Nicaragua

World Renew has been working in Nicaragua since 1973, helping communities flourish through trainings and programs focused on improving livelihoods, peacebuilding, church mobilization, and disaster resilience.

Nicaragua

World Renew has been working in Nicaragua since 1973, helping communities flourish through trainings and programs focused on improving livelihoods, peacebuilding, church mobilization, and disaster resilience.

WHAT WE DO

Geographically speaking, Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America. Most of its development and economic activity are based in the western half of the country, where valleys and lakes lie among rugged mountains and volcanoes. Nicaragua was the only Latin American country that experienced both Spanish and British colonization, and in the 20th century, the country experienced decades of political upheaval and a tragic civil war that ended in 1990. World Renew works with its partner agencies to provide communities with agriculture training, clean water, economic growth, and other resources for community health and development.

Food Security

Economic Opportunity

Community Health

Peace and Justice

Disaster Response

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RENEWING HOPE: CHANGING STORIES OF POVERTY

“I have tomatoes, chiles, onions, peppers, beetroot, a new avocado tree, banana, malanga and chickens. We’ve had a lot of support to learn how to do this, from ACJ and World Renew, and beforehand we couldn’t do it because we didn’t have the water. Now, with the water, we can grow our own vegetables.”

– Maria, farmer

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PARTNERS IN NICARAGUA

The Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes de Nicaragua (ACJ, or YMCA of Nicaragua) is working to improve food security for rural homes in 12 communities through agriculture training. The organization also focuses on maternal and child health, supporting pregnant mothers and their children during their first 1,000 days of life. World Renew has worked with ACJ since 1996. Together, we also help to provide leadership training for communities during their community development process.

The Nehemiah Center is a faith-based organization that provides leadership training, ministry development, and networking through a biblical and holistic worldview. In partnership with the Nehemiah Center, World Renew previously launched a pilot project focused on trauma healing. More recently, the partnership has also focused on equipping churches to promote peacebuilding and holistic transformation in their neighborhoods.

The Luke Society Foundation of Nicaragua is an independent affiliate of the Luke Society International that has had its roots in the reformed tradition for many years. The local Nicaraguan affiliate began to operate in 2005, using an asset-based community development approach. The focus of its work is empowering ‘campesino’ families located in rural, farming communities. In addition to health and food security, the partnership with World Renew focuses on other program interventions like children at risk, gender equality, and community participation in disaster risk management.

The Fundación AMOS Salud y Esperanza (AMOS Health and Hope) takes action to help address the problems of poverty, disease, and preventable death. The organization works to improve the health and well-being of people experiencing the unjust conditions of poverty. Through coordination with partners like World Renew, AMOS responds to community-identified needs and promotes health care for and by communities in Nicaragua.

The Centro Intereclesial de Estudios Teológicos y Sociales, or Center for Inter Ecclesial Theological and Social Studies (CIEETS), focuses on transforming situations of injustice, inequality, and poverty in Nicaragua. Together with World Renew, the center promotes sustainable agriculture, gender equity, and other programs centered around community health and development.

The Acción Médica Cristiana (AMC, or Christian Medical Action) is a Christian organization that works to improve community health in many areas, including HIV/AIDS, clean water, and sanitation. The organization also focuses on food security as well as responding to and reducing the risk of disasters in Nicaragua.
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