The ongoing human rights crisis in Nicaragua has resulted in skyrocketing food costs and unemployment, the confiscation of land and personal property by the government, and economic collapse. In rural communities, only 25 percent of families have access to safe drinking water and sanitary facilities; 50 percent of the rural population lives below the poverty line, and 11.5 percent live in extreme poverty.
Children are the most vulnerable here. Of the children served by BGR partner North Country Mission of Hope, 47 percent suffer from chronic malnutrition. While there is a mandate requirement for six years of schooling, only 29 percent of Nicaraguan children reach completion. North Country Mission of Hope not only sponsors the education of girls and young women in need but also offers them a safe, accountable place to be each day. The food served by our partner is the only meal of the day for many of these students.
This grant sponsors the educations of 97 girls in primary and secondary school. Each student in the program receives schoolbooks and the government-mandated school uniform and insignia, along with shoes, socks, underwear, and bras. Additionally, each student will receive parasite medicine, annual physicals at the medical clinic located on the Mission of Hope compound in Chiquilistagua, and feminine hygiene kits as needed. Tutoring and food support are also provided for girls who need additional assistance.
The ongoing human rights crisis in Nicaragua has resulted in skyrocketing food costs and unemployment, the confiscation of land and personal property by the government, and economic collapse. In rural communities, only 25 percent of families have access to safe drinking water and sanitary facilities; 50 percent of the rural population lives below the poverty line, and 11.5 percent live in extreme poverty.
Children are the most vulnerable here. Of the children served by BGR partner North Country Mission of Hope, 47 percent suffer from chronic malnutrition. While there is a mandate requirement for six years of schooling, only 29 percent of Nicaraguan children reach completion. North Country Mission of Hope not only sponsors the education of girls and young women in need but also offers them a safe, accountable place to be each day. The food served by our partner is the only meal of the day for many of these students.
This grant sponsors the educations of 97 girls in primary and secondary school. Each student in the program receives schoolbooks and the government-mandated school uniform and insignia, along with shoes, socks, underwear, and bras. Additionally, each student will receive parasite medicine, annual physicals at the medical clinic located on the Mission of Hope compound in Chiquilistagua, and feminine hygiene kits as needed. Tutoring and food support are also provided for girls who need additional assistance.
