Festival de la Juventud de Chinameca (Youth Festival of Chinameca)
Year: 2011
Country: El Salvador
Project Status: Funded
Impact Sector: Education
Project Investment: $494.00
Project Launch:
Thanks to a recent World Connect grant, Chinameca, a large municipality of Spanish-speaking Salvadorans with mixed racial descent is busy planning a two-day Youth Festival for youngsters of all ages. The festival will focus on sporting competitions, such as soccer, basketball, roller-skating, skateboarding, biking, 5K running race, and special sporting events for the kindergarteners. And also the arts by including live rock and folk bands, an artisanal craft sale, and a natural jewelry-making workshop. Through the planning, organizing, and execution of the festival, students will exercise skills in planning, organizing, implementing and more. They will ultimately decide the schedule of events.Explore other Projects
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