by admin | Feb 17, 2020 | Current Events and News, Health / NCHC, Nicaragua Now
Comunidad Connect was proud to host the 5th Annual Community Health Summit in Nicaragua, February 1-8, 2020. From San Juan del Sur to Jinotega, it was an inspiring week of learning, sharing, and discussion around ongoing research and health initiatives in Nicaragua...
by Jon Thompson | Feb 17, 2020 | Health / NCHC, Nicaragua Now, People
The rain began as we entered the meager home of Rosibel and her four children. I was thrilled because Comunidad Connect put on that new roof a few years ago. They have no furniture, so we stood in her one-room house and asked Rosibel about her youngest child. We had...
by admin | Jan 9, 2020 | Current Events and News, Nicaragua Now, People
Lupita, Nicolasa, and Concepcion, 2019 new home recipients In the community of Los Robles, Nicaragua a woman named Lupita is known for helping her neighbors and Comunidad Connect with volunteer labor on project sites. Her friends call her a “super...
by admin | Dec 17, 2019 | Health / NCHC, Nicaragua Now
Meyling Gutiérrez Meyling is 5 years old and lives in the community of Los Robles with her parents and 2 sisters. She was born with a syndrome that affected her vertebrae, trachea, and esophagus development, and caused several congenital birth defects. Before Drs....
by admin | Nov 26, 2019 | Nicaragua Now
Concepcion Aguilar Mesa (31) is a single mother of four who lives in Los Robles, Nicaragua. As a young woman, Concepcion worked on local farms cooking and cleaning. As her family grew, she could not take them with her to work. Four years ago, she scraped up enough...
by admin | Sep 30, 2019 | Nicaragua Now, People
Longitudinal research continues in Los Robles, Nicaragua via the collaboration with Universities of Alabama, Ohio State, and Calgary. Kohl Dothage, a graduate student from Alabama spent the summer investigating “how everyday adverse experiences, including food and...
