“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…
Read MoreJuan Pablo: “A baby shouldn’t be raising another baby”
Juan Pablo, a farmer from the rural community of Rancho Alegre, in the mountains of Matagalpa, has spent the past six years serving as a dedicated community health volunteer. But he doesn’t serve alone; his entire family is part of his mission. This month, Juan Pablo attended a community session on family planning, one of many…
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Strengthening community health in El Ayote
Sometimes, the most powerful transformations happen far from the spotlight. One just unfolded 136 miles from Managua, in the small town of El Ayote. There, local community health volunteers, some of whom travel by foot for hours to reach families living in remote areas of rural communities, came together for a life-saving workshop. They reviewed neonatal first aid and learned…
Read MoreA Heartbeat That Changed Everything: Rosa’s Story
The first time Rosa saw her baby during a free ultrasound at Villa Guadalupe Clinic, something inside her shifted forever. As the image appeared on the screen, the doctor gently pointed and said: “Here’s the body… and here’s the head.”Surprised, Rosa looked up and asked, “It already has all of that?”The doctor smiled and replied,…
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Improving Child Nutrition with Tree Leaves? Nicaraguan Mothers Can Tell
“As mothers, we want to prepare the best for our children, but sometimes we just don’t have the resources… I’m excited to share these recipes with my community.” In Nicaragua, according to the Plan Nacional de Lucha Contra la Pobreza y para el Desarrollo Humano (National Plan for Fighting Poverty and Promoting Human Development), at…
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Zenaida and Delba are breaking barriers
Zeneida and Delba, are two dedicated volunteers for the Sexual and Reproductive Health Program in the community of Nawawasito. “In our community, there is a volunteer mother who told me they were looking for volunteers for the Sexual and Reproductive Health program,” Zenaida shared. “I went to a meeting and liked the topics. Sometimes we think we…
Read MoreParenting With Love in Sabalete
Iván, 41, and Carmen, 36, are the parents of four children and live roughly about 5 miles from the Sabalete community clinic. In March of 2024, Carmen joined AMOS’ Parenting with Love program. She was pregnant and eager to learn about preventing pregnancy complications, safeguarding her children from illness, and nurturing her newborn in a healthy…
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Our First WASH Training at AMOS
This month, we held our first training for WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) community volunteers at the AMOS campus. We had the joy to host this group of wonderful women and men for 5 days. It was a time for sharing experiences and learning together. Check out some photos from this great week below. On Sunday,…
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Our First Health Fair in Villa Guadalupe!
For the first time ever, we held a Health Fair in Villa Guadalupe! Since 2019, AMOS serves the vulnerable neighborhood of Villa Guadalupe (where the city dump is located) through one of our clinics. Most families living in this community live in severe poverty and very vulnerable conditions. That is why we were so happy…
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This was a happy surprise for him!
Ignacio de Jesus Torres is 65 years old. He first came to the clinic after his sister recommended it. “She said it was a really good clinic and that it was affordable”, shared Ignacio. Ignacio came to the Samaritan Clinic looking for a general physician, but he was happily surprised to see dental care was…
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