It is a hot & dry Wednesday in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica when I show up at the small office of Abriendo Mentes to meet with Country Director, Rachael Sine. As a Kind Charity Partner, we have spoken via email and over the phone, but now we finally get to meet in person.
Abriendo Mentes is a Costa Rican non-profit empowering individuals from local rural/underserved communities to develop the skills they need to seize educational and economic opportunities for themselves and their families.
By teaching computer skills and providing English classes to both youth & adults, Abriendo Mentes enables its community to become economically stable through steady job placement. Their programs are thoughtfully developed to address the unique education and community development needs of the villages where they are specifically located.