Nicaragua
International Development Project
we have provided micro-entrepreneurship and training courses to over 1,000 women.
To see how the project is tracking,
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the project.
Since 2014 Reledev has been involved with a project in Nicaragua to help women from remote and marginalised communities. With narrow employment opportunities families are tied to low skill and seasonal agricultural work. Low levels of education make it difficult for women to find supplementary forms of income. Reledev’s project partner ANDECU is reaching out to these women by providing them with skills and abilities for establishing micro-enterprises as an income supplement.
skills & business development courses address basic needs of women with low incomes & education.
what we have achieved.
Direct impact on 990 women since 2014 who have completed courses with Vega Baja
200+ dedicated volunteers, annually 20 volunteers take up a 1 year commitment to course delivery.
20 women involved in developing garments to sell to local industries starting with 10,000 face masks sold in 2020.
2 levels of Micro-entrepreneurship courses delivered in communities by volunteer professionals over 5 months.
A business start up program for selected women sewing industrial uniforms or commercial apparel.
Nationally recognised diploma level courses in cooking, housekeeping and sewing.
“As a single mother I need to find an income. Thanks to this program I learned to develop a small business and how to produce and sell.”
— Sandra Maria Calderon, Graduate of the Sewing Course.