Ivette Rivera

A teacher stands holding a tablet, speaking to a group of children and teenagers seated in chairs outside a bright red school building, with a lush green landscape in the background.
Amigos Story
Ivette Rivera

Education Changes Everything.

Education can completely change the trajectory of a child’s life. Unfortunately, there are many obstacles to receiving a formal education in Nicaragua; Amigos for Christ

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A woman in a light-colored polo shirt stands in front of a classroom wall with a large paper sheet, colorful decorations, and green chalkboard in the background. She is smiling at the camera.
Bright Spots
Ivette Rivera

Hope in La Coyotera

When asked what they appreciated about their teacher, Esperanza, the students in La Coyotera were quick to respond with words of praise, each proud to

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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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Two men, one in a maroon shirt and the other in a red shirt with a blue cap, laugh as water splashes over them, soaking their faces and clothes.
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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A man in a striped shirt and cap stands smiling next to a woman in a red top holding a green cup, outdoors with trees in the background.
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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A woman in a pink floral shirt stands smiling next to a young girl in a small kitchen with a stove, cooking pots, and bottles of oil and water on a rustic countertop against brick and cement walls.
Health
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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A smiling family of four, including two young girls, gathers around a barrel filled with water outdoors. One girl holds a blue cup under a water spout. Trees and sunlight fill the background.
Christ More Visible
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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An older man pours water from a white bucket as a seated woman collects it outside a rustic house. Other people and a dog are visible in the background, and trees surround the scene.
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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