Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deportes de Nicaragua
El Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deportes (MECD) is the government agency that organizes education, sports, and cultural events in Nicaragua. Its mission is to create productive citizens, competitive and ethical, through an educational process that is equitable and permanent. It also aims to create an open and democratic educational system that includes all Nicaraguan children and youth. AMIGOS partners with MECD to provide health education within the schools in host communities.
For more info about this agency, see the website.
Ministerio de Salud de Nicaragua
El Ministerio de Salud de Nicaragua (MINSA) is the government agency devoted to providing health services in Nicaragua. Its regional offices oversee current health projects conducted in each municipality and are also responsible for the operations and health campaigns conducted in every health center. AMIGOS works closely with the office of environmental health and epidemiology in order to educate youth about prevalent diseases and how to prevent their spread.
For more info about this agency, see the website.
Plan Nicaragua
Plan International works in 45 developing countries on health, education, livelihood, housing, water and sanitation projects, and cross-cultural learning. Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity. It works with a participatory approach. Children, their families, and their communities are involved in the design, implementation, and evaluation of all of Plan’s programs. Child sponsorship is the foundation of the organization—there are about one million sponsors in 15 donor countries helping over one million children all over the world, together with their families and communities.
For more info about this agency, see the website.
