Project Guanajuato (formerly known as Project El Gusano) is a summer community development experience for UNC undergraduates. The program was started in 2007 by undergraduates who participated in the APPLES Global Course INTS 390, Global Course Guanajuato. This project, now in its third year, is a collaborative effort between ISA's Latino Migration Project and the Mexican NGO Fundación Comunitaria del Bajio
http://www.fcbajio.org. The UNC chapter of Nourish International also provides support for the project. Each summer, a team of undergraduates spends between 4 and 6 weeks working in rural communities in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico to assist the Foundation in community development projects. Students have created community centers, completed needs-assessments, taught English and recreation classes at local schools, and helped develop business plans for micro-enterprises. Students live with families. These communities experience high levels of emigration to the United States. The mission of the Fundación is to create viable economic and social opportunities to make communities places that people want to stay in
http://nourishinternational.org/blog/mexico-08/.
APPLY to become a member of the team! Deadline in December, TBA.
APPLY to be a co-trip leader! Note: trip leaders must apply for the Spring APPLES Global Course, INTS 390. The application is the same, but please indicate you are interested in applying for a co-trip leader position. Deadline for applications for INTS 390 is Friday, October 16. Access application at http://www.unc.edu/apples/students/global/guanajuato.htm#apply.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact group leaders Shaw Drake and Burcu Bozkurt at uncmexico@gmail.com.
