Amigos For Christ

Missions outreach: each year we host on average 1,000 volunteers from the united states on one week mission trips to chinandega, nicaragua. During the week, articipants have the opportunity to serve our nicaraguan brothers and sisters through the programs and projects of amigos for christ, as well as participate in experiences to grow deeper in their faith journey.

Water & sanitation: there are over 100,000 people in the department of chinandega (which consists of the city of chinandega and surrounding cities and other rural areas) that still lack access to clean water and sanitation. Clean water is the first step to changing lives. We drill wells and build water and sanitation systems. Working alongside the community we are serving, we create an infrastructure to produce 100 gallons of water each day at every home. In addition, our modern bathroom model promotes sanitary living conditions by utlilzing a flush-toilet and shower.

Economic development: for rural nicaraguan families, we create and provide financial training and access to resources which enables those we serve to establish their own small businesses, with the goal of increasing their income level and job creation. We do this through agricultural seed capital, animal reproduction programs, and community-based cooperative businesses.

Healthcare: (a) preventative care: through modeling the behaviors of the healthiest families in each community, we create a plan for family hygiene that will decrease the instance of preventable illness such as kidney disease, anemia, and respiratory disease; (b) restorative care: working alongside the nicaraguan ministry of health, we support the existing infrastructure to increase access to medical attention and prescribed medicines for the underserved; (c) surgical care: working alongside the nicaraguan ministry of health and local hospitals, we provide surgical services to those who are suffering and have no alternatives.

Education & nutrition: working alongside the community and the nicaraguan ministry of education, we create an infrastructure to increase the percentage of children who complete primary and secondary school. We achieve this by building schools and cafeterias, offering scholarships, and encouraging extracurricular activities, such as after-school and theatre programs.