By Jamie Collum | Project Leader
As many of you know Nicaragua is going through a very difficult period of transition led by a student population that is very upset with the policies and practices of its government that has illegally held onto power for 12+ years. The country and students are fed up and are demanding change but the government has not shown any signs of being open to this and has met the peaceful protests with violence and arrogance. This has led to many injured students and some tragically have lost their lives.
We met last Friday with our students. The meeting was primarily held to do some initial prep work for a leadership training course that they are going to be participating in this August for 2 weeks but the conversation quickly shifted to current events. Thankfully none of our students are involved in the protests as we live far away from the areas being affected but they do stand behind their fellow students and are also calling for change.
University classes have been cancelled by most univerisities for now until there is a resolution but some of our students remain in classes. We are hoping this comes to quick resolution and peaceful resolution that leads to a better future for all soon.
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