On December 14, 2012, Project Nicaragua was awarded a Google Grant for free Google AdWords advertising. Project Nicaragua’s ads are displayed alongside related search results on Google.com, and when people click on the ad, they are taken to Project Nicaragua’s homepage. The Google Grant award has helped Project Nicaragua spread its message of humanitarian outreach [...]

Shoe Drive and Fundraiser We’re planning on hosting “Soles for souls” shoe drive over Winter and Spring quarters. We’ll bring the  shoes we raise down to Nicaragua to give to those in need!  Also, we’ll be holding a churro fundraiser later this month. Next trip We’re currently planning our next trip to take place in [...]

UC San Diego Project Nicaragua sent a team of 12 students toManagua,Nicaragua this past December to donate medical supplies to El Hospital Antonio Lenin Fonseca, a public hospital in Managua,Nicaragua. UCSD PN collected medical supply donations from companies in the U.S.in the past year to bring down toNicaragua.  Working with a UCSD engineer team, UCSD [...]

The OSU chapter ended Fall Quarter very well with a success from our Second Annual Euchre Tournament. We raised over $300 and collected several flash drives for the students in Rancho Grande. Now, we are back and ready to start planning our next events! We are currently planning two events and applying again to the [...]

This past summer, Project Nicaragua sent a group of students on a “Libros para los Niños trip. Project Nicaragua donated children’s books and school supplies to a school in Chichigalpha. On this educational tip, workdhops were led by our members to teach the children simple English phrases, arts and cragts, science, and read them books. [...]

UCLA Project Nicaragua has experienced an exciting quarter of activity, with advancement of current projects and implementation of new ones. With support from UCLA RENEW and others, UCLA Project Nicaragua donated over 200 varieties of medical supplies to El Hospital Antonio Lenin Fonseca. These items include catheter kits, soap dispensers, glucometers, and more. UCLA RENEW [...]

During eleven days in September, the Ohio State University (OSU) Chapter sent six students to Rancho Grande, Nicaragua. Rancho Grande is a rural mountainous village that suffers from high rates of poverty and malnutrition due to lack of income from limited job opportunities. The OSU chapter worked with the non-profit organization Amor en Acción to [...]