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Alida Takes Control

Determined to improve the health and nutrition of her family, nine months ago Alida began to work a tiny plot of uncultivated pastureland with a vision of creating a family ga... Determined to improve the health and nutrition of her family, nine months ago Alida began to work a ...

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The next chapter for Marjorie

Marjorie works hard. The first time we meet her in the Bosawas bioshphere reserve in Nicaragua, she is carrying rice. The second time we cross paths, she is carrying water fro... Marjorie works hard. The first time we meet her in the Bosawas bioshphere reserve in Nicaragua, she ...

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Enabling the Everyday

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...

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Q & A with Candida Escalante

In 2003, we introduced the Change for Children community to Candida, a resident of Santa Teresa, Nicaragua and the leader of her community water committee. We recently caught ... In 2003, we introduced the Change for Children community to Candida, a resident of Santa Teresa, Nic...

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A Youth Perspective

The teenagers of the Bosawas lead a very simple lifestyle. While they do not have phones, TVs, video games, or any of the items that a North American teenager would deem valua... The teenagers of the Bosawas lead a very simple lifestyle. While they do not have phones, TVs, video...

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A Look Back at the Nicaragua Water Project

Our Proud Past 2004  CFCA receives funding from the Canadian Government (CIDA) for the Nicaragua Water Project 2005  CFC launches Water as a Human Right campaign 2007  Members... Our Proud Past 2004  CFCA receives funding from the Canadian Government (CIDA) for the Nicaragua Wat...

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Awakening the Senses

And changing the present in Sagrada Familia Last year, we met Candida. She filtered water from a shallow contaminated well through her T-shirt and boiled it on her clay stove ... And changing the present in Sagrada Familia Last year, we met Candida. She filtered water from a sha...

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Turning Cant's into Cans

Turning Can’ts into Cans The construction of secondary schools in the Bosawas and the promotion of girls’ education will allow teachers to turn can’ts into cans for stud... Turning Can’ts into Cans The construction of secondary schools in the Bosawas and the promotio...

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Turning Dreams into Plans

A dream declared becomes a goal. Maria is in the 6th grade of primary school, the eldest of 7 brothers, and the daughter of a humble peasant Miskito farmer in the community of... A dream declared becomes a goal. Maria is in the 6th grade of primary school, the eldest of 7 brothe...

In The Field