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Nicaragua Nonprofit Network January 30, 2017

Nicaragua tobacco industry thrives in...

By AFP, 28 January 2017

"Cuba's cigars may be more famous, but Nicaragua has its own growing reputation as a tobacco producer, boasting a sector that is a big exporter and employer, thanks...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network January 20, 2017

Rebounding from Hurricane Otto in...

By Chris Jordan for Global Wildlife Conservation, 12 December 2016

"November 24, 2016, is a day I will never forget. While many in the United States were sitting down to enjoy Thanksgiving...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network January 20, 2017

LatAm’s Malaria Cases Wane Except in...

By The Costa Rica Star, 13 December 2016

"Malaria has retreated in almost all of Latin America.

Costa Rica is listed as free of malaria transmission by the U.S. Centers for Disease...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network January 16, 2017

Nicaragua has a cervical cancer problem...

By Shuka Kalantari, 13 January 2017

"Maritza Blandón is crouched over a row of young coffee plants at a farm in Matagalpa, in the Northern mountains of Nicaragua.

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Nicaragua Nonprofit Network December 08, 2016

Nicaraguan Women Push for Access to...

By José Adán Silva for Inter Press Service, 5 December 2016.

"A group of women farmers who organised to fight a centuries-old monopoly over land ownership by men are seeking plots of land...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network December 02, 2016

Nicaragua’s ‘Dry Corridor’ to benefit...

By the UN News Centre, 29 November 2016.

"About 30,000 families in 58 municipalities in Nicaragua’s ‘Dry Corridor,’ the area of the country most affected by droughts and climate change, are...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network December 01, 2016

IMF Recognizes Nicaragua's...

By La Prensa Latina, 29 November 2016.

"The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recognized today the economic progress of Nicaragua in the recent ten years, starting here various meetings to...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network November 18, 2016

Zika Is No Longer Global Emergency, W.H...

By Donald G. McNeil Jr. for the New York Times, 18 November 2016.

"The World Health Organization declared an end to its global health emergency over the spread of the Zika virus on Friday,...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network November 03, 2016

Climate Change Is Going to Change the...

By Neil Palmer for the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, 2 November 2016

"There have been lots of studies into the likely impacts of climate change on gourmet coffee, and the...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network October 20, 2016

Rains flood 709 houses and cause one...

By Leoncio Vanegas | Carlos Larios | Mercedes Sequeira in El Nuevo Diario, 20 October 2016.

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Nicaragua Nonprofit Network October 20, 2016

Linking disaster risk, sustainable...

By Jonathan Fowler on ReliefWeb, 4 October 2016.

"HELSINKI, 4 October 2016 – Efforts to curb the threats posed by natural and man-made hazards need to be tied tightly with sustainable...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network October 19, 2016

Top Ten Hottest Countries for...

By PRWeb UK, 13 October 2016.

"International internship placement company, Global Nomadic (https://globalnomadic.com/), has conducted new research...

Recent Blog Posts

How your travel can benefit local non-...

Sezen February 27, 2018

By Steve Lewis

Click here to see the original blog post

Did you know that just by staying at certain hotels in Nicaragua you support the education of needy children? Or by...

Extensive illegal cattle ranching...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network September 23, 2017

By Duyerling Ríos and Cristopher Mendoza on 28 August 2017 | Translated by Romina Castagnino

(This article is a collaboration between Mongabay-Latam and Onda Local in Nicaragua)

Indio Maíz Biological Reserve, Nicaragua – The howl of a spider monkey that swayed from branch to branch...

Closing the financing gap between women...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network July 12, 2017

By Jim Kim, World Bank, 10 July 2017. Photo: © Stephan Gladieu / World Bank.

"Mao Zedong once said that “women hold up half the sky.” Think about our mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, aunts and grandmothers – we know that these words ring true. But in the business world, women’s...

Traditional Markets for Poverty...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network March 15, 2017

By CIAT, April 2016.

"Key Messages:

Much of the current research on value chains and market linkages focuses on formal markets, such as supermarkets, while less attention is given to traditional markets. This tendency leads to a bias in the design of policy interventions...

Six of the best sex education...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network January 13, 2017

By Abby Young-Powell for The Guardian, 20 May 2016

“'We cannot achieve gender transformative change by focusing only on health outcomes. We must equip young people with information about health as well as positive aspects of sex and sexuality,' said Tewodros Melesse, the director general...

NNN Networking Event Recap | Evento de...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network July 12, 2017

We were thrilled to host 20 representatives from organizations working in health, education, and development at the first NNN Networking Event.

A networking hour and lunch was followed by a presentation from MINSA expert Dra. Vilchez. She spoke about the pressing health issues facing...

Message from the United States Embassy...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network May 19, 2017

"Greetings, members of the Nicaragua Non-Profit Network!

At the U.S. Embassy, we are very proud of the Americans who are working for the well-being of the Nicaraguan people. In general, Nicaraguans have a favorable opinion of the United States and we think it is in large part...

May Newsletter | Boletín Informativo...

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network May 12, 2017

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Unveiling of the NNN!

Nicaragua Nonprofit Network July 06, 2016

Denver web firm involved in launch of revolutionary new networking platform.

“We are confident that the Nicaragua Non-Profit Network is going to do great things for the people of Nicaragua in terms of both awareness of major issues and facilitating the efficient provision of aid to the country...

Introducing the NNN

Matthew November 11, 2015

Introducing the New Nicaragua Non-Profit Network (NNN)

Our intro article from 2014.

Click here for full story

At least 317 killed in ongoing...

Sezen August 12, 2018

By Natalie Gallón, CNN August 5, 2018 Click here to read the full article Civil unrest in Nicaragua that began in mid-April has left at least 317 people dead, according to the Inter-American...

Cómo la crisis en Nicaragua afecta la...

Sezen July 08, 2018

July 4, 2018 By Yamlek Mojica Haga clic aqui para ver el articulo original HAVANA TIMES - Durante casi tres meses, los nicaragüenses han sufrido una de las crisis sociales y políticas más graves...

How the Crisis in Nicaragua Affects...

Sezen July 08, 2018

July 4, 2018 By Yamlek Mojica Click here to read the full article HAVANA TIMES – For nearly three months, Nicaraguans have suffered through one of the gravest social and political crises in the...

Detrás de las barricadas de las...

Sezen July 03, 2018

2 July 2018 by Javier Bauluz Haga clic aqui para ver el articulo original Managua, Nicaragua - Más de 212 personas murieron en más de dos meses de disturbios en Nicaragua, según el Centro...

Behind the barricades of Nicaragua...