Education/Training Grant

$36K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	Asociacin Movimiento de Mujeres Nidia White
Country	Nicaragua
Start Date	Jan 07, 2016
End Date	Mar 13, 2020
Duration	1,527 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`49837-36`

Grant Description

Asociacin Movimiento de Mujeres Nidia White in Nicaragua will work with 560 women in 41 Miskito communities in the municipality of Puerto Cabezas (also known as Bilwi), located in the Regin Atlntica Autnoma Norte (RAAN).

Its program includes training and related technical, psychological and legal support toward enabling the women to become financially independent and less susceptible to domestic violence and sex-based discrimination.

A corps of volunteers trained to monitor incidents of abuse will channel cases to the association or public authorities, as appropriate. In addition to the women participating, 3,280 other community residents will benefit.