NLAID - Activity in Nicaragua

Information on Nicaragua

Birth rate 19.46 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight 4.3% (2004) country comparison to the world: 90

Climate tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands

Death rate 5.03 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)

Environment - current issues deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution

Infant mortality rate
total 22.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male 25.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female 19.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Languages Spanish (official) 97.5%, Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census) note: English and indigenous languages found on the Atlantic coast

Life expectancy at birth
total population 71.9 years
male 69.82 years
female 74.09 years (2011 est.)

Literacy
definition age 15 and over can read and write
total population 67.5%
male 67.2%
female 67.8% (2003 est.)

Maternal mortality rate 100 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) country comparison to the world: 71

Natural resources gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish

Population
5,666,301 (July 2011 est.)

Population growth rate 1.088% (2011 est.)

Religions Roman Catholic 58.5%, Protestant 23.2% (Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%), Jehovah's Witnesses 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total 11 years
male 11 years
female 11 years (2003)

MNG Cultuur & Ontwikkeling 2008-2011

Project code NL-1-PPR-17646

Multi donor fund to support civil society in democracy related issues

Project code NL-1-PPR-13192

To guarantee systematic attention for the victims of domestic and sexual violence and of violence based on gender by improving the provision of services and combating the impunity by promoting access to justice to women

Project code NL-1-PPR-20264

Mainly institutional support to MIFIC and INPYME etc. for the implementation of PROMIPYME through parallel, on-budget funding with other donors

Project code NL-1-PPR-20016

Fondo común de apoyo a la sociedad civil para la Gobernabilidad Democrática en Nicaragua, Fase II

Project code NL-1-PPR-21998

The activity strenthen the specialty coffee chain by developing inclusive business approach and certification as a market tool to reach international niche markets.

Project code NL-1-PPR-20217

MNG Care for victims of sexual abuse

Project code NL-1-PPR-22000

The activity contributes to the business development of 500 turistic SMEs thtough competitiveness, marketing, inclusive business and human resources certirfication.

Project code NL-1-PPR-20218

Parliamentarians taken lead on legislation /reviewing to facilitate maternal health and eliminate legal obtacles that limit women's access to health care services and women rights

Project code NL-1-PPR-20446

The activity strengthens capacities and integrates production to meet market demands in four links of the wood value chain using certification as a key market tool.

Project code NL-1-PPR-20216

To support access to justice for poor population and in extreme poverty in urban and suburban zones of Nicaragua in the framework of the program and policies of the Judiciary Power

Project code NL-1-PPR-18730

NLAID - Activity in Nicaragua

Information on Nicaragua

MNG Cultuur & Ontwikkeling 2008-2011

Multi donor fund to support civil society in democracy related issues

To guarantee systematic attention for the victims of domestic and sexual violence and of violence based on gender by improving the provision of services and combating the impunity by promoting access to justice to women

Mainly institutional support to MIFIC and INPYME etc. for the implementation of PROMIPYME through parallel, on-budget funding with other donors

Fondo común de apoyo a la sociedad civil para la Gobernabilidad Democrática en Nicaragua, Fase II

The activity strenthen the specialty coffee chain by developing inclusive business approach and certification as a market tool to reach international niche markets.

MNG Care for victims of sexual abuse

The activity contributes to the business development of 500 turistic SMEs thtough competitiveness, marketing, inclusive business and human resources certirfication.

Strengthening of two links in the potato value chain and one link in the maize value chain.

Challenging violence and poverty: Nicaraguan and Salvado-rian women as development actors.

Consultant Public Health for Netherlands Embassy in Nicaragua

Institutional support to CEI (2009-2013) for SME export promotion (PYME insertándose en los mercados internacionales)

Bijdrage leveren aan beleidsformulering

MNG Pool Fund FONSALUD

SP-CIDA ter ondersteuning van PROASE-Nicaragua

MNG Technical assistance from PAHO for capacity building and training of health workers

Parliamentarians taken lead on legislation /reviewing to facilitate maternal health and eliminate legal obtacles that limit women's access to health care services and women rights

To develop methodologies and tools in order to implement cleaner production in small and medium enterprises.

Algemene begrotingssteun Nicaragua 2006 - 2008

MNG PSI consortium to implement the national strategy for SRHR

Embassy Managua Policy Support Fund

Managua PKP ODA 2011

The activity strengthens capacities and integrates production to meet market demands in four links of the wood value chain using certification as a key market tool.

MNG Fortalecimiento Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos de las Mujeres en Nicaragua

UNICEF Country Programme 08 12

grant to improve broad based access to financial services

Sexual education for adolescents and young people

Decentralisation and promotion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) uniRSE

Contribuir a la observación electoral nacional para las presidenciales del 2011

Encuesta de hogares para medir la pobreza anualmente en Nicaragua

To support access to justice for poor population and in extreme poverty in urban and suburban zones of Nicaragua in the framework of the program and policies of the Judiciary Power

Social marketing of condoms and hormonal contraceptives plus behavioural change communications

voor DSO conversie 14602 -SP-CIDA ter ondersteuning van PROASE-Nicaragua

Apoyo a la modernización de la Asamblea Nacional

To improve the knowledge of the Nicaraguan population upon SRHR