Today is the last day of our fundraiser! Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed so far. We’ve managed to raise a lot but are still falling short of our goal, so if you haven’t yet had a chance to donate, please consider making a contribution (link in bio). . For the past month I’ve been sharing photos from some of my previous trips to Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. . This image of two children running on the beach was taken near Leon on the western coast of Nicaragua. . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrepreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #beach #sunset #children #ocean #waves
A car travels down the road in Soledad de la Cruz, Nicaragua. Soledad de la Cruz is one of the smaller communities we work in, a couple of hours by bus outside of Matagalpa. The women there were so successful with the Village Saving and Loan Association we helped them to start that they’ve decided to run the program again, adding more people to the group. . This month I’m sharing photos from some of my previous trips to Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. . Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrepreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #car #road
The sun rises over the city of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Since Matagalpa is where our organization is based it’s where I’ve spent the most time when I’ve been in the country.  Surrounded by mountains, it’s criss crossed by steeply sloping cobblestone streets that are always bustling with people. But if you get up early enough in the morning the streets are quiet enough to go for a run through the city. . This month I’m sharing photos from some of my previous trips to Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. . Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrepreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #matagalpa #church #sunrise
Scenes from our cooking lessons at Esperanza’s house in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Not only does Esperanza always have something new to teach us about Nicaraguan food, she also makes sure we’re well fed :) . This month I’m sharing photos from some of my previous trips to Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. . Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrepreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #matagalpa #food #cooking #foodphotography #foodporn
Bananas piled by the doorway in the home of Esperanza, one of the women I’ve been visiting since my first trip to Nicaragua. Esperanza makes and sells food out of her home. During the week it’s cuajada, a traditional type of Nicaraguan cheese and on the weekend it’s nacatamales, a Nicaraguan version of tamales often made with annatto seasoned pork meat. . This month I’m sharing photos from some of my previous trips to Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrepreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #bananas #doorway #matagalpa #food
They call Nicaragua the land of lakes and volcanoes. With 19 active volcanoes and two large lakes (one of which is the largest in Central America), it’s not hard to see why. This makes for endless possibilities for outdoor exploration. —— This month I’m sharing photos from some of my previous trips to Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrepreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #landscapephotography #volcano #lake #water #nature #outdoors #adventure
This image is from my first trip to Nicaragua where a woman was receiving a milk delivery at her home in Matagalpa. I loved coming across and photographing these random moments of daily life. —— This month I’m sharing photos from some of my previous trips to Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrepreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #matagalpa #milk #milkcan #horse #delivery #streetphotography
I met Irene on my first trip to Nicaragua. At the time she was making and selling to tortillas as her main business. She would get up early each day to go to the local mill to grind the corn and then make the tortillas over a fire in her house. When I went back to visit her a second time, she had switched to making fried plantains instead saying that they were more lucrative. —— This month I’m sharing photos from some of my previous trips to Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrepreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #bird #pet
Juana Lisseth Cisneros poses for a portrait in the doorway of her home in Peñas Blancas, Nicaragua. I found her home to be quite beautiful and loved the light and decorations in the room behind her. I met Juana when we traveled to Peñas Blancas to help some of the women there to start a community savings cooperative. The area is difficult to get to via public transportation and it’s hard to the women who live there to get access to credit through formal banking structures. —— This month I’m sharing photos from some of my previous trips to Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrepreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #portrait #makeportraits
I really enjoy making street portraits when I visit Nicaragua. There are so many people standing in doorways or just sitting on their front steps watching the world go by that it just tends to happen naturally. There’s also something about photographing someone in front of their home that I really like. —— This month I’m sharing photos from some of my previous trips to Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrepreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #streetphotography #portrait #makeportraits #streetportraits
This first image is from a restaurant run by Isabel, one of the women that we work with in a small community called Soledad de la Cruz. One perk to working with Women’s Worth has definitely been sampling all the delicious Nicaraguan food! Many of the women we work with make food as part of their businesses and it’s been fascinating as well as delicious to learn about that aspect of their culture. —— This month I’m sharing photos from some of my previous trips to Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrepreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #restaurant #food #smallbusiness
