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IFAD
in Nicaragua
IFAD has financed seven projects in Nicaragua
since 1980, for a total of US$83.2 million. Four projects are
closed. One has been ongoing since 2001 in the Departments of León,
Chinandega and Managua. Another project is undertaking activities
in the dry region of the country, where most poor people live. And the last one was approved on September 2007.
IFAD strategy in
Nicaragua
IFAD
has collaborated with the Government of Nicaragua since 1980, funding
projects that support and promote rural poor people's access to assets
and opportunities in order to build their capacities as individuals
and as groups. The projects focus on enhancing employment opportunities
for wage labourers, small farmers and livestock herders, and people
engaged in other rural activities, including small-scale non-agricultural
enterprises. In all IFAD-funded operations in the country special
emphasis is placed on helping vulnerable groups such as women and
young people.
Together
with other donors, IFAD supports and co-finances the implementation
of the Nicaraguan government’s Productive Rural Development Programme.
It ensures that national rural development policies incorporate lessons
learned from IFAD’s experience and knowledge of improving livelihood
opportunities for rural poor people and reducing gender inequalities
within the country.
IFAD
continues to focus development efforts on marginal and vulnerable
regions where rural poor people still risk being excluded because
of low investment in human capital and infrastructure. It finances
strategic investments in three broad areas:
- improving access to markets, technology
and financial resources for rural poor people, and developing non-agricultural
rural activities such as tourism
- improving the capacity and efficiency
of local rural development institutions
- helping develop innovative strategies
that, together with knowledge gained from experience and with best
practices, can be incorporated in national and regional rural development
policies
Source: IFAD
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Ongoing IFAD operations
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Projects: 7
Total cost:
US$219.2 million
Total loan amount:
US$83.2 million
Directly benefiting:
100,300 households
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| Contact information |
Mr Ladislao Rubio
Country programme manager
IFAD
Via Paolo Di Dono, 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 0654592575
Fax: +39 0654593575
l.rubio@ifad.org |
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