Christmas in Nicaragua may lack snow and evergreen trees, but the people of Nicaragua still celebrate in great measure with their families. Leading up to Christmas, Catholics in Nicaragua celebrate La Purisma and La Griteria in honor of Mary. They express gratefulness for her purity and humble role with parades, tributes, and celebrations in the [...]
Most of the things it takes to do the work that Rainbow Network does in rural Nicaragua are pretty easy to name. We need food, medicine, school supplies. We use all of those things directly with the people we serve. But, have you ever wondered how our Nicaraguan staff keep everything they need to serve [...]
Henry Balmaceda escribe artículos excelentes de los programas de Red Arco Iris y la gente de Nicaragua rural. Leer estos tres artículos recientes y aprender de los eventos y la gente del RAI. Madres y líderes en Rainbow Network- Semana de celebración del día de las madres en Nicaragua Rosita: Para ser líder comunitario… no hay edad- [...]
Leer este artículo en Español. From May 24th to 31st, Rainbow Network held community leader gatherings in each network with an intent to discuss program and event planning and the additional special purpose to celebrate Mother’s Day. 76% of current Rainbow community leaders are mothers with families, and they are pillars of support in their [...]
Education has always been a vital part of what we do at Rainbow Network, but learning doesn’t stop when children leave the classroom. I’m sure that, like me, some of your own fondest memories from your school years didn’t take place in a desk- they were of those trips to the apple orchards, local caves, [...]
Since 2010, Rainbow Network and NICASALUD, a health organization based in Nicaragua, have partnered in health-related projects in rural communities around Ciudad Sandino, El Crucero, Nagarote, and La Paz Centro. In total, the organizations have coordinated 11 events: 6 in Ciudad Sandino, 3 in El Crucero, and one each in Nagarote and La Paz Centro. [...]
Desde el año 2,010 Rainbow Network – Red Arco Iris y la federación NICASALUD, vienen coordinando un trabajo de alianza en temas de salud en las comunidades rurales de los municipios de Ciudad Sandino, El Crucero, Nagarote y La Paz Centro.- En total se han llevado a cabo 11 eventos: 6 en Ciudad Sandino, 3 [...]
I have some very exciting news. A number of us at The Rainbow Network are creating a new Medical Capacity Fund to help provide needed care to people living in poverty in rural Nicaragua. For the past nine years I have travelled to rural Nicaragua and worked alongside Rainbow Network’s dedicated physicians in dirt-floored shacks [...]
After our last article about the students graduating from technical programs. Some of you wondered how many students Rainbow Network has helped graduate over the years. Our Nicaraguan Director, Nelson Palacios, has provided this graphical representation to show our progress. It takes years of dedication by both student and sponsor for a scholarship to turn [...]
A total of 20 young people from the rural communities around El Crucero received a special scholarship for technical studies during the 2010-2011 school year in INTAE (The National Technical Institute for Administration and Economics), located in Diriamba, Carazo. The majority of these students graduated high school in 2010 with sponsorship through Rainbow Network, which [...]
