Good Neighbors en Nicaragua•Articles by: Luisa Quiroz

Author: Luisa Quiroz

Good Neighbors launches the campaign “Give Smiles, donate a toy from the heart”.

Campaign “Give smiles, donate a toy from the heart”.

Let’s help bring the joy of Christmas to thousands of vulnerable children in Carazo.

Managua, Nicaragua – This Christmas season, Good Neighbors invites the community and companies to join the “Give Smiles, donate a toy from the heart” campaign. This year, in its second edition, the campaign’s goal is to collect 10,000 toys, new or in good condition, to be distributed to children in vulnerable communities in Carazo.

Each donation will help bring smiles and hope to children during this special season. Toys will be received that are new, used in excellent condition and non-warlike, ensuring that all gifts contribute to an environment of peace and well-being for the little ones.

How to participate?

Good Neighbors invites individuals and companies to make their donations at any of the collection points:

  • Managua: From where the Seminole Hotel used to be, 3 c north and 1/2 c down, Casa 33.
  • Diriamba: Carazo Judicial Complex, 350 mts east.
  • Jinotepe: In front of San José School.
  • Santa Teresa: Street in front of Autolavado Hermanos Prado, 1 block east.

Companies can contribute with direct donations of toys or carry out internal campaigns to motivate their employees to participate. In addition, they can share this initiative on their social networks, joining the commitment to make a difference in the community.

Every toy counts! “We invite everyone to join this mission of love and generosity. With your help, we can reach more children and make this Christmas special for them,” commented Miguel Martinez, Communications Analyst for Good Neighbors International in Nicaragua.

For more information about the campaign, to coordinate additional collection points or inquiries, please call +505 8535 4257 or email info@goodneighbors.org.ni.

Donate a toy, give a smile, let’s make this Christmas an unforgettable moment for the children of Nicaragua!

Good Neighbors promotes personal hygiene and sanitation in Santa Teresa communities

Since August 2024, in parallel with the medical checkups, Good Neighbors International has developed a series of talks on personal hygiene and sanitation for 2,063 children and adolescents (NNA) in the communities served by CDP Santa Teresa. These activities, aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 6, seek to strengthen families’ knowledge and healthy habits to ensure sustainable water and sanitation management.

The process was led by community volunteers and social work interns from the Centro Universitario Regional (CUR) Carazo, who gave practical talks on hand washing and tooth brushing. Each participant received an educational brochure and a bar of soap to promote hygiene in their homes.

With these actions, Good Neighbors reinforces the importance of healthy habits and community empowerment, ensuring the welfare of children and contributing to the sustainable development of communities.

Good Neighbors promotes swine enterprises in Santa Teresa

In August 2024, Good Neighbors International delivered inputs and provided follow-up to entrepreneurship projects focused on the raising of breeding sows, piglets and pigs for cutting in 10 communities in the municipal office in Santa Teresa. A total of 27 families, including 24 women and 3 men, are participating in these initiatives, which seek to generate income for households that are part of the organization’s sponsorship program.

In addition to improving the family economy, these projects promote the local market thanks to the pig production cycles, which offer quick and sustainable results. The beneficiary families receive specialized training in swine reproductive management, provided by the Carazo National Institute of Agricultural Technology – INTA, with the support of agronomy interns from the Autonomous University of Nicaragua – UNAN.

Good Neighbors highlights the importance of alliances with INTA and UNAN local partners, whose collaboration has been fundamental to the success of these ventures. These activities not only strengthen the social economy, but also enhance the productive skills and financial access of vulnerable families.

Good Neighbors promotes family businesses in Santa Teresa communities

Between August and September 2024, Good Neighbors International delivered materials and supplies to the communities of Buena Vista, San Jorge, La Pitilla and Santa Cruz, accompanied by the Santa Teresa municipal office, to support local businesses such as bakeries, tortilla shops and bookstores. This initiative seeks to enable families to generate significant income and improve their quality of life by developing small businesses.

The project involves four women entrepreneurs, who, with enthusiasm and a positive attitude, started their businesses after receiving training from local partners such as the Ministry of Cooperative and Associative Community Family Economy, the Ministry of Health, and the Autonomous University of Nicaragua. The workshops addressed key topics such as accounting records, product design, and hygiene and safety. This initiative highlights women’s empowerment as a driver of stronger family economies and contributes to building more stable and just communities.

Good Neighbors and MINSA perform medical and nutritional check-ups in Santa Teresa

Since August, the municipal office of Good Neighbors in Santa Teresa, in coordination with the Ministry of Health (MINSA), has carried out medical and nutritional checkups for 2,063 children and adolescents (NNA) in 39 hard-to-reach communities. The activity, which is part of the Good Neighbors sponsorship program, seeks to improve the overall health of the beneficiaries by providing multivitamins, deworming and pediatric medicines to treat common illnesses such as flu, diarrhea and allergies.

The check-ups were carried out by MINSA doctors and nurses, who took anthropometric measurements (weight and height), provided nutritional assessments and prescribed medicines according to each patient’s needs. Families and the community actively participated in the process, demonstrating a key commitment to the success of the intervention. The delivery of medicines to those who require them reinforces the effort to guarantee quality care in these vulnerable areas.

“My Tree, My Friend”: Reforestation campaign promotes environmental education

Good Neighbors International launched the “Adopt a Tree My Tree, My Friend” reforestation campaign, involving 330 members of the educational community, including students, teachers and parents, in five schools in Jinotepe: 15 de septiembre, Alfonso Cortez, Edmundo Román, San José and Rubén Darío.

During the campaign, each child will adopt a tree and assign a name to it, fostering a sense of environmental responsibility. Burke Agro and UNAN contributed with the donation of 500 trees, including fruit and forest species. In addition, the school that manages to maintain the largest number of healthy trees will receive special recognition for its commitment to reforestation.

Good Neighbors and Colgate promote oral health in Jinotepe

Good Neighbors International, in collaboration with Colgate, carried out an oral hygiene promotion campaign that benefited 4,000 children from 26 schools in the municipalities of Jinotepe, Dolores and El Rosario. The initiative made students aware of the importance of maintaining good oral health habits from an early age.

During the delivery, playful games are played with the children where they learn about proper brushing, the importance of oral hygiene and also watch videos of doctor muelitas that guide them through creativity on the fundamental elements for care.

Thanks to Colgate’s strategic contribution, each child received a kit that included toothpaste, toothbrush and an educational brochure, encouraging healthy practices in their daily routine. The activity is part of Good Neighbors’ efforts to improve the quality of life in the communities served by the Good Neighbors municipal office.

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+505 8535 4257

Del Hotel Seminole 3c al norte, 1/2 al oeste casa N33 a mano derecha. Managua, Nicaragua

info@goodneighbors.org.ni

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