The school year in Nicaragua, unlike that in the United States, follows the calendar year. When we visited students in December, they were completing the second semester of 2019. As is our practice, we met with each class of students currently funded by Adelante Mujer. Continue reading “New Beginnings”
The accomplishments and successes of most people are often unrecognized during their lifetime. However, on February 20, 2020 the contrary happened. Sister Ann McKean, CSA, the foundress of Adelante Mujer, was featured by the Illuminating Women Project at the beautiful Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
The Adelante Mujer doctors and students are making a huge difference in the availability of health care on the east coast of Nicaragua. Continue reading “Our Doctors and Students at Work”
Twenty-five years ago the University of the Autonomous Regions of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua (URACCAN) was established by and for the indigenous peoples of the area who had been deprived of higher education for far too long. Continue reading “A Surprise Award”
I can’t help observing other shoppers as they push their loaded carts down the aisles in the busy stores. Ah, it’s Christmas again. Continue reading “Merry Christmas”
Here are more heartfelt comments from our newest Adelante Mujer medical students. They were accepted into the program after interviewing last May and submitting all of their previous grades. An 80% GPA is required for admission and our continued support. Continue reading “Grateful – part 2”
We hear how thankful the students are, but you don’t have the same opportunity. You deserve to receive the gratitude since the support is coming directly from you, the donors. Below are some comments from the most recent applicants who have been accepted into the program. The thoughts are from the heart, the translation from Google. Continue reading “Grateful – part 1”
Our goal is to support women who are striving to become medical doctors. Why only women? 
How did that focus come about?
The program began when a Sister of St. Agnes in Bluefields, Nicaragua told Sister Ann about a young woman who helped with the housecleaning. Sister Lael said the woman who was very bright wanted to go to college to become a teacher but did not have the money. When Sister Ann heard that it would cost about $300-$400 for a semester of college, Sister Continue reading “Why Only Women?”
That’s the most asked question when we return from one of our bi-annual trips to Puerto Cabezas. It’s really the most important thing we do there, after all. Continue reading “So How Did the Interviews Go?”
May 17, 2019 was the first day of our semiannual trip to Nicaragua. After a full day of travel we arrived in Managua after 1:00 a.m. We planned to board a plane to Puerto Cabezas the next morning, so it was a very short night’s rest. Continue reading “Our Latest Visit”
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