Nicaragua
Nicaragua is an impoverished Central American country about the size of Pennsylvania. Outside of Haiti, Nicaragua is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
Approximately 30 percent of all Nicaraguans are trying to survive below the poverty line.
A lack of healthcare, adequate housing and decent schools — coupled with a widespread lack of opportunity — are all major challenges to progress. Poor children in Nicaragua are extremely vulnerable to infectious diseases, malnutrition and a lack of clean water, which continue to pose some of the biggest threats to child survival. Natural disasters (such as chronic droughts) are another constant threat to the Nicaraguan people, a large percentage of whom rely upon agriculture for survival.
Food For The Poor has been working to help the poor of Nicaragua since 1998. We continue to bring aid and sustainable development projects to those most in need.
How We Help
In 2021:
- FFTP donors built 490 homes, for a total of 15,495 homes since inception.
- We have nearly 50 active projects in Nicaragua. Community development projects have proved successful, providing different components such as housing, water, furniture, gardens, community centers, tools and medical clinics
- We work with 11 children’s homes as part of the Angels Of Hope program.