In March 2000, Polly Wilding from Worcester began part-time volunteer work for the Red de Mujeres Contra la Violencia (Network of Women Against Violence) in Managua, Nicaragua. She was there for six months and to make use of her free time she volunteered to teach English to a few teachers at the Santa Rosa School. On the 5th May she was introduced to the school by the SRF treasurer who happened to be in the region. Not too surprisingly, the school used her visit as an excuse to put on an ‘acto’ – an acto to welcome Polly. Here is her account of that first visit to the school and a couple of photos from the day.
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