{"id":1032,"date":"2022-10-22T15:41:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T15:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/?page_id=1032"},"modified":"2025-06-16T18:53:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T18:53:15","slug":"reading-san-francisco-libre-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/?page_id=1249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"About RSFLA\">Reading San Francisco Libre Association (RSFLA)<\/a> is a town twinning organisation dedicated to working with Reading\u2019s twin town of San Francisco Libre in Nicaragua.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SFLImage.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:200px;height:193px\"><\/figure>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ReadingImage1.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:124px;height:194px\"><\/figure>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>RSFLA has promoted links and exchanges between the two towns and supported projects in SFL for the last 30 years. It is a registered charity funded mainly by standing-orders from the people of Reading. Since we set it up in 2012, the David Grimes Trust has supported environmental projects in San Francisco Libre. 100% of all donations we receive are used to benefit the people of San Francisco Libre.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/?page_id=1269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Celebrating 30 years of Reading-San Francisco Libre twinning\">Celebrating 30 year<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/?page_id=1269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"s of Reading - San Francisco Libre twinning in 2024\">s of Reading &#8211; San Francisco Libre twinning (6 Nov 2024)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/reading-sanfrancisco-libretrust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"donate to the Reading San Francisco Libre Trust \">donate to the Reading San Francisco Libre Trust <\/a>via our Just Giving page<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1135\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230901_191358-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Mauricio on his Suzuki\"><p><\/p>\n<figcaption>Mauricio Alberto L\u00f3pez and youngsters on his Suzuki<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1137\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230830_133620-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"copyright Russell Maddicks\" class=\"wp-image-1137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230830_133620-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230830_133620-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230830_133620-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230830_133620-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230830_133620-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gabriel Godinez Delgadillo drives a mototaxis called a caponera. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1138\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230831_094709-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230831_094709-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230831_094709-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230831_094709-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230831_094709-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230831_094709-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Typical Nicaraguan breakfast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1139\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230831_201527-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"copyright Russell Maddicks\" class=\"wp-image-1139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230831_201527-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230831_201527-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230831_201527-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230831_201527-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_20230831_201527-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getting ready for a game of football <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1192\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230828_144003-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230828_144003-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230828_144003-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230828_144003-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230828_144003-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230828_144003-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Selling fruit on the bus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1196\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230829_152141-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230829_152141-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230829_152141-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230829_152141-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230829_152141-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230829_152141-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hens provided by RSFLA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1198\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230830_094347-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230830_094347-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230830_094347-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230830_094347-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230830_094347-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230830_094347-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Mayor of San Francisco Libre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230830_111333-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230830_111333-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230830_111333-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230830_111333-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230830_111333-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230830_111333-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A well in one of the outlying villages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1212\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230831_093505-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_20230831_093505-768x1024.jpg 768w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SFL2022-Photo-exhibtion-Slide05-Momotombo-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SFL2022-Photo-exhibtion-Slide05-Momotombo-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SFL2022-Photo-exhibtion-Slide05-Momotombo-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SFL2022-Photo-exhibtion-Slide05-Momotombo-1536x1077.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SFL2022-Photo-exhibtion-Slide05-Momotombo-2048x1437.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SFL2022-Photo-exhibtion-Slide02-TwinTowns-1024x718.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SFL2022-Photo-exhibtion-Slide02-TwinTowns-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SFL2022-Photo-exhibtion-Slide02-TwinTowns-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SFL2022-Photo-exhibtion-Slide02-TwinTowns-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SFL2022-Photo-exhibtion-Slide02-TwinTowns-1536x1077.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/SFL2022-Photo-exhibtion-Slide02-TwinTowns-2048x1437.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 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RSFLA has promoted links and exchanges between the two towns and supported projects in SFL for the last 30 years. It is a registered charity funded mainly by standing-orders from &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Welcome<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1032","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1032"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1342,"href":"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1032\/revisions\/1342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanfranciscolibre.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}