Hello!
We are the International Service
Devils, a group of students at Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus,
working on organizing a service trip to Costa Rica. We are currently planning our
trip and are scheduled to go during our Spring Break in March. We will be going
to Providencia and will be working on a variety of projects while we are there.
The town of Providencia is a
tranquil town with little access to the resources we take for granted here in
the United States such as paved roads. For the last six year the citizens of
Providencia with the help of various volunteer groups have been constructing a
paved road for access to the center of town. Where this road is being
constructing is an area of high mudslide activity, once this road is
constructed it will allow the population to travel to the town market a lot
easier and it will help cut back on the mudslides/ landslides that take place
during certain times of year. We plan to assist in this endeavor leaving our
mark on this project by hopefully putting the next building blocks in place for
ultimate completion of the project.
Providencia is known for their
coffee-production and relies on the harvesting of the bean greatly for its
economy. Recently a few citizens of the town have taken a very instrumental
step to sustaining the regions area for future generations by taking their old
coffee bean farms and converting them into ecological sustainable farms. Our
main goal is to spread this action in two ways; the first is by actually
educating the population on the long term benefits of green harvesting and
sustainable harvesting practices. The second is assist in the implementation in
creating these farms for as many citizens as possible in attempts that they
will begin to use ecological methods in harvesting their coffee beans so not
only their economy continues to grow but also the durability of their cash
crop.
This is a snap shot of our plan. We
plan on chronicling our journey and our time in Costa Rica on this blog. Please
join us!
Thank you,
The International Service Devils
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