After some study and reflection, Enlace Project's Microloan Program is undergoing some changes. Combining the microloans with Enlace Project's consulting work (Los Altos de Ocotal, Manuel Lopez Coffee Cooperative, Fuente de Pino, Sauce Aventuras), the program seeks to extend the services it provides to the businesses of El Sauce. Under the new name, the Small Business Development Program (SBD), its directors Enrique Corrales and Conrad Wright are hoping to work in-depth with

Miranda Kingston is a graduating Senior at the Avon Central School District in the state of New York. After a series of fundraisers and promotional events, her group of students, parents, teachers, and community members, reached their goal of raising enough money to build a school in Nicaragua. Together, as Avon for Nicaragua, the group arrived in Nicaragua in February 2014 to spend a week working with the local masons on the school's construction. In reflecting, she wrote th