To develop projects for the poor enabling them to learn marketable skills to obtain jobs and develop "cottage industries". We have a new vocational school in a small poor village in Nicaragua with 200 registered students and growing daily. Currently teaching ESL, Computer, Sewing, Woodworking, Small Business & Beauty/Hairstyling. The training is offered at minimal cost to students. Upon certification, students are able to use the machines, tools and equipment for making items for sale or for their own personal well-being. It is our hope that this will incubate small businesses, help strengthen the economy and pull people out of poverty. For more information see: www.geocities.com/projectsforpeople