DO NOT EXCHANGE THE HAPPINESS OF YOUR CHILDHOOD FOR A PREGNANCY
Nicaragua and early maternal and child pregnancy: Latin America has the highest pregnancy rate in the world with 61.18%, Nicaragua ranks second in the ranking of America, 24% of pregnancies in Nicaragua are adolescents. We are talking about 92 out of every 1,000 women being adolescents between the ages of 15 and 18. Regarding crimes of violence, sexual abuse represents 48% of the cases and 43% are sexual abuse against girls under 13 years of age.
Source of information: UNICEF
Faced with this surprising reality; Fundación Civil Hogar Luceros del Amanecer Since 2015, he started a program to make the humblest contribution, to help solve the problem and face it. A program with care, assistance and prevention actions to reduce the figures that alarm communities.
Nicaragua and pregnancy at an early maternal and child age
ONE LIFE AT A TIME PROGRAM (Maternal and Child), comprehensive care for pregnant girls and adolescents, providing: education, comprehensive health, nutrition, vocational technical training, social and psychological care, empowerment of their rights. In addition, with strong inclusive prevention actions for dozens of Youth, a television program and other preventive actions.
Foundation Impact
Since 2015, we serve 20 pregnant Girls, Adolescents and Youngsters monthly. The 9 months of pregnancy and one year after delivery are integrated into the program.
From 2015 to 2023 (date this article was written), we have obtained the following impact:
- Help +1080 young women served in the program.
- 100% stop attending school, therefore, the foundation achieves that 80% of them continue studying and finish the school year.
- With the comprehensive health program supported by MINSA, we achieved that 98% reach a happy term with childbirth
We deliver 1080 packages with basic products for the BB. - 90% of deliveries had the assistance and accompaniment of the program coordinator.
- We held 1,296 meetings for group care and 2,426 individual care to attend to particular cases.
- 947 psychological attentions were carried out.
- 942 talks and training and personal growth workshops were given.
- Within the framework of the nutrition program, we dispensed 19,440 rations of nutritious food.
DO NOT EXCHANGE THE HAPPINESS OF YOUR CHILDHOOD FOR A PREGNANCY
- $13,500 was spent on the nutrition program with three weekly meetings.
- +6,168 dollars were executed in medicines, emergencies, ultrasounds, specialized exams and other medical expenses.
- We invest +6300 dollars in the girls’ education program, especially in school materials.
- In prevention actions we spend +10,530 dollars, all for workshops, meetings.
- In addition, 432 dollars in television programs for the sensitization and awareness of the community.
Nicaragua and pregnancy at an early maternal and child age
Until the year 2023; All these extraordinary results would never have been possible without the collaboration and generosity of:
- VICS (CANADIAN CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE.)
- SEEDS OF LOVE FOUNDATION.
- HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEER COLLABORATORS FROM SPAIN AND OTHER COUNTRIES.
- AND A SPECIAL MENTION TO THE AUTHORITIES OF THE NICARAGUAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH WHO TOGETHER WITH THEM WE COORDINATE AND DEVELOP ALL THE EFFORTS
After more than 50 years, our friends at VICS have finished their great international support in different projects around the world and areas of Cooperation. And therefore, it will stop financing the care program for pregnant girls and adolescents in 2024.
Do you know what will happen to this program after the year 2023?
From the Foundation, we are making a huge effort to sustain this program for the year 2024. However, we still do not have 100% of the funds secured.
Would you like to help us continue?
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