Many rural villages in northern Nicaragua do not have immediate access to hospitals or clinics and many farmers lack the resources to afford to travel to receive healthcare.

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In June, 2017, Helping Kids Round First helped sponsor and organize the first Women's Health Fair in rural villages of Nicaragua, bringing healthcare and health education directly to women in northern Nicaragua.

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Below are excerpts from Sandy Jerstad's blog on the Health Fair: 

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"The 90 women who came were from the 46 different parishes in the Lutheran Church in Nicaragua, and had heard about this conference from their pastors, some of whom attended the conference.Two female gynecologists from Managua traveled three hours to speak to the women all day about different health issues, from violence towards women to breast exams. These women had never had an exam from a doctor, and knew very little about their own health.

On the second day, the women were given numbers in the order they arrived, and were able to have a full health exam from the female doctors, who set up make-shift exam rooms in the small building on the property.  About 60 women participated and received reports on their exams through their parish pastor.  During the day, speakers and a turntable were trucked in and loud music was played, offering opportunities for Karioke and dancing.The women were incredibly grateful for new knowledge and hoped this would continue."