Adelante Mujer equips women in Central America with the education, support, and funding they need to become doctors and nurses – bringing healthcare to the communities that need it most.
Adelante Mujer provides financial assistance to women studying to become medical professionals in underserved regions of Nicaragua and Guatemala. In Nicaragua, we support women pursuing medical degrees at the nationally certified School of Intercultural Medicine at URACCAN University in Bilwi/Puerto Cabezas. In Guatemala, we now fund Indigenous women in rural communities who are studying to become nurses—expanding our reach and impact across Central America.
Your financial support makes it possible to empower these talented and determined women whose education will significantly increase access to healthcare in their communities.
Specifically, Adelante Mujer provides financial support for:
• Required school supplies – including extensive photocopying, as textbooks are limited and computers are scarce
• Medical supplies – such as lab coats, stethoscopes, scrubs, gloves, blood pressure cuffs, thermometers, surgical masks, and hand sanitizer
• Transportation – to and from clinical sites where students complete on-site training
• Campus meals – one daily meal for students who cannot otherwise afford to eat during the school day
• Licensing expenses (Nicaragua) – after nine years of education and training, we assist graduates with travel to the Ministry of Health in Managua to receive their official medical license
With your support, we are helping women become healers in communities that need them most.
To donate by mail, please complete our mail-in donation form.
Adelante Mujer exists to give women in Central America the opportunity to become medical professionals—because when women rise, entire communities heal. In Nicaragua, there are only 0.66 doctors per 1,000 people, far below the World Health Organization’s recommended minimum. At the same time, women face systemic barriers to education and employment in healthcare, with female doctors historically experiencing unemployment rates 3.5 times higher than their male peers.
We believe that investing in women’s education isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s the smart thing. By funding the medical training of women in Nicaragua and Guatemala, we’re building a healthier, more equitable future for generations to come.
Adelante Mujer, Inc. (which means “Woman Advance”) is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to supporting financially needy women in Central America who aspire to become medical professionals. Originally founded to assist women in Nicaragua pursuing degrees in medicine, the program has recently expanded into Guatemala, where we now support Indigenous women working toward nursing degrees in underserved rural communities.
Daily operations are managed by a small Administrative Team in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and guided by a dedicated nine-member Board of Directors that meets three times a year. In Nicaragua, our On-site Coordinator in Bilwi/Puerto Cabezas distributes monthly stipends directly to qualifying medical students. We are currently building similar relationships and support structures in Guatemala to ensure local guidance and effective stewardship of funds.
Adelante Mujer is made possible by the compassion and generosity of individual donors and grant-making organizations. Without them, this mission to equip women to bring healing to their communities could not continue.
To date, 95 women have become medical doctors through the financial support of Adelante Mujer. Currently, 67 students are at various stages of the rigorous six-year medical program at URACCAN University, each receiving the assistance they need to pursue their dream of becoming a physician.
While there are dozens of charitable organizations to capture your attention, some are more worthy than others. Adelante Mujer is a life-giving investment in young women who aspire to become medical doctors in Nicaragua. These physicians then make an enormous improvement in the medical care of people who have had no access to it. For a lot less money a lot more is accomplished by each and every donated dollar.
Each donation expands positive results to a multitude of needy people. Large or small, each gift is valuable and appreciated. To educate a woman is to educate a family, even a nation.
