[DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE VERSION] CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP AT PROJECT CHACOCENTE We have been blessed with a stable leadership staff for years and thanks to their devotion, many Nicaraguans now live in hope. After several months of discussion and review of the advice of business consultants, the board of directors made the decision to eliminate the position of In-Country Director....
Downloadable Version Reflections on 2016 - Celebrations, Sadness, Hope As we near the end of 2016, we reflect back on the events to celebrate, the events that caused us to grieve, and the reasons to have hope for the future. There are Reasons to Celebrate Next month, three members from the Project will graduate from the Advanced English course at...
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. In December the Chacocente...
**Download Printable Version** Saying Goodbye to Our Friend, Chiky We are saddened to share the news that our dear friend, Chiky, passed away suddenly last month. Details about his passing remain scant, but we do know that a police investigation is underway. While there is much speculation on how he died, we can be sure of how...
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! In February of this...
Download Printable Version School Year Begins With New Directory and Sub Director The 2016 school year began in early February at Chacocente Christian School with 156 students eager to learn, play and grow. Fourteen of them are from Project Chacocente and 142 are from the surrounding neighborhood. The school also provides employment for 19 Nicaraguans. Our teachers,...
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! Last December, eight students...
Download Printable Version Jossimar Barajona Places 2nd at Poetry Nationals Jossimar Barajona Places 2nd at Poetry Nationals Jossimar Barajona, a senior at the Chacocente Christian School, strutted and gestured her way through 17 stanzas – yes, memorized – of a Rubén Darío poem and took second place at the national poetry competition in July. Darío, as you...
Download Printed Version $10K Matching Grant Kicks Off Funding of On-Campus Church Asbury First United Methodist Church of Rochester, NY has donated $10,000 in matching funds to encourage the construction of a church building at Project Chacocente. The Chacocente families have for years requested help in building a church that they and the surrounding community could attend. The...
Download Printed Version Here Chacocente Supporter Donates $25,000 for Matching Funds An anonymous donor has offered a gift of $25,000 to use as matching funds for donations made throughout the summer. "This is an incredible gift" says Board President Robyn Gage, “so hope our supporters will help us take advantage of it.” Most people are familiar with the matching...