Community Project / The Kids of San Miguel

In 2007 Rancho Dulce adopted The San Miguel elementary school . San Miguel  is an old logging and miner's village located 6 km. upstream from the ranch. There is no electricity in San Miguel and access is seasonal. Most of the locals Costa Ricans use the river below the ranch to access their farms and homes. Small villages like San Miguel have very little job opportunities. Since closing Corcovado Park to poachers, loggers and miners 20 + years ago, most locals don't have many employment options and still continue to log illegally to help supplement their incomes.   We at Rancho Dulce feel strongly that the children of San Miguel are the ones that can make a difference with regards to conserving local bio-diversity.  Educating these kids about why the trees  should not be cut down and also teaching them why protecting the animals is so important is the main focus of this year's community project.   By providing these kids with new books, new supplies and giving them a different outlook on life with more options than their  parents  is the key to conserving diversity in the area.

Rancho Dulce helps this community  by supplying the small indigenous school with  supplies, paper, crayons, markers, notebooks, ecology books  and school materials.  Rancho Dulce donates annually and also donates funds  with each purchase of property at Rancho Dulce to the school. Our most recent project invited all 14 kids to spend a day on the Ranch planting Almond tree for the Scarlet Macaws, in exchange for school supplies. Everyone enjoyed the pizza, cokes and at the end of the day received all their school supplies. Our next project will be to fix up the school with new paint, screen, trim and faucets.  

Rancho Dulce also provides valuable jobs to the Costa Ricans in and around San Miguel  and educates them   how  their properties are worth more if they plant new trees vs. continuing  to cut down precious hardwood trees.
We are currently accepting donations of ESL educational materials. (English as a Second Language) English / Spanish books, Math Science & especially English.

For more info about how to donate school supplies for the kids of San Miguel - Contact Michael H. Cranford at info@ranchodulce.com  or call him (USA) 508-237-0812 (CR)011- 506-378-3013