HOW YOU HELPED KIDS ESCAPE MALNUTRITION A Story from our Spring 2021 Newsletter Every mother wants to see their child grow up healthy and happy, but María Estela Us Castro worried she would never be able to experience this with her babies Domingo and Guadalupe. She said: "THERE IS SADNESS…
Read MoreYOUR GIFT AIDED KIDS AND MOTHERS A Story from our Spring 2021 Newsletter Zeneyda Diaz has a simple dream for her children: "a safe place to live, so they are not bouncing from one location to another." This simple dream, however, is not easy to achieve in rural Nicaragua, where…
Read MoreBreaking the Cycle of Poverty Begins in Nueva San Jose THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING A NEW FAMILY INTO AGROS’ NEWEST VILLAGE A Story from our Spring 2021 Newsletter Last year, Agros identified twenty families in rural Nicaragua, who desperately needed homes. As part of the Village Within a Village initiative,…
Read MoreA STORY OF HOPE, OPPORTUNITY, AND CHLORINE As you approach the home of Petronilo López Díaz and his wife, Franseca, it is easy to tell from the colorful drawings that cover the house’s entrance and the many pictures that cover the walls that their family, education, and their children’s accomplishments…
Read MoreGreen parrots in San Marcos, Nicaragua As an ecology graduate student I drove a Volkswagen bug through the string of tiny countries that make up Central America. I experienced for the first time the mixed landscapes of natural forest and agricultural croplands that make up these small nations. It was…
Read MoreYOUR 2016 TIERRAS DE VIDA GUESTS IT'S OUR TURN TO RETURN THE FAVOR If you've been to an Agros community, you know what it feels like to be welcomed in. Kids pop their heads out of doorways and run out to find playmates as you walk up. You're ushered in…
Read MoreDIRECT FROM THE FIELD: A LIVE CONVERSATION WITH KAREN AND ALEJANDRO OF LA BENDICIÓN This week we held a live Direct from the Field webinar conversation with Karen and Alejandro, a family from our newest community, La Bendición, Nicaragua. The morning began with a series of near catastrophes ... Strike…
Read MoreMEET KAREN AND ALEJANDRO AT DIRECT FROM THE FIELD Karen and Alejandro with their three children at their new home - the first dignified home they've owned - in La Bendicion. BRINGING RURAL NICARAGUA TO YOU A baby screaming, toys crashing, roosters crowing – this set the cacophonous scene for…
Read MoreFRANSECA & PETRONILO'S PATH TO PROSPERITY There's that smile. Meet Franseca, a feisty and determined mother in San José who needs your support. "THEY KNOW WE'LL TEACH THEM" This week I talked to my coworker about why families come to Agros. She said, "Families don't show up to Agros asking…
Read MoreANNOUNCING OUR 2016-2017 VILLAGE PLANS We believe that it’s possible to build thriving communities with the poorest families in Central America. As our long-term supporters, you know this is not an easy process: it takes time, tremendous effort from our families, close involvement from the staff, and an enormous dose…
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