We work shoulder-to-shoulder with Nicaraguan neighbors to bring clean water, healthcare, education, and economic opportunity to rural communities in need.
The need in Nicaragua is great; it’s the second poorest country in the western hemisphere. In Nicaragua, kidney disease kills more people each year than in any other nation. Most children don’t finish the sixth grade. Skin disease, parasites, and respiratory disease run rampant. Improved health and family life are impossible to achieve alone, yet hope remains. Our Solutions
We work shoulder-to-shoulder with Nicaraguan neighbors (vecinos) to bring clean water, health, education, and economic opportunity to rural communities in need. Join Us
Despite the challenges we all faced in 2020, you were responsible for some amazing progress in Nicaragua. There are more people drinking clean water, going to the bathroom in a dignified place, making strides in keeping their families healthy, attending class and graduating from high school and college, and earning a bit more than they were the year before... (Click "Learn more" to read the Annual Report)
Learn MoreDespite having the world’s most fertile volcanic soil, generating a profit from small-scale farming can be nearly impossible in rural Nicaragua. The 1 Manzana Project was created to change that. By investing in irrigation systems, technology to manage the farms, providing assistance for technical and financial management, and capital in the form of a 5-year line of credit for beneficiary farmers, we are working to help increase the profits that a farmer’s own manzana of land (around 2 acres) so that each farmer can become debt free and provide full-time employment for others.
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Our mission trips completely immerse participants into the Nicaraguan culture for a deeper look into the lives of amazing people. Stepping out of our comfort zones to meet new people and experience different things can challenge us to come alive in new ways so that we can live abundant, purposeful lives.
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Learn MoreThrough development work in Nicaragua, we spark transformational growth in people, families, and communities.
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