My personality or demeanor is: active, charming, cheerful
My favorite toy: bicycle, coloring book, dolls
My favorite activity: cooking-kitchen, draw-color pictures, dress-up
Chores I do around the house: cleaning/picking up around the house, making the bed, washing dishes
The most important person(s) in my life is: my mother
I am thankful for: my health, my life, my mom
When I am grown, I want to be: Healthcare Services, Doctor
Being part of the Hope Center has changed my life by: giving me a purpose, giving me confidence, providing me with food
The Child Champions at the center are meaningful to me because: they encourage me, they listen to me, they teach me about God
Favorite activity at the Hope Center: Birthday parties, celebrating Christmas, group activities
The Corderitos de Dios Hope Center is located in an area that struggles with mosquito-spread illnesses, unreliable incomes, and child prostitution. Despite these challenges, area families feel blessed to have a global community of Child Champions who dedicate themselves to seeing the next generation grow and thrive. By listening to the specific needs of local children, these loving adults are equipped to provide them with individualized care, a chance to succeed, and hope for a better future.
Nicaragua has the smallest population in Central America yet occupies the largest land area. Roughly the size of the state of New York, Nicaragua has tropical lowlands and central mountains and is bordered by Honduras, the Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica, and the Pacific Ocean. Like Honduras, a large number of Nicaraguans are Mestizo (mixed Native American and European ancestry). Spanish is the official language, and less than 1% of the population speaks another language. Coffee is the main export followed by beef, gold, sugar, and peanuts. Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere after Haiti, and faces severe unemployment which forces many to leave the country each year in search of work.