Nicaragua
Serving in Managua and Jinotepe.
Nicaragua
Serving in Managua and Jinotepe.
Nicaragua
2,020 Families
Impacted Last Year
Established in 2005, Mentors International has positively impacted the lives of more than 10,000 families over the last 15 years in Nicaragua. According to the World Bank, 58% of adults are unemployed, while many of those who do have jobs still live below the poverty line.
Nicaragua is one of Latin America’s least developed countries, where access to basic services is a daily challenge. Much of the population is without access to education, which makes it even more difficult for them to improve their situations. Without the necessary tools for success, families remain trapped in a cycle of generational poverty. But when given access to mentorship, training, and financial solutions, they are able to transform generational poverty into sustainable self-reliance.
The COVID-19 pandemic plus the violence that has prevailed in the last years, job losses, a fall in consumer and business confidence, and a decline in labor-intensive sectors such as construction, commerce, and tourism have taken a social and economic toll.
As mentees utilize our programs, they learn how to start and expand their own businesses, or they acquire skills that help them secure quality jobs. They also receive ongoing mentoring that helps them to keep progressing towards their goals while encouraging them to take on positive leadership roles in their own communities even in the midst of a pandemic.
Nicaragua
2,020 Families
Impacted Last Year
Established in 2005, Mentors International has positively impacted the lives of more than 10,000 families over the last 15 years in Nicaragua. According to the World Bank, 58% of adults are unemployed, while many of those who do have jobs still live below the poverty line.
Nicaragua is one of Latin America’s least developed countries, where access to basic services is a daily challenge. Much of the population is without access to education, which makes it even more difficult for them to improve their situations. Without the necessary tools for success, families remain trapped in a cycle of generational poverty. But when given access to mentorship, training, and financial solutions, they are able to transform generational poverty into sustainable self-reliance.
The COVID-19 pandemic plus the violence that has prevailed in the last years, job losses, a fall in consumer and business confidence, and a decline in labor-intensive sectors such as construction, commerce, and tourism have taken a social and economic toll.
As mentees utilize our programs, they learn how to start and expand their own businesses, or they acquire skills that help them secure quality jobs. They also receive ongoing mentoring that helps them to keep progressing towards their goals while encouraging them to take on positive leadership roles in their own communities even in the midst of a pandemic.
Nicaragua
2,020 Families Impacted Last Year
Established in 2005, Mentors International has positively impacted the lives of more than 10,000 families over the last 15 years in Nicaragua. According to the World Bank, 58% of adults are unemployed, while many of those who do have jobs still live below the poverty line.
Nicaragua is one of Latin America’s least developed countries, where access to basic services is a daily challenge. Much of the population is without access to education, which makes it even more difficult for them to improve their situations. Without the necessary tools for success, families remain trapped in a cycle of generational poverty. But when given access to mentorship, training, and financial solutions, they are able to transform generational poverty into sustainable self-reliance.
The COVID-19 pandemic plus the violence that has prevailed in the last years, job losses, a fall in consumer and business confidence, and a decline in labor-intensive sectors such as construction, commerce, and tourism have taken a social and economic toll.
As mentees utilize our programs, they learn how to start and expand their own businesses, or they acquire skills that help them secure quality jobs. They also receive ongoing mentoring that helps them to keep progressing towards their goals while encouraging them to take on positive leadership roles in their own communities even in the midst of a pandemic.
Nicaragua
Centers for Education and Mentoring in Managua and Jinotepe
At our Centers for Education and Mentoring, students can receive business and job-focused vocational training in:
|
Entrepreneurial Training |
Graphic Design |
|
English |
Sales/Customer Service |
|
Computer Skills |
Personal Leadership |
Students pay for their classes by performing 40 hours of approved community service. In 2020 they performed a combined total of 56,854 hours of community service.
Nicaragua
Centers for Education and Mentoring in Managua and Jinotepe
At our Centers for Education and Mentoring, students can receive business and job-focused vocational training in:
|
Entrepreneurial Training |
Graphic Design |
|
English |
Sales/Customer Service |
|
Computer Skills |
Personal Leadership |
Students pay for their classes by performing 40 hours of approved community service. In 2020 they performed a combined total of 56,854 hours of community service.
Nicaragua
Centers for Education and Mentoring in Managua and Jinotepe
At our Centers for Education and Mentoring, students can receive business and job-focused vocational training in:
|
Entrepreneurial Training |
Graphic Design |
|
English |
Sales/Customer Service |
|
Computer Skills |
Personal Leadership |
Students pay for their classes by performing 40 hours of approved community service. In 2020 they performed a combined total of 56,854 hours of community service.
Local Leadership
Local Leadership
Executive Director
Pio Agustine Quintero
Pio A. Quintero graduated as an accountant from the UNAN Public University. He is an expert in physical and electronic security applications. He has been serving with Mentors International since 2007. He has been instrumental in not only running and operating our Learning and Mentoring Centers in Nicaragua, but he has helped open our centers in Honduras, Peru, and Mexico. He has helped train our mentors throughout Latin America and he is well respected by all. He is married to Gregoria del Carmen Sierra on May 12, 1980, they had five children and 16 grandchildren.
Executive Director
Pio Agustine Quintero
Pio A. Quintero graduated as an accountant from the UNAN Public University. He is an expert in physical and electronic security applications. He has been serving with Mentors International since 2007. He has been instrumental in not only running and operating our Learning and Mentoring Centers in Nicaragua, but he has helped open our centers in Honduras, Peru, and Mexico. He has helped train our mentors throughout Latin America and he is well respected by all. He is married to Gregoria del Carmen Sierra on May 12, 1980, they had five children and 16 grandchildren.
2020 Impact in Nicaragua
2020 Impact in Nicaragua
603 Mentored individuals |
1,164 Graduates from our programs |
56,854 Hours of Service were performed |
183% average Increase in income |
202% Average Increase in personal savings |
66% Average Decrease in personal consumer debt |
