by Adam Rosendale | Jan 28, 2022 | Program Pieces
Since 2007, many talented photographers have joined us abroad through our Cultural Connections program. Here are some of our favorites. If you don’t see your photos or have more to share, please send them to us! Explore Cultural...
by Jon Thompson | Jan 26, 2022 | Program Pieces
Comunidad Connect (CC) was created in 2007 after its co-founders visited, lived, and worked in Nicaragua for a decade. Those first ten years provided time for relationships with people, communities, and institutions to grow and mature. In the late 1990s, Nicaragua was...
by Adam Rosendale | Aug 26, 2021 | Nicaragua Now, People, Programs
Today we celebrate Ángel Guadalupe Cruz Alaniz (9), and Becker Alanís Blandón Alaniz (11) for their initiative and entrepreneurship. The young boys started breeding chickens with the idea of creating a chicken coop business in Los Robles to sell eggs, hens, and...
by Adam Rosendale | May 13, 2021 | Current Events and News, Health / NCHC, Nicaragua Now, Programs
Read - Nica Agua Bio-Sand Filters Part 1 Without reliable access to safe water, marginalized communities face the largest burden of disease. Lack of clean water leads to waterborne illnesses, children missing school (with girls disproportionately affected), stifled...
by Adam Rosendale | May 10, 2021 | Current Events and News, Health / NCHC, Programs
Nica Agua was launched in 2012 in Jinotega, Nicaragua by Comunidad Connect to increase access to clean water for rural families dealing with chronic diarrhea and parasites. The first iteration of the program employed the use of a ceramic filter called a Filtron. These...
by Adam Rosendale | Mar 11, 2021 | Homes For Good, Nicaragua Now, People, Programs
Over the course of two weeks, we constructed a new home for Tania and her children. Her second-oldest, Crisbel, has been a patient of the Together For Health program for several years now and has made incredible progress with her mobility and temperament. However,...
