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| Photographer: Jenny Matthews |
| Welcome to Plan Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America. The landscape is characterised by its numerous lakes, forests, active volcanoes and mountains. Children comprise more than half of the population.
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Plan opens operations in Puerto Cabezas
Plan supports the recuperation of the affected families. At the moment, it continues being the only NGO who collaborates in a direct way with the affected families and in the rehabilitation of the school activities.
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Hurricane Felix in Nicaragua
Families in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, the town worst-hit by Hurricane Felix, are set to receive humanitarian assistance from Plan. Fundraising for longer-term relief activities is underway. |
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Irrigation enables families to grow their own vegetables
The biggest problem facing families trying to grow their own vegetables is the shortage of water: making them vulnerable to food shortages during dry spells
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Drought, government cutbacks in health and education, and a continuing coffee crisis left many of the poorer people of Nicaragua even more vulnerable. Plan works with children and communities to find ways to break the cycles of poverty and provide opportunities for children to realise their potential. Country statistics
| Country: |
NICARAGUA |
| Population: |
5,466,000 (2003) |
| Capital City: |
Managua |
| National Language: |
Spanish |
| Per capita income: |
US$ 730/year (2003) |
| Life expectancy: |
70 years (2003) |
| Access to safe water: |
81% (2002) |
| Adequate sanitation facilities: |
66% (2002) |
| Under 5 Mortality Rate: |
38/1,000 live births (2003) |
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| Source: |
State of the World's Children Report 2005 (published by UNICEF) |
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