A new bakery is launched in Managua
Papa Freddy at work in his new bakery business.
Fresh pizza in Barrio Venezuela, Managua
The neighbors enjoyed fresh pizza from Papa Freddy’s Bakery. Many thanks to the donors who helped to make this possible.
Ervin’s graduation
My Rama friend Ervin Hodgson will be graduating with a master’s degree (environmental biology with an emphasis in eco-tourism) this July in Bluefields, Nicaragua. He has invited me to be there with him. Progress Tools has helped him here and there along the way to get to this point. He is the first of the […]
What to do with the chocolate farm?
Some of Jimmy’s friends and relatives took a trip to look at Jimmy’s farm on Cane Creek and do an assessment to try to figure out what they could do.
Jimmy from Cane Creek
In August 2011 I spent a week in the area around Bankukut and the neighboring region called Cane Creek. I got to know a new friend named Jimmy. Jimmy and I have been working to expand his chocolate orchard and connect his crops with a market in the US. Jimmy was killed by a neighbor. […]
Handcrafts business in Matagalpa is generating income
The handcrafts business we funded in Matagalpa is now producing income… some for the ladies who run the business and some to pay back the loan. Anything that gets paid back will be reinvested in future business ventures in Nicaragua.
Donor Thank You Letters
Donor thank you letters were sent out a week ago. If you contributed to Progress Tools and you have not received a letter please let us know.
Two businesses are now funded
The handcrafts business in Matagalpa and the bakery business in Managua are now funded thanks to our generous donors.
Oven for Bakery Business in Managua
It was close but we managed to pull together enough for Freddy to purchase a commercial bread oven for a new bakery business. Now we still need more contributions for the final stretch before Freddy can launch a working bakery business in Managua. Once the business is up and running Freddy will start repaying the […]
Our first business will soon be funded
Thanks to a generous donor (with an interest in textiles) we are able to fund a project that Reynaldo will be administering in Matagalpa, Nicaragua for the manufacture of useful handcrafts to be sold locally.