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Manna Project International (MPI) 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." 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〔(MPI's Child Sponsorship Program )〕 *Preschool *Feeding program *Community center development *Sports and recreation *Educational scholarships *Microfinance *Health clinic development Partners in Nicaragua include Alongside Ministries,〔(Alongside Ministries )〕 the Gutierrez family,〔(Amanda y Thomas )〕 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== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manna Project International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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