“La Empresa Creativa”

My training group and I have been learning more about the curriculum we will be co-teaching with our Nicaraguan counterparts here. A huge focus is placed on the importance of creativity—teaching them how to think, not what to think. Some of the current Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) have told us when they solicit ideas in tMy training group and I have been learning more about the curriculum we will be co-teaching with our Nicaraguan counterparts here. A huge focus is placed on the importance of creativity—teaching them how to think, not what to think. Some of the current Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) have told us when they solicit ideas in their class, they often have kids responding that they should have a “pulperia,” which are little shops that sell miscellaneous things such as drinks, detergent, chips, etc. Dime a dozen here. Then they might propose having a taxi service. Again, dime a dozen. It’s been done and not original. So the PCV proposes, what about a pulperia service in a taxi? At first the kids laughed but then thought, “hey…that’s kind of a great idea!”

The idea is to work on capacity building through the use of available materials, putting in the value added and then putting the product on the market to make a profit.

The Atlantic coast region is rich with raw materials that are extracted by El Salvador, Costa Rica, amongst other countries who do the value added and have the avenues to sell to the global market. This leaves the people on the Atlantic Coast the poorest of all Nicaraguans. heir class, they often have kids responding that they should have a “pulperia,” which are little shops that sell miscellaneous things such as drinks, detergent, chips, etc. Dime a dozen here. Then they might propose having a taxi service. Again, dime a dozen. It’s been done and not original. So the PCV proposes, what about a pulperia service in a taxi? At first the kids laughed but then thought, “hey…that’s kind of a great idea!”

The idea is to work on capacity building through the use of available materials, putting in the value added and then putting the product on the market to make a profit.

The Atlantic coast region is rich with raw materials that are extracted by El Salvador, Costa Rica, amongst other countries who do the value added and have the avenues to sell to the global market. This leaves the people on the Atlantic Coast the poorest of all Nicaraguans.