Eugenia Natividad greeted the clinic staff with quiet warmth before carefully writing down her name and the names of the five children she had brought with her that day. Three were her daughters: Francella, Evangelion, and Ana. The other two, Leslie and Eduardo, were her nephews. Their mother could not come because she was busy…
Read MoreAt 94, Don Santos still shows up ready to learn
Last week, at the AMOS campus in Nejapa, patients living with chronic illnesses gathered for the relaunch of the Friends with Chronic Illness Wellness Club, a monthly space designed to complement the free care they already receive at the Samaritan Clinic. But this was not just another health talk. It was a morning built around…
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When Love Listens: Caring for Those Who Care for Others
In Villanueva, we experienced a special gathering. Not only because community health volunteers came together to celebrate the Day of Love and Friendship, but because for the first time, we had a space to talk about mental health. This is not a topic we have traditionally addressed. But as we listened to community leaders share…
Read MoreThe Long Way of Serving: Two Stories from Inside AMOS
Together, Marta and Reynaldo have spent nearly 27 years working at AMOS. Twenty-seven years of welcoming patients, keeping spaces running, coordinating behind the scenes, and showing up — day after day. Their stories reveal how AMOS’s mission is sustained not only through programs, but through people who live its values in practical, consistent ways. “Serving…
Read MoreThe Steam of the Iron
Doña Guillermina is 67 years old. Every time she walks to the Villa Guadalupe Urban Clinic, she does so with the same quiet determination that carried her through decades of washing and ironing clothes for other families. It was the steam from the iron, she says, that affected her the most.“It stayed in my chest,”…
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“Service is love”: A Legacy of Hope in The Bilampí’s Hope
“I love to serve, and to me, service means love.” That’s how Odilis, a health volunteer in La Esperanza de Bilampí — The Bilampí’s Hope — describes the calling that has guided her for over a decade. For Odilis, it’s not a coincidence that her community’s name echoes the values she’s lived by. It feels…
Read MoreEarly Stimulation Rooms for Children in Rural Nicaragua
What if a mirror, a mat, and a handful of colorful toys could change a child’s life forever? In the quiet corners of rural Nicaragua—places like El Tuma-La Dalia, Rancho Grande, Waslala, and El Ayote—aren’t just remote towns on a map. They are now homes to something deeply hopeful: Early Stimulation Rooms, lovingly equipped and…
Read MoreThe Journey to Healthy Smiles in Villa Guadalupe
Do you remember Justo? He is one of the children who participated in one of our oral health preventive campaign at the Villa Guadalupe Clinic this year. Alongside his little friend Mía, Justo joined other kids and families to learn how daily brushing and healthy habits can protect their teeth. These lessons may have seemed…
Read More🤰🏾 Chasing Change Through the Cornfields: Talking Maternal Health in Villanueva, Chinandega
In rural Nicaragua, giving birth can be dangerous. Long distances make complications during delivery a serious risk for many women. That’s why Casa Materna—the government’s maternity waiting home system—is such a vital part of Nicaragua’s public health strategy. These homes offer pregnant women from remote communities a safe place to stay during the final weeks…
Read MoreBananas, Brushing and Big Smiles: Preventive Oral Health at Villa Guadalupe
“My sons are so different,” Elieth said with a laugh. “Justo needs reminders to brush. But Israel? He’s a brushing enthusiast!” When Elieth brought her boys, Justo and Israel, to a recent preventive oral health campaign at the Villa Guadalupe Clinic, she expected a simple checkup. But what they experienced was so much more: hands-on…
Read MoreHope in Rancho Grande
In the green hills of Rancho Grande, Matagalpa, something beautiful happened at the local health center. AMOS staff transformed the space into a live kitchen for a special workshop, one focused on a national strategy to prevent child malnutrition and care for children aged 0-5 years. Community health volunteers from the rural villages around Rancho Grande gathered to learn how…
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