Final Presentacion English V13 Al 12-07

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Team 13 April – July 2007

WELCOME TO NICARAGUA

Angélica Castillo Montila

Mónica Alejandra Gaeta

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• Nicaragua

Matagalpa

• City

• Its people

• Team 12 suggestions

• Other activities

• Benefits of TNT projects in Nicaragua

• Suggestions for Team 14

Índice

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Nicaragua• Location- Nicaragua

• Capital – Managua

• Climate – Tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands

• Population – 5.500.000 ( est. In July 2006) It is difficult to know exactly the population of Nicaragua because there is no reliable census. In the rural areas, parents normally do not register their children when they are born.

• Ethnic Groups – About 75% are mixed origin of Hispanic origin and indigenous

• 10% of the population is of Spanish origin and European descent

• A little fraction of the population is indigenous, and black descended, (especially in the Atlantic Cost). Among these indigenous groups are the miskitos, sumus and ramas, who retain their own ethnic language

• There is a high percentage of youth, about 70% is under 30 years of age. It is due to religious and cultural factors as they are reluctant to use birth control methods.

• Languages – Spanish ( official) English and Indigenous dialects of the Atlantic Coast.

• Currency– Córdoba. Actual change rate : US$ 1.00 = C$ 18,25.

• Natural disasters: volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and hurricanes. The most recent destructive disaster was Hurricane Mitch, also called The Poverty Hurricane, which left 2500 persons dead and 800 disappeared.

The second most poor country in Latinamerica. More than 45% live with less than $1 per day.

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The City

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MatagalpaIts people

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MATAGALPA DISTRICT

Matagalpawhere we worked

• Located 130 km from Managua capital.

• Main industry: coffee plantations.

• Cold weather, with a temperature between 21°C – 25°C and localized from 60 – 1745 msnm

• Population: 466,229.

• 2 Municipalities are assisted: Matagalpa and El Tuma La Dalia

• It is well known by its black pottery

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matagalpacon los lugares indicados Matagalpa

El Tuma La Dalia

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• Nicaragua


• Projects

– Phase I - constructions

– Phase II – utensils and filters

– phase III – Training

– Other projects.

• Other activitities

• Benefits of TNT Projects in Nicaragua

• Suggestions for team 13

Index

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Team 12 suggestions

• Budget TNT-PMA (US$10,000)• 2 Kitchen warehouses• 2 Fuel-efficient stoves • 2 Multi-purpose kitchen sinks • 1 sink for washing hands• 1 Rainwater collection system • 2 Potable water filters • 1 Classroom• 3 sets of training materials (posters)• 6 Training sessions on hygiene and health habits • 2 Sets of Kitchen & canteen utensils

Primero de Mayo

HilipoEmmanuel Mongalo

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• Nicaragua


• Projects

– Phase I – Constructions

– Phase II – Utensils

– Phase III – Trainings

– Other proyects

• Other activities

• Benefits of TNT projects in Nicaragua

• Suggestions for team 13

Index

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Phase I – Constructions

• First of all we conducted meetings with the parents, teachers and foreman to organize works teams.

• Delivery of the construction materials, with the corresponding checklist and control.

• Once all the materials were delivered, they were

stored in good condition and the community had to take care of it.

• The microprojects constructions started on 5th of June and completed on 2nd of July.

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Phase I – Construction

– Located in the town of Tuma la Dalia, situated 36 km from Matagalpa.– 131 children of multi-grade primary school with 3 teachers.– The principal livelihood in the zone is: Coffee growing.– The kindergarden doesn’t have a stable place to hold classes but is conducted in a

private house.– There is electricity and potable water but is available only on certain hours of the day– To improve the conditions of hygiene in the preparation and consumption of the

meals it was necesary to install a kitchen with eco-stove and a multi-purpose sink. The school didn’t have these installations. TNT contributed to meet this urgent need and with the donations undertook the constructions of the structures.

– Due to the limitation on the availability of the water in the school and the necessity for the preparation of the meals, Team 13 of TNT-WFP provided the school with rainwater collection system with water tanks.

– Initiative from the community: they improved the drainage system of the school.

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AFTER

DURING

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Primero de Mayo

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• Hilipo

– Located in Pueblo Viejo, 29 kms from Matagalpa.– 145 preschoolers children and primary multi grade with 4 female teachers.– Main livelihood is subsistence agriculture.– The have permanent running water and also electricity.– The foreman worked very hard with the parents and finished in record time of only 15

days.– The community actively participated and was well organized.

BEFORE DURING AFTER

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Phase I – Constructions• Emmanuel Mongalo

– 178 schoolchildren from pre-school up to sixth Grade and have 6 teachers.

