Supporting the Agros villages of Nicaragua will enable families to increase their incomes through various economic and agricultural projects. The families can then buy the land that they are working.
Land is a precious commodity throughout the world. Marginalized rural families lack access to the kind of credit needed to buy their own land. Trapped in a cycle of basic survival, they pay exorbitant rents for poor quality land, or work for desperately low wages as migrant laborers. Agros restores hope and opportunity for such families in Nicaragua by purchasing farmland, providing agricultural training, and much more. Families pay back the cost of the land, proudly earning right to its title.
Agros offers families the opportunity to earn land over time through the fruits of their own labor. This year they plan to plant green peppers, plantains & watermelon, raise chickens, rabbits & goats, & hold workshops on gender issues & cooperation
The Agros model works to ensure economic, environmental, organizational, and social sustainability. Sustainability is not only key for the villagers, but for the long-term and integrated approach that addresses these issues.
About a year ago, a friend of ours introduced us to Agros…From that moment forward our lives changed. Agros gave us hope to realize our dreams. Today we have land and a desire to overcome.
- Rosa del Carmen Medina, Villager, Norwich, Nicaragua
Total Funding Received to Date: $5,261
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $34,739
Total Funding Goal: $40,000
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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