Sharing in the love of God by partnering with Nicaragua’s poorest people in healthcare, education, economic development, and housing.

Red Arco Iris


20 jóvenes becados de El Crucero se graduaron en manejo de caja en el INTAE

Un total de 20 jóvenes de las comunidades rurales de El Crucero, tuvieron el beneficio de una beca especial para estudios técnicos en el INTAE (Instituto  Nacional Técnico para la Administración y la Economía) en la ciudad de Diriamba, Carazo, desde Agosto de 2010 hasta el mes de marzo de 2011.- La mayoría de estos [...]

25 viviendas para comunidad El Trapiche

Nelson Palacios, Nicaragua Director, at El Trapiche De un reciente artículo en el periódico nicaragüense El Nuevo Diario. Veinticinco familias de escasos recursos de la comunidad El Trapiche, jurisdicción de El Crucero, fueron beneficiadas con igual cantidad de viviendas, como parte del compromiso social que desarrolla la organización Red Arco Iris, (“Rainbow Network” por su [...]

New Video Shows Beauty and Challenge of Nicaragua

I hope everyone who reads our blog regularly and those of you who’ve just stumbled onto us will take a couple of minutes to watch this new video produced by Rainbow Network Partner, Chase Heilman. The video is wonderful, the images beautiful, and the message is right on target with what we at Rainbow Network [...]

Back to School

In Nicaragua the school year runs from February through November. So, the thousands of elementary and high school students Rainbow Network is supporting in their education efforts are already hard at work as we here in the USA begin thinking about heading back to school. Still, as we see all of the preparations taking place [...]

The key is the staff…

During a recent vision meeting with key board members our Nicaraguan Director, Nelson Palacios, observed that, “Rainbow Network is able to do all that we do and be who we are because of our staff.  We have a dedicated staff, they know who we are and what we do and they are committed to those [...]

Los Arcos Housing Project Update from Nicaragua

More good news to report from Nicaragua today as the work on the Rainbow Network housing project in Los Arcos continues to progress. Here are the numbers as reported by project supervisor Leonardo Cano.   – 5 more foundations poured and seismic beam prepared – 5 Houses with roof, floor, doors, and windows complete – 10 houses [...]

Photos from Valle de San Juan Housing Dedication

Once a Rainbow Network housing project is completed and the community has new homes, a ceremonial dedication is planned. This past Saturday, September 12, 2009 one such dedication took place. The location was the Valle de San Juan, our first housing project to be completed in the Dario network. By clicking the image below you can [...]

$10,000 Matching Gift Challenge Grant

Dollar for Dollar Matching Grant Springfield, MO., August 26, 2009: The Rainbow Network has received a challenge grant, a $10,000 dollar for dollar match, from the SG Foundation of Buellton, California. The grant will provide funds to repair and maintain Rainbow Network’s 4×4 vehicles used in the delivery of food, medications, supplies, and staff to [...]