Today we battle poverty with joy, color, music, laughter, and hope!

From sunrise to sunset, Love Light & Melody joins hands with friends, neighbors, and nonprofit organizations for a full day in Managua's trash dump community... celebrating and sharing life through music, painting, dancing, kites, and soccer games.



When entering what appears to be a war-zone, it seems appropriate to enter with proper armor and protection.  Love Light & Melody has learned however, that sometimes the most powerful weapons of protection are also the most surprising!  This is most certainly the case during Dia de Luz (Day of Light). Every year, a flood of people, music, and kites invaded the trash dump in Managua, Nicaragua, where nearly 1,500 people live, work, and make their homes. This event was created to break down emotional, physical, and cultural barriers, while reawakening the dreams, imagination, and hope of the people who live there.



Blog Accounts

Covered in Trash, Paint, and Love by Patrick, 2009

Mural at Hell's Gate by Austin, 2009

Entering a War Zone, Armed with Love by KC, 2008

Greater Meaning by Will, 2008

A Light Within by Armistead, 2008

Layers of Enlightenment and Hope by Austin, 2008

Finding Beauty and Humanity in a Living Hell by Lou, 2007

A Day of Beautiful Chaos by Jason, 2007

People and Trash Don't Go Together by Brad, 2007