learn about the effect YOUR buying decisions have on people around the world.
NAFTA, CAFTA. TPP, TPA - Can you solve this Alphabet Soup?  What Do these mean for you?  For others?
A NICARAGUAN CANAL - Will it help the poor of Nicaragua?  Who will benefit?  Who will suffer?

ALL THIS IN THE BEAUTY OF NICARAGUA – THE LAND OF LAKES AND VOLCANOS

Cost

$1050.00 for double room 
$1150.00 for single room

This covers all food, lodging, ground transportation, translation, arrangements, honoraria for speakers, etc.  

Airfare not included.

To Learn More

Contact Douglas Orbaker, Esperanza en Acción Board Member and delegation leader: 

Phone (US): 570-768-6436
Email: dougorbaker@yahoo.com

To register for the delegation, please fill out the registration form below.

Itinerary (Tentative)

January 31 – Arrive in Managua
February 1 – Introduction, Trip Details, Get To Know Esperanza En Acción And The History Of Nicaragua
February 2 – Visit The “Fair Trade Zone” Tee Shirt Factory, Jewelry Artisans, And Learn About The History of Trade In Central America
February 3 – Travel To The North, Visit Pottery Cooperatives and Artists.
February 4 – Visit a Different Pottery Cooperative And Learn About Fair Trade Coffee
February 5 – Return To Managua, Visiting People Who Turn Trash in Jewelry, Learn How The Proposed Canal Will Effect Trade In Nicaragua 
February 6 – Watch Very Different Pottery Being Made, Closing Ideas And Follow-Up
February 7 – Return To The US

    2016 Delegation Registration Form

    To complete the registration process, please send us the first payment ($400---due by October 1). Without this, we will not be able to reserve your spot in the delegation.

    Total Cost of the trip: $1050
    ($1150 for single rooms, where available)
    • First payment: $400, due OCTOBER 1 (50% refundable for cancellations prior to JANUARY 1)
    • Second payment: $400, due NOVEMBER 1 (Refundable for cancellations prior to JANUARY 1)
    • Third payment: $250 ($350 for a single room), due DECEMBER 1 (Refundable for cancellations prior to JANUARY 1)

    Send payments to:
    Esperanza En Accion
    P.O. Box 1011
    Okemos, MI 48805-1011

Esperanza en Acción