Agrovivienda - Housing and Other Projects for Small Farmers in Masaya, Nicaragua

John Perry, CIH Policy Adviser, is based in Nicaragua where in addition to CIH work he voluntarily co-ordinates projects for small farmers in the rural areas around the city of Masaya. He works with a local community-based organisation, called ADIC, and provides regular updates on this page. The CIH Presidential Appeal in 1998/99 originally raised £70,000 for a housing project but since then the work has diversified into various types of ‘alternative infrastructure’, especially installing solar panels in areas which have no electricity. Below are the links to the progress bulletins (latest at the top) and also a link to enable readers to make an online donation.

Bulletin 21 - March 2010 (PDF: 232 kb)
We own the land, water, electricity...
Bulletin 20 - September 2009 (PDF: 308 kb)
Trees for Life project
Bulletin 19 - July 2009 (PDF: 801 kb)
Two photo shoots in Masaya
Bulletin 18 - September 2008 (PDF: 767 kb)
First 100 Solar Systems Installed!
Bulletin 17 - May 2008 (PDF: 1.11 MB)
Electricity comes to Los Pocitos
Bulletin 16 - March 2008 (PDF: 427 kb)
More Solar Projects for 2008
Bulletin 15 - September 2007 (PDF: 259 kb)
Hurricane Felix devastates atlantic coast
Bulletin 14 - July 2007 (PDF: 271 kb)
More solar panels for TISMA!
Bulletin 13 - February 2007 (PDF: 904 kb)
New projects for 2007
Bulletin 12 - September 2006 (PDF: 337 kb)
School project achieves results
Bulletin 11 - March 2006 (PDF: 246 kb)
Working with a local school
Bulletin 10 - November 2005 (PDF: 358 kb)
Santa Clara families switch on the lights
Bulletin 9 - September 2005 (PDF: 308 kb)
Bringing electricity to Santa Clara
Bulletin 8 - March 2005 (PDF: 300 kb)
Solar energy in El Pochote
Bulletin 7 - December 2004 (PDF: 206 kb)
Project moves to El Pochote
Bulletin 6 - May 2004 (PDF: 232 kb)
First five houses completed
Bulletin 5 - March 2004 (PDF: 204 kb)
Building a prototype straw bale house
Bulletin 4 - September 2003 (PDF: 254 kb)
UK Embassy funds water cisterns project
Bulletin 3 - June 2003 (PDF: 177 kb)
Five farmers build water cisterns
Bulletin 2 - April 2003 (PDF: 326 kb)
Pedro Carranza's model farm
Bulletin 1 - March 2003 (PDF: 104 kb)
Women from 'Las Flores' join the farming project
Agrovivienda Background (PDF: 77 kb)

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