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About ViviendasLeón
Read more: About ViviendasLeónViviendasLeon was founded in 2003 to create solutions to the interconnected causes of rural poverty in Central America. Our mission to “empower and equip rural families to be the agents of their own development” has shown time and again that people are willing and capable to…
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Immersion Travel Program in Guatemala 2025
Read more: Immersion Travel Program in Guatemala 2025Travel with ViviendasLeon to Guatemala this year. On this immersive journey, experience Guatemalan cultures, languages and histories in the center of the Mayan Highlands region, Lake Atitlán.
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An interview with Fabiola Chavarria, Mother and Farmer
Read more: An interview with Fabiola Chavarria, Mother and Farmer“When I started to participate in the HCT training process, I was a very shy woman with self-esteem problems. In our country Nicaragua, women have had few opportunities to work outside the home.”
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Training new farmers to cultivate diverse and nutritional crops.
Read more: Training new farmers to cultivate diverse and nutritional crops.ViviendasLeon trains families in rural communities to farm their small plots of land while diversifying and updating their methods to secure their food supply. They are given fencing, drip irrigation, and hand operated fumigation pumps.
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Next generation contributes to ensure sustainable livelihoods.
Read more: Next generation contributes to ensure sustainable livelihoods.Dinia Amador, a young teenager and daughter of Paula Hernandez, completed the HCT program with her mother and received the delivery of material for the construction of her farm. Paula and Dinia are currently harvesting a great variety of vegetables, some of which Paula uses for…
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International Indigenous Women’s Day 2023
Read more: International Indigenous Women’s Day 2023ViviendasLeón has been working since March with 23 indigenous women from the Los Planes community in Santa Lucía Utatlán, Guatemala. The Mayan communities of Central America live with multiple challenges including lack of food security, unemployment, and access to education. Additionally, indigenous women have faced violence…
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Restoring a community in Nicaragua
Read more: Restoring a community in NicaraguaIn June 2022 ViviendasLeón expanded to a new community in Nicaragua called La Gallina. The challenges there are similar to other communities where we work, as they are throughout the underdeveloped tropical countries around the world. Lack of food security, high unemployment, and limited access to…
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Our next generation of farming women in Nicaragua.
Read more: Our next generation of farming women in Nicaragua.My name is Alexandra Galeano and I live in the community of Troilo, Sutiava. I am 19 years old and married with a one-year-old girl. Being a homemaker doesn’t prevent me from continuing my education. I am currently in the 10th grade of secondary school at…
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“El Niño” predicted to arrive in September 2023
Read more: “El Niño” predicted to arrive in September 2023According to the UN Meteorological Organization WMO, there is an 80 percent probability that the El Niño effect will begin by September 2023. Agriculture being one of the main sectors of the economy, will be deeply affected. Engaging almost 70 percent of the population and contributing…