Program

Travel with ViviendasLeon to Guatemala in 2025. On this immersive journey, experience Guatemalan cultures, languages and histories in the center of the Mayan Highlands region, Lake Atitlán.

Travel 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.

Myths and misinformation: Educating for sexual and reproductive health. According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), sexual and reproductive health is understood as a general state of physical, mental and social well-being. It is related to the reproductive system, entails the ability to enjoy a…

October 9, 2022 Hurricane Julia passes over Nicaragua:Today, Hurricane Julia created flooding in many areas of Nicaragua. Overflowing rivers, flooded homes or homes with roofs blowing off, and damage to infrastructure throughout the country The category one hurricane touched the Caribbean coast near Bluefields at dawn…

The role of culture in development During October this year, a seminar was held on ”The Culture and Development of Rural Communities”, with the aim of raising awareness, and rescuing the customs, traditions, foods, myths and legends that are part of the indigenous history of life…

Food insecurity is increasing The latest report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on undernourishment in Latin America and the Caribbean, shows an increase between 2014 to 2018, from 38 million people to 42.5 million people suffering from hunger. Achieving the…

Leon, Nicaragua Rural economic expansion Expanding economic opportunities for women has been one of the main objectives in each of the programs that ViviendasLeón implements in our rural communities. A central component to achieve this is empowering women to see themselves as independent bread-winners in their…

Our Program: University student interns at our San Francisco office work closely with the ViviendasLeón executive team on various projects related to organizational growth and outreach. Interns begin their time with an orientation to learn about the organization, the communities we work with, and the work…