Of our five permanent staff members, Zenelia Icabalceta, our Administrative Manager, is SCSRN’s longest-standing employee. When I asked Zenelia how long she had been working for SCSRN, she put on her glasses and pulled out a thick folder to find “the exact date when she began,” which was August 1st, 2009. This gives you an… Read More →
Communicating for the first time – Nicaraguan Sign Language
Imagine that you are an expecting mother or father. After the birth of your child, the doctor tells you that your baby is completely healthy of body and mind, except for one thing: she has a condition where she will only be able to learn and speak a particular foreign language; let’s say, Urdu. If… Read More →
Empowerment through Agency with the RSP Program
Simply showing up twice a year to give school supplies is not enough. We want to the RSP program to be a source of empowerment, of agency, of community solidarity. That’s why this year we asked the participating RSP schools to decide how they would like to use the funds from their sponsor. We gave them the option of continuing with school supplies, or designing a project of their own…. Read More →
Nicaragua – isn’t it dangerous there?
For many people in the United States, especially those who can remember the 80’s, just the word “Nicaragua” conjures up images of young militants brandishing weapons in the jungle, violent conflict between Sandinistas and the U.S.-funded Contras, and Oliver North. Even if you’re not old enough to remember the 80’s, you might have lumped Nicaragua… Read More →
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