Nicaragua

We are child advocates

We provide children with tools and training they need to access education, overcome barriers and be a voice for change. We’ve had an office in Nicaragua since 1994.

About Us

We partner for change

We thank our partners from the public and private sectors, as well as local collaborators, who make it possible for the dreams of the girls and boys we support in Nicaragua to come true.

We empower young people to succeed

In Nicaragua, we provide training to women and young people to empower them economically and help them achieve financial independence. We are doing this through our program, various projects, and a virtual platform we launched to encourage skill development and employment opportunities. Our goal? To inspire girls, boys — and young people — to make positive changes and improve their lives.

OUR PROJECTS

Youth Programs

KREZCO:

It is the first digital platform in Nicaragua, which generates a meeting point between youth and companies. It uses artificial intelligence to carry out a matching process between the supply of companies and the demand of talented youth for jobs. With KREZCO, indistinct professional profiles of their gender are identified, creating opportunities to close the gender gap in youth employability in Nicaragua.

Registered youths are able to upload their curriculum vitae to the platform through the network and keep them updated as they acquire new skills.  On the companies’ side, they will be able to publish their vacancies and to identify the most suitable profiles for the positions that are required according to the youths’ competencies.

 

VIRTUAL CAMPUS:

Children Believe’s Virtual Campus is a virtual learning environment (VLE) developed to promote virtual education for youths to enhance their learning experience and to acquire skills to increase their employability potential to obtain and retain a job or to increase their entrepreneurship potential.

It is a self-paced education platform that can be programmed according to the organization’s needs, in two modalities: synchronous or asynchronous.  The first one is paced by webinars or interactive lessons or speeches for each module, setting a time frame for youths to finish each module.  The asynchronous modality, is self-paced because webinars for each module are already recorded in the platform, therefore, youths can advance according to their own schedule and availability.  

Did you know...

It has a population of 6.8 million with 41% living in rural areas

Nicaragua has high for climate-related and other natural disasters including earthquakes, floods, drought and hurricanes.

After the Amazon rainforest, Nicaragua has the second largest rainforest in the Western Hemisphere; the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve. It was named a UNESCO site in 1997 and it covers around 20,000 km2.

Source: worldbank.org

Donations at work in Nicaragua

6,900+ Sponsored Children

Local Partners

71 Communities

144,500+ Dreamers (of all ages)

Our team

Félix Balladares

COUNTRY DIRECTOR – LATIN AMERICA

 

Responsible for the overall success of the work in our Nicaragua office, the country director leads and manages strategic growth and direction, program development, international and domestic partnerships as well as day-to-day operations.

MEET THE TEAM

Inspiring Stories

February 2025

Christine’s unforgettable visit to meet Francisco

Discover the heartwarming story of Christine and Francisco’s unforgettable meeting after nine years of sponsorship through Children Believe, showcasing the lasting impact of friendship, support, and hope for a brighter future.

January 2025

Inmer finds his voice

Discover how child sponsorship helped 11-year-old Inmer overcome shyness, build confidence, and find his voice as a young communicator in Nicaragua.

August 2024

Leading by Example

From a shy girl to a youth leader, Jahoska's journey with Children Believe has empowered her to become an advocate for women's rights and youth empowerment in Nicaragua. Now a role model, she's using her voice and skills to inspire others and create positive change in her community.

More about us

You ask, we answer.
Happily.

Sponsorship combines funding from supporters to provide children with access to education so they can thrive in school and life. The program also gives children:

  • Equal access to opportunities and resources, such as clean water, healthcare and quality education
  • Confidence, knowledge and leadership skills to realize their rights
  • Opportunities to have their voices heard through community clubs, public forums and our sponsorship programming
  • The tools to play an active role in improving the systems that are supposed to protect them

And, letters sent between donor and sponsored child contribute to building a child’s confidence, so they’re encouraged to create a brighter future for themselves.

For $44 per month, sponsorship through Children Believe gives a child access to education and provides their community with the tools and resources they need to thrive.

As a child sponsor, you’ll receive an Annual Report as well as an update of your sponsored child’s progress and a new photo, so you can see how they’ve grown. We also include updates from their community so you see what your support, along with their hard work, has accomplished.

Trust and accountability are very important to us. Children Believe uses results-based management to measure and evaluate everything we do. This ensures we’re accountable to you and can achieve the greatest change for children. Read ChildVoice magazine and our online stories to meet the children and families you’re helping.

Since we were founded in 1960, we’ve reached out to children of all faiths, ethnicities and cultures, and all people who want to make a difference in their lives. Yet, in the countries we work, there’s often confusion about whether we serve children of other faiths. As a commitment to our Christian faith principles, we want every child to feel excited and proud our name represents them and every person to feel inspired and welcome to join our cause.

Curious about our work in Nicaragua?

Get in touch and ask away! We're happy to help.