Through a fellowship with the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation, we partnered with the largest non-profit in the Guanacaste region, CEPIA to raise over $350,000 to develop land donated from the Huacas village into a community center to increase outreach of programs by three-fold and provide over 9 classrooms, a public library, and office space for local non-profits to work out of.
Poverty, violence, school drop outs, health problems, unemployment… all of these are an every day reality for thousands of children and families in Guanacaste. CEPIA supports 800 children and teenagers, and 600 adults from poor backgrounds yearly, through after-school programs, psychological help for victims, legal counseling, educational projects for high-risk youth, professional trainings, medical care, food banks, free computer access and a library. CEPIA received the French-German Prize of Human Rights 2012 in Costa Rica. In August 2014, CEPIA finished building the Integrated Community Center, a model for community development, and human capital development. Donate and support their continued efforts in achieving their mission here.