Tlilican, Nicaragua: Snippets

Tlilican, Nicaragua

20 March 2007

Snippets

Since October 2005, Tlilican Area Development Programme (ADP) has:

Health

Trained 44 people in preventative healthcare, health law, breast-feeding, child development
Held a dental hygiene campaign for 600 children
Assessed the nutritional status of all children under 6
Trained 60 teenagers about HIV-prevention and established youth clubs where the teenagers can educate their peers about the risks
Trained 16 mothers about breast-feeding, prenatal care and child development so they can teach others in their communities
Established two playgroups where mothers learn about child development and have a social time with other mothers and preschoolers
Improved water systems, to benefit families from four communities
Held an environmental sanitation campaign, which included visiting homes and cleaning communities

Education

Surveyed the quality of education within the ADP area and presented the results to the Ministry of Education
Provided educational materials for two preschools
Established two stationery shops and trained community members to manage them
Built a single-room, multi-grade school in a remote village
Established 18 school councils, 18 child boards and 18 boards of teenagers
Organised a children’s baseball league
Established an adult literacy project in co-ordination with the mayor’s office; 250 people have started learning to read and write

Environment

Trained 40 children and 40 parents to manage two community tree nurseries to combat deforestation
Trained 50 teenagers about conservation and environmental sanitation so they can perform dramas and educate their communities

Leadership development

Trained 300 community members about social justice
Trained local committees about disaster prevention
Facilitated community leaders to study for a diploma in community development

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