Casco Viejo community
Panama, Casco Viejo Remember jumping rope, racing through car tires and doing balancing games on top of logs? These were some of the games that Eco Creando worked out last week with children from Aprojusan, mixed with a small art…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo So you have a neighbor who never takes care of his/her property. Is an empty lot which always ends up full with garbage, overgrown grass and who knows what. You`ve tried to get in touch with the…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo In my last post I didn´t get to show the finished product. It is gorgeous! Thanks so much to Diageo volunteers, to AVACA and Paul, to the Santa Familia Community Center and to Sembrarte for setting this…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo I love it when things work out, specially those that bring people together and where a clear result can be seen and touched. That is the case of this mini community project that was born during…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo To educate takes time, specially if it involves changing habits! However challenging, the best way to go about it is with fun stuff. For a bit more than a week, volunteers from Generation Peace Academy (USA) and…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo AVACA`s 11 days for a better neighborhood campaign started on Friday. Among the many activities is the Green Patrol, a group made of children and volunteers who will patrol Casco Viejo non stop for 11 days…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo “Pot to Plate” is an NGO that promotes home grown food. Their workshops teach kids how to grow their own food and chef Sophie works with them so they can make nice, simple meals. Now, they are…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo There is always activity at the Fish Market and its next door pier. However, when the sun goes down a little bit, around 5 ish, you can see people hanging out at the cevicherias, with the classic…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo If you live in Casco, most likely you know “Lola” , one of the cutest dogs in the neighborhood. She loves walking around with Betty and Craig, sniffing, saying “hi” to everybody. So when she learned some…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo Next week, Casco Viejo`s neighborhood and friends association (AVACA) will be joining hands with a dynamic group to launch for the first time ever in the historic district an 11 day campaign to create awareness in the…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo Last weekend, Scouts Group No. 3 San Felipe learned how to plant edible greens using plastic bottles, egg baskets and more. The workshop was given by Rachel and Nicole from Urban Gardens, a new NGO in Casco…
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Today is the last day of the International Film Festival Panama (IFF Panama). During a full week, Casco Viejo has been the host for all the red carpet galas, but also of an interesting initiative:…
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