Whole Child’s work is progressing in Nicaragua. The primary focus for spring and summer is on training the administrators and caregivers at four new institutions; continuing and broadening our impact at the pilot orphanage; and building our Managua-based team.

For the past two months our training team has consisted of trainer Marta Periera and regional program manager Gabriela Serrano, both of whom have just returned from training at Pikler Institute in Budapest, Hungary. Marta was joined at Pikler by Arlae Gomez, recently hired to fill the second training position in Nicaragua. Arlae is due to arrive in Managua shortly, where she will implement technical support in our partner orphanages, mentor local apprentice trainers as they come aboard, and help lead training sessions.

The year’s second training sessions took place over three days late last month. As always, the training sessions featured direct learning, workshops, and discussion, described in greater detail below. This learning will be continuously reinforced at all five participating institutions through the ongoing presence of Whole Child’s trainers.

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