March 9, 2017
When the Change for Children dental brigade team sets out on Friday for the Comitancillo region of Guatemala, they will be bringing more than dental care. One volunteer, Joyce... When the Change for Children dental brigade team sets out on Friday for the Comitancillo region of G...
March 6, 2017
When Delania, member of the Pellizco Central Water Committee announces that the water well in her community, funded by the brigade team, represents the future for the communit... When Delania, member of the Pellizco Central Water Committee announces that the water well in her co...
March 6, 2017
By Clinic Day 4, we unload and unpack our equipment/supply bins with the ease of a finely tuned pit crew. We arrive to patients waiting in the shade of the few trees in the ch... By Clinic Day 4, we unload and unpack our equipment/supply bins with the ease of a finely tuned pit ...
March 6, 2017
We set up clinic space in health centre hallways, in classrooms, in a church, and in a lean-to shelter. Inside. Outside. We are flexible. And the patients are patient. Through... We set up clinic space in health centre hallways, in classrooms, in a church, and in a lean-to shelt...
March 6, 2017
It is true what they say about stepping outside one’s comfort zone. This IS where the magic happens! I see it in those opening themselves up to new ideas. I see it in co... It is true what they say about stepping outside one’s comfort zone. This IS where the magic ha...
November 28, 2016
It is not every day that one returns to communities in Nicaragua to witness water flowing freely where previously there was none. It is not every day, but it is today. It is not every day that one returns to communities in Nicaragua to witness water flowing freely whe...
November 27, 2016
Sitting with Miguel and his family inside the mud walls of a traditional Mapuche ruka in Araucania, Chile, we pass around mate tea, listen to stories of childhood from his gra... Sitting with Miguel and his family inside the mud walls of a traditional Mapuche ruka in Araucania, ...
June 30, 2016
“My husband, Jeff, and I have participated in three dental missions in Nicaragua. On two of the missions we took one of our sons when they were each age 14. It has been ... “My husband, Jeff, and I have participated in three dental missions in Nicaragua. On two of th...
June 30, 2016
Our Proud Past 1987 First CFCA delegation of volunteers travels to Nicaragua at their own expense to learn from the poor in the middle of the Contra war. 1997 First Travel ... Our Proud Past 1987 First CFCA delegation of volunteers travels to Nicaragua at their own expense ...
June 2, 2016
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