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IYES is an international youth development program that provides Indigenous youth from Canada the opportunity to create meaningful change in the lives of Central American children. IYES builds leadership skills through cultural exchanges and school building projects in Nicaragua.

 Indigenous youth of today face the important task of re-establishing cultural identities. The IYES program is designed to support youth in their personal journeys of discovering what it means to be an Indigenous leader in the modern world.

 When IYES volunteers bring education and hope to children in Nicaragua, they help to break a cycle of poverty and to begin a cycle of hope. Working together, the volunteers and children begin to see their place in our shared humanity.

IYES volunteers enjoy an amazing life experience, improve the lives of others, and become leaders of change in their home communities.

For more information on how to get involved with IYES please contact us at: iyes@schoolbox.ca or click on the links below