Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners of the Americas, Inc. - First Steps to Cultural Understanding for US Teens

Address

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Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners of the Americas, Inc.
Room 129 Nelson Hall UWSP 1209 Fremont St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481
United States
715-346-4702
http://wnp.uwsp.edu

Mission

W/NP is a progressive and viable humanitarian service organization actively implementing programs in both Wisconsin and Nicaragua. W/NP’s goals are to promote mutual understanding and establish lasting relationships among citizens and institutions of Wisconsin and Nicaragua; foster volunteerism and self-help attitudes through the implementation of economic and social development projects; leverage development assistance funds from the U.S. Government and other public and private sources.

Programs

Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners (W/NP), is a people-to-people volunteer organization with a broad range of programs. We have an extremely small operating budget that facilitates nearly 100 active programs throughout the state of Wisconsin and the country of Nicaragua including empowerment, leadership, youth, sports, lending libraries, firefighters, agriculture, learning centers, health, cultural diversity, kitchen gardens, potable water, micro-lending, and humanitarian assistance.

Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners of the Americas, Inc.'s Current Projects on GlobalGiving

First Steps to Cultural Understanding for US Teens
First Steps to Cultural Understanding for US Teens

Personnel Overview

Amy Wiza - Program Director
Awareness of and sensitivity to cultural diversity & global issues, organization and management of international programs, planning and implementation of education programs, interpersonal relations and communication, and a cooperative attitude.

Personnel Statistics

Amy L. WIza , Program Director
Founded in 1965
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 2,750

Financial Statistics

Budget (2009): 340,847
Budget (2008): 346,106
Maximum Budget: 350,000
Overhead: 5%
Other funding sources: W/NP’s main source of income is from volunteers, 90% goes directly into our programs. Other funding sources include grants from the US State Dept, Racine Dominican Nuns & Combined Federal Campaign.
Religious Affiliation: W/NP has no political or religious agenda and is not affiliated with any political party.