WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG WOMEN DEPRIVED OF THEIR LIBERTY On August 8th, our Florence Nightingale Brigade volunteers held a workshop on menstrual health in the Zurqui Juvenile Complex in Heredia. At CADENA Costa Rica, we believe that access to information, self-care, and dignity are fundamental to strengthening human rights. RESPONSE DURING THE 7TH NATIONAL DRILL… Continue reading Costa Rica Activities, August 2025
OVER 20 FAMILIES IN LAS PAVAS RECEIVE WATER FILTERS More than 20 families in the Las Pavas community, located along the Reventazón River basin in Turrialba, now have access to safe drinking water thanks to the Water For All program. We distributed portable water filters and hygiene kits in support of a student-led initiative from… Continue reading Costa Rica Activities, July 2025
Axis: Rescue and Immediate Response Office: Costa Rica In July 2023, we responded to a call from the Costa Rican Ministry of Health indicating an outbreak of leptospirosis in Altos de San Antonio in the Puntarenas region. According to the Pan American Health Organization, leptospirosis is a disease with epidemic potential, caused by a bacterium… Continue reading Agua YA: Altos de San Antonio
Axis: Humanitarian Action Office: Costa Rica Human mobility flows have always existed; however, today, the contexts faced by people in mobility are extremely vulnerable. Costa Rica is currently both a transit and destination country and is a key step for migration in Central America, something that generates a constant migratory flow. That is why… Continue reading Supporting People in Situations of Mobility in Costa Rica
Axis: Humanitarian Action Office: Costa Rica This year, at CADENA Costa Rica we are providing continuous support to communities in vulnerable situations with one of our most important projects: Agua YA. During the months of March, April, May and June 2023, we installed filters in the community of Buenos Aires de Puntarenas where… Continue reading AGUA YA 2023
