by Adam Rosendale | Mar 18, 2022 | Homes For Good, Program Pieces
Virginia and Uriel Virginia Chavarria is a joyful and optimistic 71-year-old woman who has been a Brigadista in the community of Los Robles, Nicaragua for over 15 years. She is a partner of Comunidad Connect and a leader in her community, always available and willing...
by Adam Rosendale | Mar 9, 2022 | Homes For Good, Program Pieces
Yarisleidy, Frania, Josefa, Jose Josefa Tinoco, 36, is humble and quiet. She lives with her husband, Jose and teenage daughter, Frania, in Los Robles, Nicaragua. For years the Tinoco Family has volunteered countless hours on community projects that help support their...
by Adam Rosendale | Mar 1, 2022 | Homes For Good, Program Pieces
We have met incredible people through the Homes For Good program who have persisted and overcome insurmountable challenges in their lives. Here are some of their stories: https://comunidadconnect.org/2021/09/15/homes-for-good-yorlin-osorio/...
by Adam Rosendale | Feb 24, 2022 | Homes For Good, Program Pieces
It is easy to recognize the severe shortage of adequate housing in rural Nicaragua. Makeshift roofs of salvaged plastic tarps cover dirt floors. Bathrooms consist of holes in the ground and showers are often taken in the open air with a bucket of water. In 2014, a...
by Adam Rosendale | Feb 24, 2022 | Homes For Good, Program Pieces
Yarisleidy Cortez working with community mason, Guadalupe Gadea Yarisleidy Cortez is our Director of Community Development and spends a lot of time in Los Robles, Nicaragua (pop. 2,100). When we started building homes, the interest and demand from the community of...
by admin | Feb 22, 2022 | People, Program Pieces
The brigadistas are a group of volunteers who selflessly give their time and energy to promote health initiatives among the 10 sectors of Los Robles. Over the years we have introduced and spotlighted several of these community leaders. See below for a collection of...
