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Dancing with the Corazon
By Elexise Chung, 20, Junior at Pacific Union College. Major: Nursing Blood flows through the heart. Through a beat of motion, the heart is able to sustain life, the same beat that flows through each...
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“I would start crying out of nowhere …”
By Maria Oviedo When Ana Urbina, 47, visited Clínica Verde for the first time in November 2012, she complained of having body aches and pain in her right arm. She had suspected something was wrong...
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Ecostoves: Available at Clinica Verde
These ecostoves, designed and made with all-local materials in Nicaragua, use half the wood, cook more quickly and produce less smoke. It’s a much more healthy way to cook than traditional cooking...
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Walking a Long Way
By María José Montiel Castillo For Maria Luisa Cantillano, 77, and Paula Cantillano, 74, getting to Clinica Verde means walking two hours from the rural community of Saguateque. “We go very slowly...
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Awesome Employee Spotlight
Hellen Matamoros Hellen del Socorro Matamoros Aguilar is 34 years old and has two children, ages 6 and 10. As Clinica Verde’s housekeeper, she makes a huge difference in our patients’ experience,...
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“They Take Good Care of Me.”
By Maria Jose Montiel Castillo “A friend told me that here (at Clinica Verde) they take care of your pregnancy,” said Rosario Vazquez, a patient who has put her pregnancy in the hands of Clinica...
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Introducing Roniels Sotoro …
PHOTO BY KATIE RUMMEL Clinica Verde’s Director of Maintenance Roniels Sotelo, 30, is in charge of taking care of our building and site. He has an 11-year-old son, and lives with his mother. Roniels...
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Check Out CV on Crowdrise!
Help support our efforts to provide nutrition and nutrition education to children in need! We so appreciate your kindness and generosity. Join our Crowdrise Campaign here!
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Meet Azucena …
Azucena Narvaez Campos is one of our cherished nurses at Clinica Verde. She’s 22 years old, single, and lives in the community of Boaco with her parents. She is the youngest of 4 siblings. Azucena...
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Our “Great Ideas” Contest
Clinica Verde General Manager Rafael Morales awards David Narvaez the prize for his winning entry. IN DECEMBER, we held a “Great Ideas” contest at Clinica Verde, where we asked each employee to come...
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Our Baby on a Bike Swing!
Last year, Aussies Michael and Shoshanna Hindmarsh took their 2-year-old daughter Amaya on a bike trip from Barcelona to the Baltic Sea in Germany to raise support for Clinica Verde. We were awed by...
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Flor de Maria is a proud mother …
Dr. Nubia Huete with Flor and sons Fredy and Engel Moises. BY MARIA JOSE MONTIEL CASTILLO The mother of 5 came from the region of La Concepcion. She left her home at 6:30 a.m. to arrive at Clinica...
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Growing with Clinica Verde
By María José Montiel Castillo It’s the first time the baby has come to Clinica Verde outside of her mother’s belly. Her mother Marisol, 32, lives about 7 kilometers away and has arrived by bus....
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A Son Caring for his Father …
By María José Montiel Castillo More and more people from villages and communities in the department of Boaco are coming to Clinica Verde to find relief for their illnesses. Dionisio and his father...
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Pasmo Recognizes CV’s Dr. Miranda
We’re so proud of Clinica Verde’s OB/gyn, Dr. Holman Miranda! Dr. Miranda was recognized by the health organization Pasmo for his work at Clinica Verde implanting IUD’s and transdermal hormonal...
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Progress on our Bio-intensive Garden!
A Global Student Embassy update by Ben Gordon With our first sprouts growing green leaves, the garden at Clinica Verde is off to a great start. We have hosted our first official charla (educational...
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Meet CV Donor Megan Thoms …
We think our donors are all unique and wonderful. Getting to know them is part of the joy of our work. We’d like to introduce you to one: Megan Thoms, a physician assistant in a family practice in...
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One Family’s Story …
By María José Montiel Castillo Julieta came to Clinica Verde from El Jocote, an area that belongs to a municipality in the department of Boaco. To get to the clinic, she woke at 4 in the morning. “We...
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Dalai Lama Honors CV Founder
Photo of the Dalai Lama honoring Susan Dix Lyons by Briana Clark-Forgie. In February 2014, the Dalai Lama hosted an event called Unsung Heroes of Compassion, which honors individuals who set...
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PUC Triathlon Supports Clinica Verde
On Sunday, April 27, members of the community will come together to participate in Pacific Union College’s (PUC) first-ever Off-Road Triathlon, an event that will benefit Clinica Verde. Race Director...
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