Primary Education for 11,000+ Nicaraguan Youth

While school districts, teachers, and parents in the US are debating vaccines and masking, the reality in Nicaragua is much different. There is a vaccine shortage—meaning few people under the age of 45 have been vaccinated, tests are only available in the case of severe sickness or travel, and the stress and economic challenges that COVID has wreaked on the Nicaraguan people have only been exacerbated by 2 major hurricanes last fall and the slow recovery from the sociopolitical unrest of 2018. The communities we serve need your support.

Despite these challenges, our programs have continued reaching children and families in Nicaragua. I would like to take this opportunity to share some of this year’s highlights so far.

FOOD SECURITY
291,841+ meals served at 49 Fabretto centers & partner schools
49 school gardens
382 family gardens

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
20 SATec (technical education) courses completed
12 vocational courses in progress
7 active community banks
1 new Youth Employment Skills online module piloted

EDUCATION QUALITY
13,619 children and youth served by our 9 Centers
25 new schools received digital education kits
632 teachers trained
4 original offline apps developed to reach low-connectivity communities

School this year has looked very different for our students but with your help, we are doing our best to continue running our programs primarily in person while keeping our students healthy and safe. We are immensely grateful for your support during these trying times.

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Thousands of children in Nicaragua do not attend school for many reasons — but they all stem from poverty. Some of them live in very remote communities with no schools; others cannot afford the extra resources they need like clothes or notebooks. But a majority is forced to choose between going to school and working to help their parents meet the basic needs of their families.

For the thousands of children who attend Fabretto centers and schools each day, accessing quality education is a significant achievement. For Jostin and Octavio, it has meant the opportunity to become future professionals who can break the cycle of poverty in their families.

Jostin, a Little Future Teacher

Since his first year, Jostin has attended the Miguel Magone Center in Quebrada Honda, a small coffee-growing community in Madriz, only a few kilometers from Honduras. Through the early education program, Jostin is preparing for his next stage in schooling; he is taking a small but significant step towards becoming a teacher which, at only three years old, he already wants to be.

Estelí’s Future Doctor

Every day and with a lot of effort from his parents, he attends the María Auxiliadora Center to receive his favorite class: literature. While his father works as a driver and his mother as a housekeeper, his aunt makes sure that Octavio continues his second grade successfully. For his mother, Fabretto is an opportunity to create a new way of life, to make her little Octavio fulfill his dream of becoming a doctor.

Thank you for giving more children in our programs the joy of being able to choose to go to school and fulfill their dreams.

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