El Espabel
A Life Change for the Future
When Leonel de Jesus Orozco arrived in the community of Espabel for the first time, there was no water. His daughter had to walk more
February 19, 2021
When Leonel de Jesus Orozco arrived in the community of Espabel for the first time, there was no water. His daughter had to walk more
Oscar is a quintessential patriarch. He is humbly grateful and typically proud of his family all at once. He lives close to almost all of
Nicaragua’s identity is influenced a great deal by the country’s relationship with water, hence the name Nicaragua. The Nicaraguan flag has two blue stripes on
After nearly 20 years of facing the same economic challenges over and over again, rural farmer Manuel Figeroa was ready to turn the page and
Written By: Paola Montalvo Doña Esperanza gives a whole new meaning to her name, Hope. Two years ago, her family didn’t have clean, running water.
A few years ago, I learned about the concept of invisible threads from the book The Invisible Thread by Alex Tresniowski and Laura Schroff. Some may
Doña Liliam has spent the better part of her life in the small community of Las Torres. Located about 2 hours north of Chinandega, 51
Last week’s water celebration in El Espabel felt much heavier than the typical lighthearted water system inaugurations we’ve witnessed in many communities over the years.
If you look closely at the picture of the toilet to the right, you’ll see a date carved into the floor, 12-11-2019. December 11. December
From swinging machetes on the farm to providing technical assistance, training, and vision for community members—Yader Espinales perfectly embodies our belief that transformed people transform