A Quartet of Nicaragua Critics Sings from Washington’s Songbook
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Revolutionising tourism: a community model that benefits local people & tourists
Nicaragua Celebrates the 46th Anniversary of its Revolution
Welcome to the
Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition
Nicaragua at a glance
Since 2007 Nicaragua has reduced poverty by 23.4% and extreme poverty by 10.9%.
Nicaragua’s free universal health care system is based on an inclusive community & family health care model.
Education in Nicaragua is free from preschool through university & technical education.
Experts say “human rights industry” attacks on Nicaragua should be treated with skepticism.
Nicaragua ranks #7 in the world for gender equity, #1 in education for women & girls, & #1 for women in parliament.
Nicaragua has deeded nearly 1/3 of its land area to self-governing Indigenous communities.
Nicaragua is the safest country in the region and has a growing network of affordable community-based tourism.
Nicaragua has universal suffrage at 16 years of age, automatic voter registration and 65% voter turnout in most recent elections.
Nicaragua is #8 in the world for transition to renewable energy generation.
Progressive labor laws protect workers and support labor unions - 1.2 million Nicaraguans are union-affiliated.
Recent polls show that only 37% of Nicaraguans identify as Catholics, compared to 50% only a few years ago.
Nicaragua is subject to continuing US aggression yet uses international law to hold countries accountable for their actions.
Our Webinars & Videos
Upcoming Webinar:
REGISTER: bit.ly/NicaSept21.
Join us to learn how Nicaragua and Venezuela are providing dignified social housing to huge numbers of their citizens at zero or low cost. Spanish <-> English interpretation available.
Primary sponsors:
Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition (host), NicaSolidarity.com
Venezuela Solidarity Network, VenezuelaSolidarityNetwork.org
Webinar Recording from Sunday, July 27
"Revolutionizing Tourism: Nicaragua's Model to Benefit Communities & Travelers"
Hear about the development of family- and community-based tourism in Nicaragua, and how it contrasts with other travel of today and of past decades. Becca Renk leads a discussion with recent delegation members Ken Yale, Geraldine Cawthorne, Larry Fisk, and Gayle Nielsen.