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History and Mission of SCLC
Founded in the mid-1990s by the Holbrook family and Selva Verde Lodge, the SCLC is today a fully independent US and Costa Rica registered non-profit organization. The SCLC’s mission is to link communities and conservation through education and ecotourism in the Sarapiquí region of Costa Rica’s northern lowlands. The SCLC is run by an executive director and a mix of local and international staff, both salaried and volunteer. An national and international board of directors works to support Costa Rica-based staff.
The SCLC focuses its efforts in four areas — environmental education, community development, conservation, and tourism — in order to help form future environmental leaders, raise the organizational capacity of local communities, promote sustainable land use, and connect tourists to the local community. Our programs serve hundreds of local people and thousands of ecotourists each year. These programs include environmental education, ecotourism activities, English classes, ecology club, community outreach, women’s group, high school scholarship fund, community census, and GIS mapping.
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Donation of Books to Sarapiqui |
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Thanks to the help of Give a Book Foundation and dedicated private donors, the SCLC has acquired new Spanish educational books for children for the SCLC library, as well as donated books to three public schools in the area. Private donors assisted the SCLC with their fundraising goal since January 2008. With the accomplishment of this goal, SCLC was able to work with Give A Book Foundation, who works with well known educational publishing companies in the US such as Scholastic, and purchase and ship over 1000 books to Sarapiquí. On Wednesday, August 13th, Carl Dickerson, founder of Give-A-Book Foundation, and four volunteer helpers from the US, joined the SCLC staff in the donation of the books to the schools and SCLC library. .jpg "give book2 (15).jpg")
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Accepting Applicants for 2009 Volunteer Positions |
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The SCLC is now accepting applicants for 2009 volunteer positions. Live in rural tropical lowland rainforest in Costa Rica, and dedicate six months or a year to teach Environmental Education or English, run the Scholarship or After School Program, or be the Coordinator of our Tourism Program. In exchange for your work, the SCLC will provide you with a private room in a local home and all meals, plus all work expenses covered and access to computers and internet. To learn more about the positions, go to Long Term Volunteers or contact our Volunteer Manager.
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