In Nicaragua, AMIGOS partners with Plan International in the Department of Boaco. Volunteers on this project will be collaborating with local youth to promote the rights of children and youth through art (drawing, painting, theatre, dance, music) or media (digital cameras, video, radio). Volunteers participating in the media project will work with various multimedia, such as digital cameras, flip cameras, and laptops to make media art projects, while volunteers participating in the arts project will work with various art materials, such as paints, posters, collage, etc. Both projects are encouraged to incorporate drama, dance, and music into their projects.
Our Work in Nicaragua
AMIGOS directly supports our partner agency's effort to raise awareness about the rights of children and promote youth action in communities. AMIGOS Project Staff and Volunteers work to with local youth and community members to carry out the following activities:
I. Extracurricular Activities and Youth Fairs: Activities focus on the basic rights of children. One right is selected for each week of the project. This might mean working on gardening, composting, and doing a trash cleanup during the week on environmental rights.
II. Community-based Initiatives (CBIs): Volunteers collaborate with their host community in the implementation of a small-scale community initiative (e.g. developing a sports equipment rental bank, improving a recreational sports area, or supporting a project that is a part of the local community`s long term development plans).
In Boaco, we have split the project into two subgroups. The third objective for each Volunteer will depend which theme they are a part of:
Youth and the Arts
IIIa. Arts practice (use of drawing, theatre, music, poetry, writing, etc). AMIGOS and local youth volunteers learn to use arts to address topics related to the basic rights of children. AMIGOS and local youth make art projects like collages, theatre productions, and murals and hold community presentations, showings of the work.
Youth and Media
IIIb. Media training (use of video, photography, etc). Following basic instruction, AMIGOS and local youth volunteers learn to use technology to address topics related to the basic rights of children. AMIGOS and local youth make media arts projects like videos, radio, and photo and hold community presentations, showings of the work.
About our Partners
Plan has worked in Nicaragua since 1994, helping poor children to access their rights to health, education, protection and economic security. 70% of Nicaragua's population lives in poverty.
We promote children's rights and work to ensure that children, families and communities actively participate in their own development - from identifying problems to implementing solutions.
Today, more than 30,000 children in 6 of the 15 departments of Nicaragua participate in our programmes.
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