Our projects in Nicaragua

Defence of the rights of people with HIV and HIV prevention with equity

This project aims to strengthen the capacity of people living with or at risk of HIV to advocate for public that promote and safeguard their rights.

Duration: 4 years
Start date: January 2009
End date: January 2013

Principal local partners:
CISAS (health information and support centre)

Principal funder(s):
European Union

RICA objectives*:

Theme 3: HIV and AIDS
Goal: People who are affected by or vulnerable to HIV and AIDS will have greater access to care, support and prevention and there will be a reduction in the stigmatisation and discrimination they experience.

Objective 3.1: Rights for people affected by or vulnerable to HIV and AIDS
To promote the development and implementation of policies that protect the rights of specific vulnerable groups with regard to HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment and care.

Objective 3.2: Gender, stigma and HIV and AIDS
To inform and influence opinion formers to promote greater understanding of issues of gender, stigma and discrimination in order to protect and promote the rights of people affected by or vulnerable to HIV and AIDS.

Objective 3.3: Prevention of HIV and AIDS
To reduce unsafe behaviour among specific target groups related to HIV and AIDS.

Expected results:

Result 1: People living with HIV are empowered to advocate for their rights.

Result 2: Opinion formers have been influenced and have greater understanding of issues of gender, stigma and discrimination.

Result 3: Reduction of unsafe behaviour among specific target groups related to HIV and AIDS.

Approx. cost p.a. (pounds sterling): £233,495

Promoting local economic initiatives for indigenous communities in northern Nicaragua

This project aims to generate local development that reflects cultural diversity and meets the needs of peasant families and indigenous people in seven municipalities in northern Nicaragua.

Duration: 4 years
Start date: October 2009
End date: October 2013

Principal local partners:
National Federation of Cooperatives
Chorotega Indigenous People’s Organisation

Principal funder(s):
European Union

RICA objectives*:

Theme 1: Participation and effective governance
Goal: Poor and marginalised people, especially women, will have greater influence on decisions and policies which affect their lives in order to reduce their poverty.

Objective 1.1: Influencing local government plans and policies
To empower and promote the voices of poor and marginalised communities, especially women, in order to increase local government transparency, accountability and responsiveness to those communities.

Objective 1.2: Influencing national government plans and policies
To empower and promote the voices of poor and marginalised communities, especially women, in order to increase national government transparency, accountability and responsiveness to those communities.

Expected results:

Result 1: Peasants, Chorotega indigenous people and cooperative members, particularly young people and women, will have been empowered in order to increase national government transparency, accountability and responsiveness to their communities.

Result 2: Sustainable alternative economic initiatives will have been generated for beneficiary communities, providing opportunities for people in those communities to improve their quality of life.

Approx. cost p.a. (pounds sterling): £296,778

* RICA (Regular Impact and Capacity Assessment) is our monitoring and evaluation framework. You can read more about how we use this to measure progress and outcomes in our accountability framework. You can also read the ‘route map’ showing the impact and outcomes we are striving to achieve across all of our work, and the indicators and means of verification that we will use to measure our progress.