Granada
Nicaragua
Behind the painted facades and cobblestone streets, 3 children are still waiting.
The Context
Two Nicaraguas.
Founded in 1524, Granada, Nicaragua is one of the oldest colonial cities in the Americas. Volcán Mombacho rises behind pastel facades. Horse-drawn carriages carry tourists down cobblestone streets. The postcard is beautiful.
But turn one corner off the main drag and the city changes. Unpaved alleys. Corrugated roofing. Families surviving on less than $10 a day. 63% of Nicaraguans live in poverty. One child in 56 dies before age five.
Sixty-three percent live in poverty.
In the barrios surrounding Granada's colonial core, tropical downpours turn roads to mud and make schools unreachable for weeks. 19% of children under five have developmental delays from malnutrition. The beauty that draws tourists hides the need that defines daily life.
The Health Crisis
One child in 56 doesn't survive to age five.
What C4C Has Built
Not tourists. Family.
C4C didn't just send a check. C4C mission teams have walked these streets — serving meals at the dump, building homes, and supporting local children and families. This is a place our community knows by name. Partnered since 2018, and growing deeper every year.
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Years partnered
And growing deeper every year
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Children waiting
The finish line is in sight
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Homes built
From the ground up for families
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Meals weekly
So sponsored children eat
Volcán Mombacho looms through the haze. Lake Nicaragua stretches past the horizon. Church bells echo over terra-cotta rooftops. And in the barrios just beyond the colonial walls, children walk to school on roads that disappear when it rains.
3 of them are still waiting.
Almost there
3 children remain
Nearly every child currently in the C4C child sponsorship program has been sponsored. These 3 are still waiting.
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3 children left. $40 a month each. Education, food, medical support — and the knowledge that someone chose them. This is the finish line.
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