August 4, 2018 Dear Friends of Project Chacocente, We continue to follow the unrest in Nicaragua through media reports, email exchanges and social media posts of Nicaraguan and North American friends who are there, and frequent Skype conversations and text messaging with Omar Hernandez, our Project Director and Representative in Nicaragua, whom many of you know. The situation...
A LETTER FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENTS Dear Project Chacocente supporters, Nicaragua remains in the throes of violent unrest that has brought the nation to a standstill. Initially spawned by the Ortega government’s April 17th announcement of increased social security costs and reduced benefits, student-led protests continued even after the proposed changes were rescinded days later, owing to...
A Letter from the Co-Presidents of Project Chacocente 14 May 2018 Dear Friends of Project Chacocente, As you probably know, in the last few weeks there has been political and social unrest in Nicaragua, and even violence with loss of lives. The trigger was the announcement on April 17 of a government-mandated change in the Nicaraguan social security...
[DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE VERSION] Happy Smiles for Project Chacocente [caption id="attachment_4082" align="alignleft" width="150"] Dr. Belinda Forbes with Patient[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4081" align="alignleft" width="150"] Dr. Forbes in Chacocente Classroom[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4083" align="alignleft" width="150"] Dr. Lizzett Cortez (L) and Dr. Belinda Forbes (R)[/caption] Dental health problems are universal in communities in Nicaragua. Thanks to Valencia UMC in California and Dr. Belinda Forbes, a full...
Jimmy Martinez - 2015 Graduate In 2015, Jimmy Martinez graduated top of his class from Chacocente Christian School. At that time, School Director Jacqueline Hernandez shared with the board of directors that Jimmy was very interested in going to nursing school. She knew he and his mother lived on a tiny farm about 3 kilometers from...
DONORS PLEDGE $20,000 IN MATCHING FUNDS TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION Two very generous supporters have pledged $20,000 in matching funds to support our early education program. This is not a dollar for dollar match – it’s much more! Every dollar you donate will be matched three to one. We are grateful and hopeful that we can...
Have you placed a bid on our online art auction yet? If not, please email us at [email protected] with your bid now. It was brought to our attention that the online site we were using for the auction is not functioning because we use the free PayPal for non-profits as opposed to PayPal Pro, which charges...
Chacocente Christian School Art Auction Begins July 1, 2017 [divider scroll_text=""] [divider scroll_text=""] Bidding begins July 1st for this beautiful artwork created by Javier Lopez, a 2016 Chacocente Christian School graduate. He has donated a 15 ½ by 19¾ oil-on-canvas painting to the school to be used for fundraising. Javier is grateful for the support of the teachers he...
Chacocente Christian School Update Thank you so much for your continuing support of Project Chacocente! Your support is truly making a difference in the lives of the children, the families of Project Chacocente, and the families in the surrounding communities. People in Nicaragua are beginning to refer to the Project and the surrounding area as Chacocente. The...
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