06 May 2010
Managua, Nicaragua: Identification is crucial to providing citizens with access to public services and letting them fully exercise their constitutional rights, such as the right to vote. Read
More about: Human rights Marginalized groups
13 April 2010
Estelí, Nicaragua: Working in direct contact with those who represent the future of Nicaragua has enriched my two-year experience as a UNV volunteer. Read
The impact of mining on the environment
22 November 2009
Bonanza, Nicaragua: Nicaragua’s north east Bonanza region suffers high levels of pollution caused mainly by mining. This is resulting in a reduction of the soil’s fertile layer and decreasing the quality of water available for human consumption. (Story in Spanish) Read
More about: Environment
09 October 2008
Managua, Nicaragua: I have understood the real meaning of my presence in Nicaragua. Now I organize training for university students, for teenagers, for UN staff talking about HIV, trying to fight stigma and prejudice through the only winning gun: awareness. Read
Fighting poverty, protecting biodiversity: Community-based tourism in Nicaragua
07 October 2008
Managua, Nicaragua: Finding the link between poverty and the loss of biodiversity is simple: the small producers inhabiting rural Nicaragua need firewood to survive, and have no other option than to find it in the forest. Read
More about: Environment Poverty
Countries: Switzerland



