by Adam Rosendale | Apr 29, 2022 | Program Pieces, Programs
Our enterprise initiatives begin with a woman named Angela Alaniz, her son, Becker, and her nephew, Angel. It was mid 2021 and the community of Los Robles, Nicaragua was still feeling the aftermath of the 2018 socio-economic crisis. Unemployment was at a record high...
by Adam Rosendale | Apr 28, 2022 | Program Pieces, Programs
In 2020, we issued loans to two families led by Deisy Gonzalez and Elizabeth Castro, to plant and harvest corn. We observed and learned a lot during this first phase of Grow For Good. It became increasingly obvious that the local market does not reliably offer fair...
by Adam Rosendale | Apr 28, 2022 | Program Pieces, Programs
Goal 2 of the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals is to “end hunger by achieving food security, improving nutrition, and promoting sustainable agriculture”. Our “Food For Good” program directly addresses food security by providing nourishment to...
by Adam Rosendale | Apr 28, 2022 | Program Pieces, Programs
In 2018, a socio-economic crisis in Nicaragua caused the national economy to collapse. Comunidad Connect’s field staff realized that many elderly residents were only eating once a day. In response, CC began distributing meals to the most vulnerable people in Los...
by Adam Rosendale | Mar 21, 2022 | Program Pieces
San Juan del Sur Sports Park 2018 San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua is an international tourist destination nestled in a cove on the southwest pacific coast. With tourism comes new avenues for economic development. However, there are negative social and environmental...
by Jon Thompson | Mar 18, 2022 | Program Pieces
Sport Park cira 2006 Jon Thompson first visited San Juan del Sur in 1998 while on a 6-month road trip through Central America with two friends. The traveling trio had just spent 2 months in Mexico and 2 months in Guatemala. Jon had grown fond of surfing but enjoyed...