– The school has no running water or electricity. Only 25% of the community has running water and electricity.

– The community worked very hard. They were well organized and participated actively.

– This has facilitated the communications and the good knowledge in all the activities. The community worked even during the weekends to ensure that they finish the work on time.

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AFTER

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MULTI-PURPOSE SINK

RAIN WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM ECO STOVE

WASHING HAND SINK

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Phase II - Utensils and Filters

• Utensils for the schools

– Kitchen and canteen utensils: plates, spoons, cups, and other articles for the school kitchen in Primero de mayo, Hilipo and Emmanuel mongalo.

– 3 potable water filters for Primero de Mayo Hilipo and Emmanuel Mongalo

– Posters on hygiene, with drawings and simple explanations for parents and children to know the basic rules and how to maintain the new installations.

POSTERS ABOUT HYGIENE INFORMATION

CERTIFICATE OF THE DONATIONS

FILTER FOR THE SCHOOLS AND KITCHEN

AND CANTEEN

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Phase III – Trainings

•Using dynamic learning with marionettes, we taught the kids, personal hygiene and how to take care of the environment.

•Thanks to Pedrito and Little drop story the kids learnt how to use the water correctly and the importance of keeping the body clean.

•Parents also received their training, focused on the correct use and care of the projects to set an example to their kids.

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Other activities

ADDITIONAL PROJECTS OF VOLUNTEER 13

In conjunction with the official projects, funds were donated to other activities

Donated paint for the classroom of the preschool and kitchen of Primero de Mayo as well as the kitchen of Hilipo and Emmanuel Mongalo Schools. The painting was done by the communities.

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Other activitiesDonations of tooth brush and tooth paste and workshop about dental hygiene

We wanted to give importance to oral hygiene and after the training we donated to each kid in the 3 schools, tooth paste and toothbrush.

We explained to the kids how they should brush their teeth and how important it is to do it after every meal.

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Other activities

REFORESTATIONS OF FRUIT TREES

We donated fruit trees (avocado and mangos)

to improve the diet of the children

Our intention on the reforestation is to encourage the kids to take care of the

little trees and contribute to the care of the environment.

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Additional activities Visit to the Nutrition Recovery Center

for Children of Matagalpa

We visited the Nutrition Recovery Center for Children of Matagalpa often.

The center has a capacity for 20 children with severe levels of malnutrition

We often went there and played with the kids. We gave them food and kept them company. Most of all we gave them the love that they needed so much.

It was one of the most emotional activity for us and to see the recovery of the little ones day by day made us feel very happy.

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Other activities

Drawing contest

We organized a drawing contest in Primero de Mayo School to see what they know about the School Feeding Programme.

We donated colored pencils and drawing books to each boy and girl in the school

It was difficult to choose the winners because all were authentic artists

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Other activities

We wanted to integrate ourselves with the communities and work in the kitchen and helped the mothers to prepare the meals and give each kids their portion.

We also made trips with members of the communities to the visit the cave or the hanging bridge

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Other activitiesDonation of toys for the pre-school and domino sets for the rest of the schools

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Activities with children

For us its was very important to have contact with the children. For this reason we spend a lot of time with them, dancing and playing. We have a very good and fun time.

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Inaugurations

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Benefits of the TNT Projects - Team 13 in Nicaragua

Benefits for the community

In general, improve the quality of life in the communities.

Children receive a warm meal and freshly cooked. They feel happier and the attention level is much higher.

Mothers avoid carrying heavy loads of warm food from their houses to school and the risk to get respiratory diseases decreases because the majority of the houses do not have chimneys.

Adequate storage in the kitchen warehouse to avoid conflict among the members of the community, because they think that the food stored in their house can be eaten for their own consumption.

PROJECT BUDGET FOR PROJECTOS UNDERTAKEN BY GROUP 13

SCHOOLS # KIDS PROJECTS # PROJECTS COST IN US$

Primero de Mayo (Tuma la Dalia)

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Kitchen-warehouse 1 $ 2.921,86

Fuel-efficient stoves 1 $ 68,59

Multi-purpose kitchen sinks 1 $ 67,10

Washing hands sinks 1 $ 27,78

Kitchen and canteen utensils 1 $ 473,95

Water filters 1 $ -

Installation of 1 rainwater filters 1 $ 266,21

Reforestation 1 $ 11,11

Trainings on hygiene and healthy habits 3 $ -

11 $ 3.836,60

Emmanuel Mongalo (Pueblo Viejo)

178

Kitchen -warehouse 1 $ 2.921,85


Multi-purpose Kitchen sinks 1 $ 67,10

Kitchen and cateen utensils 1 $ 473,94

Water filters 1 $ -

Reforestations 1 $ 11,11


9 $ 3.542,58

Hilipo (Tuma la Dalia)

145

Classroom 1 $ 2.606,55

Reforestations 1 $ 11,11


Kitchen and cateen utensils 1 $ -

Water filters 1 $ -


7 $ 2.617,66

Totals 454 27

TOTAL $ 9.996,84

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Benefits of the TNT Projects in Nicaragua

Benefits for the comunity

– Food will be cooked in better hygienic condition with better quality control.

