ORGANIZATION RECORD

Location: Nicaragua

Website: http://www.fadcanic.org.ni/

Mission: The mission of FADCANIC is to nurture, strengthen and develop the process of Autonomy of the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua from civil society through the qualitative transformation of social, economic, cultural and political relations that benefit the indigenous and ethnic communities of the region.

Year Founded: 1990

Preferred method of contact: Phone, Skype or email are all acceptable. Please ask NINO for phone numbers

Project Information:

• Availability for Summer 2017: FADCANIC is open to accepting another Nourish chapter for Summer 2017.
• Proposed future projects:
  • A water and sanitation project
  • Environmental outreach
  • Impact assessments in Pueblo Nuevo and Wawashang Forest Reserve
• Skills:
  • Best for at least 1-2 students on the intern team to speak fluent Spanish to assist with translation. Staff on the ground does not speak fluent English.
• Reported costs to interns:
  • Program in-country costs (reported by partner):
    • Accommodation: Free
    • Food: $250/student
    • Ground transport: $180/student
    • Hotel when traveling: $50/student
  • Average Total costs (reported by interns – includes airfare, accommodation, visas, vaccinations, spending money, etc.): $1,500
  • Range of reported intern total costs: $1,000-$2,000

Partnership History:

• Summer 2016
  • Chapter: University of New Mexico
  • Project: Focused on increasing access to education in rural Nicaragua by providing educational materials, strengthening knowledge of the local infrastructure, and raising awareness of the importance of water sanitation in the local community. Worked to improve infrastructure of forest reserve.
  • Investment: $5,500
  • Project team: 3 Interns
• Summer 2015
  • Chapter: University of New Mexico and University of California Berkeley
  • Project: Continued construction for a women’s clinic that provides care for women giving birth. They are looking at adding solar panels to buildings, providing water filters for the town, and fixing the garbage disposal system.
  • Investment: $6,200
  • Project team: 5 Interns
  • Project blog
• Summer 2014
  • Chapter: University of New Mexico, University of California Berkeley, and Arizona State University
  • Project: Constructed a maternity clinic
  • Investment: $7,000
  • Project team: 6 interns

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