March 19, 2026
Twenty-two years ago, the Change for Children community was abuzz with the news that the Nicaragua Water Project had received support from the Government of Canada. What follo... Twenty-two years ago, the Change for Children community was abuzz with the news that the Nicaragua W...
November 21, 2025
Late last month, Change for Children’s Executive Director, Lorraine Swift, joined an international team of innovators to present a workshop at the Global Development Conferenc... Late last month, Change for Children’s Executive Director, Lorraine Swift, joined an international t...
November 20, 2025
Change for Children is proud to mentor a student team at the University of British Columbia this semester through an interdisciplinary humanitarian engineering course. Togethe... Change for Children is proud to mentor a student team at the University of British Columbia this sem...
March 12, 2025
The vehicle-swallowing-sized mud puddles signal the entrance to San Juan. It’s where the pavement ends. And where the lack of resources begins. We are welcomed with a traditio... The vehicle-swallowing-sized mud puddles signal the entrance to San Juan. It’s where the pavement en...
March 8, 2024
Executive Director, Lorraine Swift, attends community assemblies in the communities of Reyes Centro and Armenia in El Sauce in the dry corridor of Nicaragua. One by one, women... Executive Director, Lorraine Swift, attends community assemblies in the communities of Reyes Centro ...
February 29, 2024
Crammed into a tiny bus, huge-hearted volunteers cover many miles to reach remote communities who are without regular access to dental care. Roads narrow and switchback, huggi... Crammed into a tiny bus, huge-hearted volunteers cover many miles to reach remote communities who ar...
July 15, 2022
Even hidden behind the chin protection on his motorcycle helmet, I can tell that Kelvin is smiling. His cheeks are drawn up below kind eyes, and he extends a hand in my direct... Even hidden behind the chin protection on his motorcycle helmet, I can tell that Kelvin is smiling. ...
June 13, 2022
It’s evening in the BOSAWAS, and I write the unfamiliar (and lengthy) names of the women participants of the WIMPA assembly — a gathering of the Indigenous Women’s Organ... It’s evening in the BOSAWAS, and I write the unfamiliar (and lengthy) names of the women parti...
September 9, 2021
The first time I stepped out of a canoe and into a classroom in the Bosawas, Nicaragua to assist a dental brigade, I never would have imagined that a few years later, that sam... The first time I stepped out of a canoe and into a classroom in the Bosawas, Nicaragua to assist a d...
May 3, 2021
By Mrs. Rogers, Bearspaw Schoool Grade 1/2 Teacher — My class of first and second graders was learning all about WATER in Science class! We explored the different properties o... By Mrs. Rogers, Bearspaw Schoool Grade 1/2 Teacher — My class of first and second graders was learni...
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