Mareling began her journey with Empowerment International in 2009 when her mother visited the organization so that her then five-year-old...

By: Maryann Hopkins In the past, we had considered how helpful it would be if there was a swimming program for the kids. Since so many...

By Anielka Hondoy, Program Assistant In 2013 Brenda Lacayo approached our home-visit team in rural Santa Ana. She had been living outside...

By Lisseth Potosme, Program Director We love it when our students lead by example. Seven of our students were recognized recently for...

By Lisseth Potosme, Program Director In Nicaragua, fluency in English is a powerful career and life enhancer. With the support of the...

By Jaime Gutierrez, Spanish Teacher Nicaragua, Nicaraguita... the most beautiful flower of my love!" - Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy The month...

By Lisseth Potosme, Program Director Just as COVID-19 has changed everyone's life around the world, it has changed how we operate today,...

By Marcia Miranda, EI Country Director Can you imagine being seated in a classroom, not understanding a single word? Or studying for...

Geylin, our Santa Ana tutoring leader, is an inspiration to her community. She is now in her 5th and final year of her Pharmacy studies....

Ismael Raudez is one of two teachers in the multi-grade (grades 1-10), 2-room school in this small town. Ismael teaches grades 1-3....

We are entering the rainy season, which marks the middle of the school year. We continue to help Nicaraguan children break the cycle of...

The Bibliobus Bertolt Brecht is a mobile library that visits rural communities to promote the power of literacy. Brecht first arrived in...

One of the wonderful ways Empowerment International has shaped itself is by its multi-layered community of children, parents, volunteers,...

This year has been a year of challenges for everyone in the world. In spite of your own challenges of fires, floods and Covid, you have not

Covid relief to unemployed parents in Nicaragua. One mother's testimony of the support from Empowerment International.

A testimony of a single mother who values the covid relief offered by Empowerment International.

The biggest obstacle to overcome in getting out of poverty is a belief system.