Denise Young, Co-founder of the Worldwide Child Relief Foundation has passed away following a tragic horse riding accident. Denise and Hal had been working with the community center in La Calle Real, Nicaragua to expand our nutrition program for malnourished kids. There is a long list of kids in this situation. Hal said, “We decided that
The preparation course for the entrance examination to the University during the second week of January in the community center of LCRT. Five students from the community completed the course successfully. This course was possible due to the generous collaboration and support from WCRF which provided the materials, facilities, and qualified personnel to teach the
We ended the year 2019 with a very nice activity. The giving of Christmas Food packets to the more needy members of the community; on this occasion we were able to give packets to 30 people. This was possible thanks to the generous contribution of American donors through the WCRF. Here are some of the
Two WCRF board members (Angela McMillan and Jayna Hendershot) recently completed a trip to La Calle Real to meet with key leaders of the community center, where they received updates on WCRF programs. They also provided training in selected programs in which WCRF has been providing long term support through our coordinators in LCR. (Read
The Rotary Club of Cameron Park approved special funding to construct the first Playground and Volleyball/Sports Court in the impoverished town of La Calle Real, Nicaragua. This will be built on land located behind the community center. This has been a long sought after dream of the community leaders to further enhance the community center
WCRF and two community members started a new motorcycle supply business this fall with a husband-wife team from LCR. The business is off to a good start. A Joint Venture is a business where WCRF makes an investment with a managing partner, who presents a viable business plan. The business is operated from the WCRF
La Calle Real English Class grows after new curricula is installed during Chari-Tour visit of volunteers!
This June we have another Charitour trip! We are anticipating that it will be very productive and beneficial to the communities of Nicaragua. There will be a total of 24 volunteers going on the trip and we will be working on several projects in areas like English skills, clean water, business development, and hygiene. We
Local community members finish the first of four projects in the “Work for Food”program in La Calle Real, Nicaragua .The road was impassable before the project started. People in the community with no source of current income earns coupons to use at the community center for food and clothing.Thank you Juan Carlos and Cruz Flores
