Welcome new volunteers to Estrella de Sauce

Ronja helps Zarca who is deaf learn to communicate.  Zarca can write well in terms of copying but... she can't read.  We are working to help her really communicate through writing and not just copy the letters she sees.


 A year seemed to just fly by and suddenly we find ourselves saying thank you and goodbye to our wonderful volunteers Axel, from the Black Forest and Katharina from Stuttgart in Germany.  At the same time we now welcome new volunteers Marlene from Berlin and Ronja from Wuppertal who have already adjusted from the usual culture shock of travelling from Germany straight into a small amazonian community on the shores of a beautiful laguna.  They say they are already enjoying the challenges of working with our various groups of children at our Estrella de Sauce center and our weekly club for senior citizens.  They both express an appreciation for our lovely tropical scenery, the abundance of fresh fruit and the friendliness of the people here and they are participating in our weekly local radio show.





Marlene with baskets made in our weekly crafts club for senior citizens