Programs
SOSTENICA’s loan and grant programs are designed to strengthen Nicaraguan communities. Our work constitutes an integrated effort to assure that the Nicaraguan culture and way of life have a sustainable future despite the homogenizing pressures of the integrated global economy. Our integrated efforts to support long term sustainable economic and environmental growth are highlighted in the short documentary at the bottom of this page. To read about each of SOSTENICA’s programs, follow the links below:
Micro Credit: SOSTENICA’s resources, and 100% of our investments, provide much needed micro credit to individual borrowers in the Pacific coast region of Nicaragua. In 2011 SosteNica celebrated a decade of providing micro credit to Nicaraguan borrowers and created this slideshow to showcase the difference ten years of investments have made in their lives.
Rural Sustainable Development: SOSTENICA provides ongoing grant money to support educational and technical support for rural farmers to improve the financial and environmental sustainability of their farms.
Agroecology: Through partner organizations in Nicaragua, Mexico, and the US, SOSTENICA has introduced our Nicaraguan partners to the principles of Agroecology.
Green Building: SOSTENICA supports the construction of much-needed environmental and social housing in Nicaragua, both with financial and technical resources.
Newsletters: Read more about our programs, achievements, borrowers and partners in this library of Spring and Fall newsletters.