– Every kid will have his own plate, spoon and cup.– One meal a day will be guaranteed.– These constructions are built with the best

infrastructure and equipments in the community. They have washing hands sinks, latrines, running water, drainage to avoid puddles and infectious diseases. With all these incentives, the children are encourage to attend class and their parents to enroll them because they now have a better environment and cleaner than in their own houses.

Municipality

No Schools BenefitedTrainings and

materiales Classroom

Warehouse Kitchen

Eco StovesMultipurspouse

sinkWashing

hands sink

Rainwater collection Systems

Filters Reforestation UtensilsTOTAL N0

PROYECTS

Pueblo viejo 1

Emmanuel Mongalo 178 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 9

El Tuma 2Primero de Mayo 131 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11

El Tuma 3 Hilipo 145 3 1 1 1 1 7

TOTAL 454 9 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 27

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Benefits of TNT Proyects in Nicaragua• BENEFITS TO PMA IN NICARAGUA

– Thanks to the money donated by TNT infrastructures in School feeding Program have been created, strengthening the main aims of this organization: Decrease hunger, increase the daily school assistance, decrease absenteeism rates and improve hygiene conditions.

– It also contributed to reach one of the Millennium Development Goals: – Reduce poverty and hunger– Promote Universal education– Taking care the environment, building structures that protect the nature.

• With the Eco stoves the excessive wood consumption is decreased, reduce the inhalation of fumes, and conserve the heat better.

• Latrines help to decontaminate the environment.

• Drainage systems in the washing hand sinks prevent infection diseases.

Volunteers give new ideas and motivate to the community in a proper use and sustainability of the projects. They create social conscience.

– We are the best TNT projects ambassador in our respective countries, telling donors the benefits derived from their money.

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Suggestions for Team 14

• 2 Kitchen warehouse with their respective eco stoves and washing hands sinks in the schools of Emmanuel Mongalo (San Joaquin) and La Canada (San Dionisio).

• 1 Preschool classroom in Los Vera Paz (Tuma La Dalia).

• 1 Rainwater collection system in the Los Cuarenta school.

• 9 Filters, 3 for each school.

• 3 Sets of kitchen and canteen utensils.

• 9 trainings with theirs respective materials.

• Reforestation of fruit trees.

Total: 31 projects, 317 children involved and a estimated amount of $10,726.38

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Suggested Projects for Grupo 14

SCHOOL # KIDS PROJECTS # PROJECTS COST IN USA

Emmanuel Mongalo (San Joaquin)

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Kichen warehouse 1 $ 2.921,86

Fuel- efficient stoves 1 $ 68,59




Filters 3 $ -


Training on hygiene and healthy habits 3 $ -

12 $ 3.570,39

La Cañada (San Dionisio)

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Kichen warehouse 1 $ 2.921,86





Filters 1 $ -


Training on hygiene and healthy habits 3 $ -

10 $ 3.570,39

Los Cuarenta (Tuma La alia)

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Classroom 1 $ 2.606,55

Filters 3 $ -

Rainwater collection system 1 $ 266,21


Kitchen and canteen utensils3 $ -

9 $ 2.883,87

TOTALS 317 31 $ 10.024,65

IMPREVISTOS 7% $ 701,73

TOTAL $ 10.726,38

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Recomendations

•Monitor the projects implemented by V.13

•ConstrucTion of pre-school clasroom with the rain water collection system of Los cuarenta with the money left by the Voluntaries 13.

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Acknowledgements• Many thanks especially to Liz Maria Ubeda, because we could not have had a better coordinator. Many thanks for your patient, love, comprehension, support and your knowledge. For you, our best regard!

• TNT España y TNT Argentina

• Alex Stukenberg

• Annmarie Isler

• Maria Victoria Ta-Asan

• Scarlet Lanzas

• WFP in Matagalpa

• WFP in Managua

• To the rest of WFP staff and volunteers of other countries of Team 12, it have been a real privilege sharing our experiences with your.

• People of Matagalpa

• We must not forget our families, friends colleagues in our country because of their support from the first moment we applied for the programme.

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THANK YOU !!!

Documents

Final Presentacion English V13 Al 12-07