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Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition
Nicaragua at a glance
Since 2007 Nicaragua has reduced poverty by 23.4% and extreme poverty by 10.9%.
Nicaragua’s free universal health care system is based on an inclusive community & family health care model.
Education in Nicaragua is free from preschool through university & technical education.
Experts say “human rights industry” attacks on Nicaragua should be treated with skepticism.
Nicaragua ranks #7 in the world for gender equity, #1 in education for women & girls, & #1 for women in parliament.
Nicaragua has deeded nearly 1/3 of its land area to self-governing Indigenous communities.
Nicaragua is the safest country in the region and has a growing network of affordable community-based tourism.
Nicaragua has universal suffrage at 16 years of age, automatic voter registration and 65% voter turnout in most recent elections.
Nicaragua is #8 in the world for transition to renewable energy generation.
Progressive labor laws protect workers and support labor unions - 1.2 million Nicaraguans are union-affiliated.
Recent polls show that only 37% of Nicaraguans identify as Catholics, compared to 50% only a few years ago.
Nicaragua is subject to continuing US aggression yet uses international law to hold countries accountable for their actions.
Our Webinars & Videos
Upcoming Webinars:
POSTPONED: The webinar scheduled for Sunday, August 24, is postponed, future date TBA. Webinar topic is SINAPRED, Nicaragua’s National System for Prevention, Mitigation and Attention to Disasters, and how it contrasts with the US system.
September 21, 3 pm ET: Nicaragua Webinar on Nicaragua’s and Venezuela’s remarkable affordable housing programs, with Sofia M. Clark of the Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann Center in Managua and Elizabeth Santos, president of FundaVivienda of Venezuela’s Gran Misión Vivienda.
Webinar Recording from Sunday, July 27
"Revolutionizing Tourism: Nicaragua's Model to Benefit Communities & Travelers"
Hear about the development of family- and community-based tourism in Nicaragua, and how it contrasts with other travel of today and of past decades. Becca Renk leads a discussion with recent delegation members Ken Yale, Geraldine Cawthorne, Larry Fisk, and Gayle Nielsen.