Water Security Supported by New Grant In Nicaragua, water security is one of the core issues that ViviendasLéon aims to address in order to improve the livelihoods of people in rural communities. We recognize that having safe and reliable access to water is integral to smallholder farming, which in turn provides financial stability and nutritious […]
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Seguridad del agua apoyada por subvención nueva En Nicaragua, la seguridad del agua es uno de los temas centrales que ViviendasLéon pretende abordar para mejorar los medios de vida de las personas en las comunidades rurales. Reconocemos que tener acceso seguro y confiable al agua es parte integral de la agricultura de pequeños productores, lo que
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Nuestra metodología ViviendasLeón emplea un ciclo de inversión comunitaria de 4 años para lograr nuestra misión. Los programas se centran en las capacidades humanas e implementan proyectos multisectoriales para abordar la naturaleza interconectada de los déficits que son las causas de la pobreza y para crear comunidades autosuficientes. Metodología de la vía del adulto
Daisy has been in our program for 8 years. In that time she has become a successful organic farmer, started a beekeeping business with 3 other graduates of our program, and is now a successful businesswoman.
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Cristina has been in our program for 6 years. In that time she has become a successful organic farmer, and a successful businesswoman, selling her produce to neighbors and families in her community.
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Norlan Ramón Hernández Arévalo was born in the rural community of Troilo into a family with two brothers. When he was five years old, his family moved to the city of León for a work opportunity for his father. Financial issues forced the family to return to Troilo, where they had to start from scratch.
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“As the director of this school, we are grateful to ViviendasLeón for having made our school’s dreams come true.” Working Together for a Healthy Future Since our previous update last month, we have made considerable progress on the kitchen project and expect it to be fully completed in about a month. Local parent volunteers are
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Invertir en familias rurales En todo el mundo, millones de familias rurales dependen de la agricultura para su subsistencia. Si bien estas familias contribuyen con alrededor del 70% de las necesidades mundiales de alimentos, la mayoría está sumida en la pobreza extrema y sus medios de vida están amenazados por el cambio climático, las dificultades
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Expanding our program to new communities in Guatemala Our Las Manantiales kitchen project, began in early April 2019 and is expected to be fully completed within a week. The floor tiles and wall tiles, including the hand-painted tiles from the San Francisco Friends School and the Spring Family delegations, are being placed and completed. Now
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Supporting healthy diets and healthy families Sutiaba, Nicaragua Food scarcity and malnutrition stand as one of the three major causes of migration in Central America, emphasizing the vital role nutritional farming plays in the daily lives of rural families in Nicaragua. According to UNICEF, 19% of children in Nicaragua under the age of five suffer
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Margarita Rivas is 40 years old and has lived with her family in the Aristides-Sanchez neighborhood of Goyena for 19 years. She participated in HCT, where she attended therapeutic workshops, learned new skills and was given leadership opportunities. She began to value herself as a person, and to face social obstacles head-on.
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Lanzando carreras a través de la educación: Norlan Hernández Norlan Ramón Hernández Arévalo nació en la comunidad rural de Troilo en una familia con dos hermanos. Cuando tenía cinco años, su familia se mudó a la ciudad de León para una oportunidad de trabajo para su padre. Los problemas financieros obligaron a la familia a
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