Projections for the Year 2004


House Renewal and Building by Adolescents trained in construction
Ninette Morales, member of NITCA's board and director of "Habitar", a NGO that provides community development along with housing improvement and/or building, visited NITCA Project. She came accompanied by members of INATEC, a government agency who grants scholarships to population at risk, mostly Adolescents, training them in different trades. Also a delegate from PNUD (United Nations) came to visit and observed NITCA's development and housing needs. They explained they would be willing to teach a large number of Adolescents in "construction". And once they were trained and certified by INATEC, they would preceed to build 50 houses for those most in need in the barrio. Two conditions carried on the project: the possession of Property deed and also that the land would not be at risk of flooding.
Next day Marcia, the general coordinator of projects, and Ma. Antonia, our new administrative director, got on the road and soon they filled the names of the 50 "shack" owners (easy to find). Within 24 hours, Ma. Antonia got a call that we should look for 50 more houses under same conditions. We are expectanly waiting to know if the Proposal is accepted to be funded. Nothing would be more needed for our barrio than the building of housing replacing the huts where they live. But even more important, the project would be so holistic since it would involved: education for the adolescents acquiring a trade and also, the fact the same youngsters would be the builders within the community.
The learning would take place at the Casa Club of Adolescents. Mr. Lambert, from Switzerland, will be happy to learn of the use of the building he funded.

Ninette, Ma. Antonia and the other two delegates

Angelica Rostran and some of her     nine children their house, one of the     worst shacks

Training to Adolescents along with their families
Mi Familia, a governmental agency, is offering to embark in a series of training to the population most at risk: The Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent groups along with their families. This is a most needed issue in the barrio. The training will take place at the Casa Club of Adolescents.



Training in different fields to the Gobierno Barrial
In compliance with the Operative plan for 2004, NITCA continues to periodically have training workshops to strengthen the Gobierno Barrial and get new members to substitute the ones who moved away. The Gobierno Barrial work on the community is vital to move the community toward self-sufficiency for the future. Its members already have shown what they can do and work toward mobilizing and conscientizicing the pople.
It is absolutely necessary to continue to train all of the time the members of the Gobierno Barrial. The future of the community depends of the empowerment of their leadership among the community.



Environment Improvement by Reforestation and Communal Gardening
NITCA plans to continue improving the Environment by Reforestation as well as the Planting of Fruits Trees and Vegetables that grow well in the land. It is a wonder to see that the fruit trees that NITCA gave the community to plant 2 years ago are beginning to bear fruit. The growing of Vegetables will also be a source of food for the Community Pre-School.



Bringing to the Barrio an Autonomous Elementary School
CAPRI, an NGO organization, who cooperates with our children in Education, is also joining forces with NITCA seeking the building of an autonomous elementary school.
FISE, a government Agency, is letting us know what it takes to reach this goal. There is full support of parents for the project, which is one of the requisites to apply for it.



Recreation for Pre-School and the rest of the Community
NITCA's long time dream for having a small Recreation Park for Pre-Scholars seems to become a reality now. Thanks the tireless efforts of Linda Copeland, Just Connections and several Methodist Churches in England, NITCA has just received money enough to start building. It will be a great day when we can see our children come out of the class and run to the swings, canals and play outside. We are starting to plant trees around to shade the place. The three levels of Pre-School children have already planted some flower plants which might go around the little park and tended by them.

NITCA is reminding the Major of the City of Managua that there is NOTHING in el Barrio Los Laureles Sur for the Adolescents in the line of recreation. A field where they could throw balls and get train for tournaments would certainly be very useful and would diminish crime.



Bringing more Micro Credit Projects
Is one of NITCA's most important goals.
The community at large is so deprived of jobs. So many women are single mothers, or abandoned by their spouses, that they can hardly bring home enough to feed the family. Therefore, bringing jobs to groups of women can become one of the most productive tasks NITCA can accomplish.