Welcome to Grupo Colavito - Must Read

Thanks for visiting Grupo Colavito! We will use this blog to document our year long volunteer experience in Nicaragua with Grupo Fenix.

While we’re in Nicaragua, C.J. and I will be working as members of a sub-group of Grupo Fenix called CIPPER, which stands for the Center for Research, Promotion, and Production of Renewable Energy. The center is based in a small rural village called Sabana Grande near the northern border of Nicaragua. This is the place where research and ideas are put into practical application. With our help, Sabana Grande will become the model village for a sustainable solar culture.

In Sabana Grande, we will be managing projects and acting as applications engineers to develop renewable energy systems that improve the quality of life of impoverished Nicaraguans. We will also be living with a family in the village and experiencing daily life in the same way that they do.

We are leaving the country on July 28th, and we are really excited, yet scared to be leaving! Please keep us in your prayers!