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Goyena, León, Nicaragua Globally, the demand for honey has grown at an annual rate of 15,000% and it is estimated that in 2015, it exceeded 1.9 million tons, driven by concerns about health and food safety. According to sources from the Nicaragua Ministry of Development, Industry and Commerce. In the rural communities of Sutiava-León Nicaragua, […]

Our Human Capacity Training program brings neighbors together to learn, heal and grow, often for the first time in their lives. The success of our program has helped to build motivation, and leads to better outcomes across communities.

León, Nicaragua Kelvin Antonio Montiel Muñoz While primary schooling in Nicaragua is free and compulsory through high school, many students in rural areas have limited access to schools, and students from impoverished families often start working at a young age to help support their family. To bridge this gap, ViviendasLeón provides scholarships to students in

Norlan Ramón Hernández Arévalo was born in the rural community of Troilo into a family with two brothers. When he was five years old, his family moved to the city of León for a work opportunity for his father. Financial issues forced the family to return to Troilo, where they had to start from scratch.

“As the director of this school, we are grateful to ViviendasLeón for having made our school’s dreams come true.” Working Together for a Healthy Future Since our previous update last month, we have made considerable progress on the kitchen project and expect it to be fully completed in about a month. Local parent volunteers are

Invertir en familias rurales En todo el mundo, millones de familias rurales dependen de la agricultura para su subsistencia. Si bien estas familias contribuyen con alrededor del 70% de las necesidades mundiales de alimentos, la mayoría está sumida en la pobreza extrema y sus medios de vida están amenazados por el cambio climático, las dificultades

Expanding our program to new communities in Guatemala Our Las Manantiales kitchen project, began in early April 2019 and is expected to be fully completed within a week. The floor tiles and wall tiles, including the hand-painted tiles from the San Francisco Friends School and the Spring Family delegations, are being placed and completed. Now

Supporting healthy diets and healthy families Sutiaba, Nicaragua Food scarcity and malnutrition stand as one of the three major causes of migration in Central America, emphasizing the vital role nutritional farming plays in the daily lives of rural families in Nicaragua. According to UNICEF, 19% of children in Nicaragua under the age of five suffer

Margarita Rivas is 40 years old and has lived with her family in the Aristides-Sanchez neighborhood of Goyena for 19 years. She participated in HCT, where she attended therapeutic workshops, learned new skills and was given leadership opportunities. She began to value herself as a person, and to face social obstacles head-on.

Lanzando carreras a través de la educación: Norlan Hernández Norlan Ramón Hernández Arévalo nació en la comunidad rural de Troilo en una familia con dos hermanos. Cuando tenía cinco años, su familia se mudó a la ciudad de León para una oportunidad de trabajo para su padre. Los problemas financieros obligaron a la familia a

“We are now seeing the success of their work with the opening of the first kitchen.” Los Manantiales, Santa Lucia Utatlán, Guatemala After several months of construction, we completed our first kitchen at the Los Manantiales Primary School in the Guatemalan Highlands. A huge thank you is owed to the local parent volunteers and visiting

An interview with our Agroforestry director León, Nicaragua Nicaraguan Health authorities have reported a total of 2,519 positive cases and 74 deaths. However, government reports lack details about which department or municipalities are most affected by the pandemic, nor do they share how many tests have been conducted. ViviendasLeón Agroforestry Director Lesbia Alvarado, shares how