40 YEARS OF PARTNERS, 2004
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Issue: 40 Years Of Partners, 2004

Program Advancement
· Agriculture/Natural Resources
The idea of the square meter garden is that using only one square meter, an individual can feed himself a nourishing and diverse diet indefinitely.

· Health
W/NP continues to focus on the area of maternal and child health as one of twenty-nine non-governmental organizations belonging to the NicaSalud Network.

· Humanitarian Assistance
Article 121 of Nicaragua's Constitution states that "access to education is free and equal for all Nicaraguans," and that "basic education is free and mandatory."

· Intercultural Exchange
W/NP believes that people-to-people linkages between countries are the bridge to global peace and that the volunteer base is the life blood of this organization.

· Women In Development
The Learning Centers program organizes low-income women into cooperatives which then take on small-scale, self-sustaining income generation projects.

· Partner Cities
The Partner Cities program was inaugurated in 1974 when Fort Atkinson formalized its relationship with the Atlantic coast town of Puerto Cabezas.

Departments
· Letter From The President
2004 was a year of challenges, yet W/NP persevered and pressed on despite federal funding and transportation being diverted to other regions around the globe.

· About Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners
In 1962 President John F. Kennedy began a federal program of government-to-government exchange known as the Alliance for Progress.

Organizational Support
· Board Of Directors
· W/NP Staff
· Collaborators And Sponsors
· Monetary Donors

Financial Report
· Financial Report
· Fundraising Report
· Statement Of Operations And Financial Position
· Statement Of Activities