Two women walk along a road as part of a pilgrimage to Esquipulas, Nicaragua. Many people make the journey to pray for better health, and the tradition may go back hundreds of years. Some take buses a short ride outside the town to walk back in, while others walk from nearly 50 kilometers away. We were invited to attend through one of the women who works with us and I really enjoyed the opportunity to participate because it was such a unique glimpse into one of the country’s traditions. —— This month I’m sharing photos from my time in Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrepreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #umbrellas #pilgrimage #walk #road
A young woman stops to look at her phone in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Even though Matagalpa is a fairly small city there’s a lot going on there. No matter how many times I’ve wandered its streets looking for new photos I always manage to stumble upon something different. —— This month I’m sharing photos from my time in Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrepreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #matagalpa #streetphotography
A sewing machine stands idle in a house in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. One of the ways that some women in Nicaragua start their own businesses is by sewing clothes. Others make and sell food, chop wood or start corner shops. —— This month I’m sharing photos from my time in Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrpreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #sewingmachine #window #windowlight #matagalpa
I met Enoe on my last trip to Nicaragua and was immediately struck by how smart and decisive she was. As we led her and other women through the beginning stages of forming a Village Savings and Loan Association, she naturally fell into one of the leadership roles within the group. When she was young, her father’s death meant that she was unable to finish her own education, but now as a parent herself, she works hard to make sure she can provide for her daughter and send her to school. —— This month I’m sharing photos from my time in Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrpreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #cooking #kitchen #stove
Doña Gloria’s house in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, where a dog sleeps on the floor while a traditional type of Nicaraguan cornbread called perrereque bakes in the background. @berlycordero and I tried to replicate this recipe back home in Boston and ran into some difficulties translating both the ingredients and cooking methods to something that could be made in the U.S. — So, how hot would a cast iron pot over a fire get? And what setting would that be on an American oven??? —— This month I’m sharing photos from my time in Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrpreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #matagalpa #dog #animal #pet #sleeping #cooking #openfirecooking
I love how in Nicaragua, people will just sit at their windows or on their front steps and watch the world go by. I was walking down the street one day in Matagalpa when I saw this woman doing just that. I asked if I could take her picture. She agreed and then promptly invited me into her living room. Did I want to take more pictures perhaps? Did I want to photograph her granddaughter too? I'm often pleasantly surprised at out welcoming and open people in Nicaragua are when I ask to photograph them. My Spanish is very basic, and I often can’t converse much beyond a simple hello, but I’ve still somehow wound up drawn into long conversations with people eager to tell me about their lives. —— This month I’m sharing photos from my time in Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrpreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #matagalpa #window #streetphotography #portrait #portraitphotography #streetportrait #makeportraits
Children work on art projects at a school on the outskirts of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. The school is in a neighborhood with very few amenities. Simply getting access to water was difficult until fairly recently. A number of the women that we work with live in this neighborhood and have found various ways to make ends meet, from recycling to making tortillas. I think one of the things that I appreciate most about working with Women’s Worth is that our programs have the potential to benefit not only individuals but their entire communities as well. —— This month I’m sharing photos from my time in Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrpreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #matagalpa #school #children #art #artprojects #cute #cutekids
A woman walks down the street in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Nicaragua is the poorest country in Central America and a male dominated society. Many low income women end up starting small businesses like making food or sewing clothes as a means of gaining some amount of financial independence. The women I met on my travels to Nicaragua were incredibly knowledgeable about their craft but didn’t always have the best understanding of how to run their businesses in the most effective way. This is why offering business skills trainings to these women is so important! It gives them the tools they need to succeed at something they’re always good at. —— This month I’m sharing photos from my time in Nicaragua to help fundraise for @womensworthinc, a nonprofit I helped start. Women’s Worth teaches business skills to low income women in Nicaragua, impacting not only them, but their families and communities. Last year we held programs in three different communities impacting over 150 families and this year we're hoping to expand to three more communities as well as starting more saving cooperatives and hosting additional workshops. Please help us reach our fundraising goal! (link in bio) . #women #empowerwomen #centralamerica #latinamerica #nicaragua #womensworth #business #entrpreneurship #nonprofit #dogood #charity #causes #donate #change #createchange #fundraising #travel #travelphotography #travelphotographer #traveldeeper #travelmemories #iphone #iphoneonly #matagalpa #streetphotography