Manna Project International

Manna Project International (MPI) is an organization that enables young adults to travel to international communities in need and to work in these locations. It is a 501(c)3 nonprofit registered in Nashville, Tennessee. MPI's mission is "to foster communities of young adults and encourage them to use their passions and education in service to communities in need." [1] Through teams of college graduates committed to living and working together for one year in a developing country (currently Nicaragua and Ecuador), MPI seeks to catalyze bottom-up change in resource-scarce communities.

MPI was founded in 2004 outside Managua, Nicaragua, by a handful of graduates mostly from Vanderbilt University. Since then, MPI has expanded internationally to Quito, Ecuador, and to eight other university campuses.

In Nicaragua, community programs include:

  • After-school literacy
  • After-school math
  • English classes
  • Creative arts
  • Health education program
  • Women's health and exercise
  • Child sponsorship[2]
  • Preschool
  • Feeding program
  • Community center development
  • Sports and recreation
  • Educational scholarships
  • Microfinance
  • Health clinic development

Partners in Nicaragua include Alongside Ministries,[3] the Gutierrez family,[4] Project HOPE (USA), and Worcester State College.

At the Ecuador site, programs include:

  • Career skills and computer literacy classes
  • Adult English
  • Youth English
  • After-school homework help
  • Children's Art
  • Children's Nutrition programs at local elementary schools
  • Adult Nutrition & Cooking classes
  • Yoga and Zumba
  • Children's Dance classes
  • Health classes for children and adults

Partners in Ecuador include Hogar de la Madre Soltera, Esperanza y Progreso del Valle: Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito, the United Nation's Peacekeepers, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas, Colegio Chaupitena, Colegio Fajardo, and Antorcha de la Vida.

References
  1. "Manna Project International | GivingWay". www.givingway.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  2. MPI's Child Sponsorship Program
  3. Alongside Ministries
  4. Amanda y Thomas
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