TRADE: What's FREE? What's FAIR?
And what can you do about it?
Fair Trade Delegation to Nicaragua
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February 4-10, 2018
Spend seven incredible days exploring Nicaragua and getting to know Esperanza en Acción. Learn about the affect 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? All this in the beauty of Nicaragua - the land of lakes and volcanos. |
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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 MoreContact Douglas Orbaker, Esperanza en Acción Board Member and delegation leader: Irene Hodgson
Phone (US): 570-768-6436 Email: dougorbaker@yahoo.com To register for the delegation, please fill out the registration form below. |
Itinerary (Tentative)
Arrive in Managua
Day 1 – Introduction, Trip Details, Get to Know Esperanza en Acción and the History of Nicaragua
Day 2 – Visit the “Fair Trade Zone” Tee Shirt Factory, Jewelry Artisans, and Learn About the History of Trade in Central America
Day 3 – Travel to the North, Visit Pottery Cooperatives and Artists.
Day 4 – Visit a Different Pottery Cooperative and Learn About the Weaving process
Day 5 – Return to Managua, Visit People who Turn Trash into Jewelry, Learn About Factors that Might Effect Trade in Nicaragua
Day 6 – Watch a Different Style of Pottery Being Made, Visit the Masaya Volcano, Closing Ideas and Follow-Up
Day 7 – Return to the US
Day 1 – Introduction, Trip Details, Get to Know Esperanza en Acción and the History of Nicaragua
Day 2 – Visit the “Fair Trade Zone” Tee Shirt Factory, Jewelry Artisans, and Learn About the History of Trade in Central America
Day 3 – Travel to the North, Visit Pottery Cooperatives and Artists.
Day 4 – Visit a Different Pottery Cooperative and Learn About the Weaving process
Day 5 – Return to Managua, Visit People who Turn Trash into Jewelry, Learn About Factors that Might Effect Trade in Nicaragua
Day 6 – Watch a Different Style of Pottery Being Made, Visit the Masaya Volcano, Closing Ideas and Follow-Up
Day 7 – Return to the US
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