Silvio Mayorga, Nicaragua: May 2017 – Tufts Engineers Without Borders

In May, 2017, three students and one professional mentor from the Nicaragua project group traveled to our partner community of Silvio Mayorga, located west of Managua.
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The goal of the trip was to assess the current needs of the community and foster a positive relationship with community leadership.

The posts at right were written by travel team member Jennifer Sohn (A’19).

Silvio Mayorga, Nicaragua, Post 1

Post #1 The humid air of the bridge between plane and airport confirmed that I wasn’t imagining things. Reality became more vivid with each leg of the journey – a car ride through a Managua in the evening, then the next day along a cobblestone highway to the village of Silvio Mayorga in Nicaragua. Until […]

Silvio Mayorga, Nicaragua, 2

Post #2 After four and half days of work throughout the village of Silvio Mayorga, my trip to Nicaragua with Tufts Engineers without Borders concluded with a town meeting. Just before our return to Managua, we brought everyone together, from the community water board to neighborhood children. In plastic chairs outside the church, trying to […]