Juigalpa blog
Review of the Ruach Foundation’s work in Juigalpa, Nicaragua in 2020
We had a good start with the residents with an intellectual disability in our community home. We had fresh ideas for our activities centre which runs afternoon programmes for intellectually disabled adults in Juigalpa. We... Read More
Farewell to Rommel
At the end of November, in consultation with the family, Rommel’s stay at Ruach’s community home came to an end, as it was concluded that Rommel needs more specialized care than we could offer him. Read More
Hurricane, swimming and personnel changes
While the people of northern Nicaragua watched the hurricane pass, with houses collapsing, trees falling and rivers bursting their banks, the rest of Nicaragua suffered unprecedented levels of rainfall for several days. Read More
My children
Since 2015 I have lived with my son Jonathan in Juigalpa, where I contribute to the work of the Fundación Ruach. When we left the Netherlands Daniella, my daughter, stayed behind to finish her University... Read More
Eric’s 4th run for Ruach: not a cliff hanger after all!
In my last blog I wrote about Eric. He had planned a sponsored run to raise money for the Ruach Foundation. It wasn’t his maiden Ruach Run; in fact it was going to be his... Read More
Eric (64) facing steep cliffs for his 4th Ruach Run!
We, the Ruach workers in Juigalpa, are very active in running our community home for intellectually disabled adults and organizing recreational activities for this vulnerable population group. We would not be as successful as we... Read More
Update on COVID-19 in Juigalpa, Nicaragua
Hard to believe but the traditional 15 August parties in Juigalpa were not cancelled, but at least took place with adherence to some special preventive measures. For example, the bull-fighting did not take place in... Read More
Will you take part in our two campaigns?
Being in charge means thinking ahead. At times it is fun to make plans for the near future. Not all plans directly relate to what happens at the community home, but indirectly all of them... Read More
At the court
And there I am in court. During the COVID pandemic I prefer to avoid public places, but there are exceptional circumstances at times. We are in a process of getting our core member Manuel, who... Read More
In-service training
In my last blog I gave the overview of the health status of our community from my six monthly report. The advantage of a progress report is that it forces me to list everything that... Read More