My name is Angela Maloney and I'm a senior at Ledyard High School. This summer I lived in rural Paraguay, volunteering with Amigos de las Americas and PLAN International. I lead community service projects to prevent deforestation, promote fuel efficient stoves, and improve nutrition. I worked closely with local youth to develop leadership and plant seeds for lasting change.

Friday, July 17, 2009


Today we started building our second fogon. It took us a very long time to get the tools we needed because we had to ask different people if we could borrow them. I think we will finish it tomorrow.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

(If you look closely you can see the needle in his hand)
Today I found a pique in my foot and we had to go back to the doctor's again to get it removed.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009


Today my partner found Pique(a parasitic worm) in her foot and we had to go to the Doctor's office to get it removed. It took up the entire day

Monday, July 13, 2009


We built our first fogon today with the help of local community members.

Friday, July 10, 2009


Today we had our first Charla on Nutrition and Eating a balanced diet. I think we did a good job because the kids said that they learned a lot.

Thursday, July 9, 2009


Today I woke up with a very bad cold and my mom told me to stay in bed and sleep all day. She told me that everyone gets sick when it rains. They think I have swime flu and keep bringing me strange tea drinks. I hope I get better soon.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Today it rained so much it woke me up in the morning. We had to cancel our charla because Paraguayans never go out in the rain. Andrea and I discovered that on Monday we are building our first stove. We also learned that one of the community's schools doesn't have a fogon and everyone wants us to build one. I think we found our CBI(Community based intiative.)

Tuesday, July 7, 2009


Today I woke up to the sound of the "highway" next to my house and the roosters. I think the cofffee here is delicious even though it's instant. My Project Supervisor came for her weekly visit and there wasn't a lot to say because it is only our second day in community. We continued meeting people today and I found out my neighbors own a crocodile.

Monday, July 6, 2009

Today I left Tajy and training to meet my host family and community. My host sister Anotonia came to pick us up and we rode in the back of a pick up truck. There are lots of chickens outside of my house and my host family is very friendly and nice. I'm living with Mabel(mom,) Nini(dad,)Grandma, Antonia, Fatima and Ema(host brother). They have two dogs Espike and Lassie and I really wanted to pet them but it's against the rules. We had an unofficial Charla or class and played games with all the children in our community.

What is AMIGOS all about?