Thank you from Santa Rosa! (2025)
See several of our Santa Rosa students who graduated in Biology this year! Dreams, goals and aspirations for many children and young people are being built thanks to your support.
Category: School
In Their Own Words
We received letters from students at our school in Santa Rosa. They wrote to OCIMA and to the Dominican Sisters who run OCIMA’s program there. The pdf’s are in the girls’ own handwriting and we’ve provided a rough translation of…
Shelter-in-place during COVID-19
The sisters in Guatemala are on “shelter-in-place” orders. Imagine the extra work at the orphanage to help the children keep up with their studies, do their chores and have some fun too! Not to mention meals and hygiene! Faith, Love…
Guatemala by the Numbers
A recent study of health in Guatemala found: We could write more statistics but you get the point. Father Nick knew Guatemala was one of the Latin American countries most affected by nutritional problems. He knew of the high rates…
Santa Rosa School
One of OCIMA’s projects is the support of CENSE – the Center of Education of Our Lady of Hope in Chapas, Nueva Santa Rosa – a village about one and a half hours southeast of Guatemala City. In 1996 the…