Our new intern, Matt McClure, is graduating from the State University of New York College at Geneseo this month with a bachelor’s degree in Comparative Literature and French. Growing up speaking Italian and going back and forth to Italy sparked his love for language learning, and studying abroad. During his time at Geneseo, he studied for more than a year abroad, in Haiti, Vietnam and French-speaking Canada. His experience as a teaching assistant and intern as part of SUNY Ge

This January, Enlace Project worked with 4 Walls Project to organize Keuka College’s first trip to El Sauce. During their stay, the students worked with three families to build their 4Walls houses, explored Nicaraguan culture and built friendships with Sauceños across linguistic and cultural boundaries. Jen Cottet, a freshman studying Child and Family Studies at Keuka, shared about her experience in El Sauce: This January, I was given the opportunity to travel to El Sauce wit

We are excited to introduce the community of Taquezal as the site of our newest school construction in partnership with Linking Hands for Learning and the Ministry of Education! This rural, agricultural community is made up of around 120 people from about 25 families. Local farmers grow beans, corn and millet, and raise chickens and small quantities of cows. Many community members have migrated to Costa Rica to find work to support their families. Three years ago, members of