Ivette Rivera

Bright Spots
Ivette Rivera

Roberto’s Pigs

To get to Roberto’s house in the community of Mina de Agua, Nicaragua, during the dry season, you have to drive along a long dirt

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Bright Spots
Ivette Rivera

Change is Hard, Not Impossible

Oscar Hernandez is a dreamer, farmer, and teacher. He lives in Valle los Morenos, where he has cultivated his small parcel of land into a successful farm with grains, vegetables, and dragonfruit. Oscar’s farm has become a model for other farmers in the community who are inspired to increase their own production after seeing Oscar’s success.

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Bright Spots
Ivette Rivera

Generational Change

Herminio is a 58-year-old man from the community of Nance Dulce in Nicaragua. He shared that since he was young boy, he remembers his community’s

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Education
Ivette Rivera

Little by Little

“I am super grateful to Amigos because what we never had, we now have,” Doña Lisett responded when asked about the impact of Amigos for

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Life Transformation
Ivette Rivera

A Story of Sacrifice

“It won’t be easy, but it will be worth it,” thought Lucia Medina as she and her husband decided to sell their pig in order

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Christ More Visible
Ivette Rivera

Waiting for the Fountain of Life

Water. That clear, life-giving, refreshing friend is only a fleeting guest for many homes in Nicaragua, especially in the rural homes that depend on hand-dug

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