Boaco, Nicaragua

2010 Project Website

Project Specific Activities:

• Promote leadership skills, team building and youth empowerment through the use of technology.

• Partner with local youth to run camps for 5-12 year old children focusing on children's rights.

• Collaborate with community members on the planning and implementation of a Community-based initiative (CBI).

Take a Photo Tour of Boaco:

Project Area:

All host communities are located within four hours from Boaco, a city in the department of Boaco.  This region received its name from a combination of Aztec and Sumu words that mean “land of the sorcerers”.  The city of Boaco is know as “The City of Two Floors”, because it started on the top of a hill and crept down into the valley over time.  Over the past 20 years this region has swelled with people, who rely on agriculture to support their families.  To this day, statues of Chontal and Sumu ancestors stand beside Mary and Jesus in some churches, a tribute to the religions of old and new.  Boaco is a beautiful region of Nicaragua, surrounded by picturesque mountains.   

Project History:

AMIGOS work in Nicaragua began in 1970 and ran consecutively until 1978. During this time, programs implemented included human immunizations, vision screening and dental hygiene education. Due to the civil war in 1978-79 and the ongoing disruptions during the 1980s, AMIGOS suspended programs in Nicaragua.

AMIGOS returned to Nicaragua in 2000 to work with CARE on a Healthy Households project in the department of Leon.  Then, from 2004 to 2006, AMIGOS partnered with Save the Children to implement a fuel-efficient stove project in the department of Chinandega. In 2007 AMIGOS began collaboration with Plan Nicaragua in the Chontales and Boaco departments. In 2010 AMIGOS will be solely working in the department of Boaco.

Partner Agency:

Plan Nicaragua

Further Actions:

• Apply to Volunteer
• Photos from the 2008 Project
• Q&A with Alumnus of the Nicaragua Project