Issue: Winter 2003
Improving Nicaraguan Health
· AIN/AIEPI Health Project
AIN/AIEPI is a health project being implemented in the municipality of Jinotega, department of Jinotega targeting nine communities within the sector of Datanlí.
· Cardenas Health Project
Thoughout the district of Cardenas, a health project is working with 652 participants under seven years of age, 65 pregnant women, and 121 nursing mothers.
· Gallinas De Patio Poultry Project
I'm writing to you to invite your long-term involvement in a new project to promote sustained poultry production at a family level in Nicaragua.
· Here A Chick, There A Chick...
That means fresh eggs and meat for poor families in Nicaragua as they start up and learn to manage their own backyard poultry flocks.
Tours To Nicaragua
· Photography Tour
Local tour leaders John and Sara DeNucci will take you on a vacation adventure across different areas of this ecologically diverse country.
· Learning Centers Workshop
The Learning Centers are an eye opening example of people working together to enhance the quality of life for those less fortunate.
Feature Articles
· Holiday Gift Ideas
Mary Kautz gave each of her siblings the same gift: a backpack filled with school supplies donated in each of their names to a child in Nicaragua.
· Employee Wish List
Nicaragua/Wisconsin Compañeros de las Américas, Inc. is hoping for donations of materials needed in their Managua office.
· Shipments To Nicaragua
The W/NP shipment to Nicaragua in May of 2003 was a colossal success measured in terms of delivery speed and recipient appreciation.
· Drill Rig Needed In Nicaragua
The W/NP organization is working on a pilot project in cooperation with a cattleman's cooperative involving the placement of a well drilling rig and equipment in Estelí.
· W/NP Lends A Helping Hand
"If it is a birth I cannot attend alone, I look for help. When there is no emergency vehicle, I find the person on call to help me take the patient."
· Looking Toward The Future
We became concerned when we learned that the children of this rural mountain community only had access to a free education through the sixth grade.
Departments
· Letter From The President
After being elected to two successive terms as your president, I truly believe it's time for new blood and fresh faces to lead this great organization.
· Announcements
Topics discussed in brief within this issue of the newsletter include the POA International Convention being held in Lexington, Kentucky, packing a shipment destined for Nicaragua, and the W/NP holiday ornaments.
Farmer To Farmer Reports
· Farmer To Farmer Update
· Mucuna, The Velvet Bean
· Image Development Comes To UNA
Partner City Updates
· Clintonville/Boaco Partners
· New Richmond/Somoto Partners
