Nicaragua

Project Dates

team of 11 persons went in February 2020 to assist with several tasks.
re-purposed a casa for children into a kindergarten complete with intricate paintings of scenery
purchased paint for Casa Santa Teresa (visitor house) and the new kindergarten house
painted all bedrooms in Casa Santa Teresa
purchased matresses, rugs and manipulatives for this room
assisted in working with clients at Casa Samaritano
purchased a camera and manipulatives for use in Casa Samitano on the island as well as the new one opening on site
painted the exterior walls and scenic inside walls of Casa Samaritano
landscaping at Casa Azul, the hotel on Ometepe Island
purchased all new tires and hydraulic pump for the sole tractor at Casa Padre Wasson
purchased portable ultrasound and TENS machines and multiple therapeutic devices for Casa Samaritano's three sites
purchased two new computers for Casa Samaritano sites
attended church where the new piano, donated by Paul Dekker from Conway Furniture in Listowel, was played during the mass

on May 11, 1994, Nicaragua became the fourth NPH-house in Central America.
Casa Santiago and Casa Assis, in the bginning, housed well over 300 children.
in Casa Padre Wasson, there are 205 children registered with 45 attending university in Managua.
Casa Samaritana has two locations on the main site near Nandaime and on Ometepe Island
the home was relocated from the island to the mainland due to Volcano Conception which erupted in 2005.

Casa Santa Teresa de Calcutta was our first major project.
this house for visitors, which includes seven bedrooms with two showers each, a spacious kitchen, laundry and dining area, was finished by fall 2011.
since then, construction projects have included retaining walls, cement stairways and sidewalks in preparation for the rainy season.
solar power was installed at Casa Santa Teresa and the electrical infrastructure was updated for the entire complex.