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Openly discussing empathy, assertive communication, expressing our emotions and knowing how to channel them has been something new for our participants.

COABE began with ideas based in environmental restoration and making use of existing resources within the community. It was born from the enthusiasm of two rural women for owning their own hives,  producing honey and making natural cosmetics using honey as a raw material.

Vilma and her brothers were growing and the needs were increasing in her family. Her father was absent, and her mother had to take care of her children alone. Vilma had to make the decision to travel to the capital to work and support her family. Full of courage and determination, at the age of 14 she left her community to look for a job opportunity.

Historically, rural farmers in Central America grew a few crops, corn, beans and squash, that were staple crops.  They grew a lot of each because it was easier, and if they lost half of their crop in bad weather, there would still be enough to feed their families and animals.  In Guatemala, these three staples

This is the story of our first experience of starting work in three rural communities in the Municipality of Santa Lucía Utatlán in the department of Sololá. A 100% indigenous community of the Quiché ethnic group, Sololá is one of the poorest departments in Guatemala.

ViviendasLeón provides scholarships to girls, boys and young adults in the rural areas of Sutiava-Nicaragua, “to guarantee inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.”

Women make up more than half of the world’s population, yet the responsibility disproportionately falls on them to feed a large part of its inhabitants, especially in rural areas of developing countries. According to the FAO, rural women produce more than half of the food, and play an important role in preserving biodiversity and guaranteeing food sovereignty and security.

At ViviendasLeón, women’s empowerment has been a fundamental pillar in the realization of our mission. Overwhelmingly, rural women have led in the implementation and success of our programs.

In 2022, ViviendasLeón programs supported nearly 500 families and 1,250 children in Nicaragua and Guatemala. We began work in Guatemala in 2019. Since then we have worked toward creating our team to begin implementing our successful programs in training, farming, water and economic development.

”Thanks to ViviendasLeón today I am receiving materials so my family can build our water system to be able to irrigate our vegetables in the summer months. Before I didn’t have enough well water or systems, or any other alternative that would allow me to harvest and maintain my vegetable crops during the dry season.”

Los Planes, Santa Lucia Utatlan, Guatemala Every weekday the mothers in the community of Los Planes, Santa Lucía Utatlán, Guatemala prepare a balanced lunch for the 310 students who attend the elementary school.  They have taken nutrition courses with Mil Milagros a partner of ViviendasLeón. Now that the pandemic is waning, students have returned for

Small and medium-sized enterprises, better known as SMEs in Nicaragua, contribute to the development objectives in our country. They represent more than 90 percent of businesses nationally, providing new opportunities and economic improvements for the families of the country.