It is OCIMA’s mission to help improve the health, medical care and education of the poor, primarily in Guatemala and Ecuador. While we are providing support with food, shelter and medicines, education is key for both children and adults. It is our strong belief if we educate a child they can educate others in their community, empowering them so they can emerge from poverty and live with dignity.
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His mantra to his students was “do something with your education to help those less fortunate”. He followed his own advice, and in the early 1970’s, Father Nick contacted several Bishops around the world.
OCIMA is the Overseas & Continental Independent Mercy Association — a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Backwards, OCIMA is AMICO, which is the last name of the organization’s founder, Father Nick Amico. Amico also means “friend” in Italian.…
OCIMA provides the primary support for a small health clinic in Santa Elena in the department of Peten. Santa Elena is a poor city, just a short walk across a causeway to its sister city…
OCIMA supports an all-girl orphanage in Santa Elena, a village in north central Guatemala. At any given time, there can be as many as 30 girls, primarily of Mayan descent, who live at the orphanage.…
