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Get to Know a Fabretto Center: Acahualinca
Acahualinca may be the smallest of the Fabretto centers, but it is also home to the Nica HOPE cooperative, and has been empowering members of the neighboring communities since it was ...
Acahualinca
An urban center serving roughly 1,800 students, offering the following facilities and programs:
- Education Center with computer lab and library
- School gardens at local primary schools
- Food security and nutrition program
- Primary education enrichment program
- Vocational education program
- Scholarships & internships program
- Community development & parent/teacher training
- Nica HOPE jewelery cooperative
San Isidro de Bolas
A peri-urban Education Center outside of capital city Managua, which supports approximately 750 students through the following programs:
- Education Center with computer lab, library, and garden
- Primary education enrichment program
- Food security & nutrition program
- Base for parent/teacher training
- Rural Secondary Education Program (SAT)
San Jose de Cusmapa
A rural center with programs serving approximately 2,500 students (at primary & secondary schools in the greater area), offering the following facilities and programs:
- Education Center with computer lab, library, and school garden
- Early intervention center
- Food security & nutrition program
- Early & primary education enrichment program
- Vocational education program
- Community development & parent/teacher training
- Rural Secondary Education program (SAT) and student cooperative
Las Sabanas
A rural center, from which Fabretto supports over 1,000 students at the center and in nearby public schools with the following programs:
- Education Center with computer lab, library, and school garden
- Early childhood development
- Early & primary education programs
- Food security and nutrition program
- Community development & parent/teacher training
- Rural Secondary Education program (SAT) and student cooperative
Somoto
A peri-urban Education Center serving approximately 1,500 students, offering the following facilities and programs:
- Education Center with computer lab, library, and garden
- Early & primary education enrichment program
- Food security & nutrition program
- Vocational education program
- Community development & parent/teacher training
- Rural Secondary Education program (SAT)
- Formal preschool & primary education program at Education Center
Estelí
An urban Education Center and community school in the local trash dump, which together serve approximately 2,200 students through the following programs:
- Education Center with computer lab, library, and garden
- Primary school in La Cruz, Estelí‘s trash dump community
- Food security & nutrition program
- Early & primary education enrichment program
- Vocational education program
- Community development & parent/teacher training
Ocotal
A peri-urban center serving over 1,500 students, offering the following facilities and programs:
- Education Center with computer lab, library, and school garden
- Early & primary education enrichment program
- Food security & nutrition program
- Community development & parent/teacher training
San Juan de Oriente
In 2015, Fabretto sponsored the local library in San Juan de Oriente, Masaya. This year, the library has become the newest Fabretto Education Center, offering after-school education programs to children and youth.
- Education center with library
- Early and primary education enrichment program
- Community development and well-being
Granada
Fabretto will continue the work that Carita Feliz has been doing in the area during the past 15 years (2001-2016), benefiting over 15,000 children and youth under the generous leadership of Danish philanthropist Peder Kolind, who passed away suddenly in June 2015. The center will retain its original name, Carita Feliz, but Fabretto will assume operations and the implementation of quality internationally-recognized educational programs in Granada.
- Early intervention program
- Food security and nutrition program
- Primary education enrichment program
- Education Center with computer lab and library
- Vocational education program
- Community development & parent/teacher training
Public School Support
Fabretto maintains strong cooperation with the Ministry of Education (MINED) in Nicaragua. The framework for collaboration allows Fabretto to significantly contribute to the development of children and youth. Fabretto supports over 440 public schools by improving infrastructure, serving school meals, and donating school supplies, among other activities.
Teacher training is a key factor for improving the quality of education in Nicaragua. Fabretto supports the continuous education of MINED teachers. Teacher workshops focus on innovative and ludic methodologies, age-appropriate for pre-school and primary students. Teachers who voluntarily participate in Fabretto workshops are ‘trained-to-trained’ other teachers at their schools. This activity is a cost effective way of disseminating knowledge to rural hard-to-reach schools in Nicaragua.
Additionally, the agreement allows Fabretto to implement its core strategic programs at MINED schools. Fabretto is honored to work hand in hand with MINED, and witness the power of education to break the cycle of poverty in Nicaragua.
Get in Touch
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Nicaragua +505 2266-8772