Nicaragua

Central America's largest country continues to rebuild after civil conflict and devastating hurricanes.

Photo: Miguel Samper for Mercy Corps

An innovative partnership between Mercy Corps and specialty roaster Coffee Bean International uses proceeds from the award-winning Café Aldea blend to help support social programs like the mobile health clinics run by the Nicaraguan Asociación Aldea Global. A one-dollar premium per pound gives hardworking farmers and their families subsidized health care right in their villages. Each purchase of faily traded Café Aldea coffee also supports much-needed services like latrines and sanitation education.

Coffee Sales Spur Better Health ›

Topics: Women's Empowerment, Health, Children

Your purchase of Café Aldea coffee funds mobile clinics in remote Nicaraguan towns.

Lush Mountains and Lofty Goals ›

Topics: Economic Development, Agriculture

Coffee farmers in Monterey, Nicaragua are certain that the area's coffee is among the best to be found anywhere.

Re-Inventing Tradition ›

Topics: Environment, Agriculture, Economic Development

Magdeleno Benavides is using new innovations to produce premium coffees.

An Integrated Farm Brings New Independence in Nicaragua ›

Topics: Agriculture, Economic Development, Hunger

Birgina Morales' farm is the pride of the area around Jinotega, Nicaragua; she's a model farmer who's helping other families.

Hatching a New Plan ›

Topics: Agriculture, Hunger, Women's Empowerment

A women's cooperative is providing cheaper, better quality chickens to the Jinotega area and helping shore up local families' food security.

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Nicaragua Facts

Population (2008): 5.8 million
Size: slightly smaller than the state of New York
Human Development Index rank: 120 (out of 179)
Mercy Corps has worked here since 1992
Primary work: health clinics, hygiene and sanitation, agricultural livelihoods, economic development, environmental protection
Second-poorest country in the Western Hemisphere (after Haiti)
Population living below poverty line: 28% (UN)

Program Details

Mercy Corps has had a presence in Nicaragua since 1992, when it helped to form Project Global Village of Jinotega, now known as Aldea Global.

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