We are pleased to announce that we started the launch of an IMEC in Granada, Nicaragua. This will be the second one we have supported in the country. This IMEC is in partnership with Soccer Without Borders (SWB) and discussions began in 2014 when SWB contacted Isa Mundo Foundation and requested to become a partner…

Blog contributed by Sasha Novell-Solacito, Teacher, Volcanes Community Education Project, Mexico —— My workday morning starts out with a very dusty and bumpy ride through the working class neighborhoods of Puerto Vallarta. As the school’s SUV approaches the gates, my smiling students run in flip-flopped feet to greet me. They help me carry my teacher…

Today, Canada is celebrating its 148th birthday. 2015 has been deemed as the Year of Sport in Canada, meaning that volunteers across the country will be giving their time and their talents putting on some major sporting events such as the Pan Am and Parapan Games and the FIFA Women’s World Cup.  Canadians have remained…

In partnership with Soccer Without Borders (SWB), we are in the process of developing a second Isa Mundo Education Centre (IMEC) in Granada, Nicaragua. Isa Mundo has partnered with SWB in the past as their volunteers brought the first set of technological supplies to Empowerment International to create the first IMEC in Nicaragua.  SWB has…

Blog contributed by Elaine Su and Nicole Treitz of Compass Community School —- Education is an interesting topic. Every person that you speak to holds an opinion about what education should look like, whether it is rooted in reflection on personal experiences, a vested interest in the education of one’s children, a belief about public…

Blog contributed by Elaine Su and Nicole Treitz. of Hidden Well –> Hidden Well is a non-profit educational organization based in Vancouver, B.C., that is devoted to redefining the relationship between schools and their wider communities. In the eyes of BC Educators and Hidden Well Founders, Elayn Su and Nicole Treitz, isolation is one of…

We often receive requests (mostly from Canada and the US) wanting to be involved in our work.  Our first question is whether the person or group wants to help our organization or volunteer overseas in one of the projects we support or organizations we have partnered with.  Almost 100% are interested in traveling and wanting to…

When we offiically launched the Isa Mundo Foundation in 2006, we attached our education theme and projects to one of the UN Millennium Development Goals which is to provide access to basic primary education by 2015. We have been successful in supporting and delivering this initiative through the creation of our Isa Mundo Education Centre…

The HiVE is a co-working space located in a renovated heritage building near Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The facility has been gathering individuals and organizations to collaborate in a shared space since 2011. There has been a global trend in working in a virtual space with start up companies, individuals and organizations trying to find affordable…

We would like to wish a Happy New Year to everyone and all the best in 2015! And a big thank you to those who supported us and followed our work throughout the year. It has been a great year for the Isa Mundo Foundation as we completed yet another year of community visits and…