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Nicaragua

Despite efforts made in recent years in the areas of economic growth and poverty reduction, Nicaragua still has highly unequal income distribution and development levels. According to data from the 2005 living standards measurement survey, 48.3 per cent of the total population (just over 5 million people) live in poverty, with 17 per cent living in extreme poverty. This is further complicated by the population’s extreme vulnerability to natural disasters, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, drought, flooding and hurricanes. Hurricane Felix, for example, which hit in September 2007, affected 33,000 families in 295 communities, leaving over 100 people dead and nearly 80 per cent of the infrastructure destroyed.

 

In January of 2009, 15 students and Fr. Matt Glover went to Nicaragua for a week to bring down money, supplies, and their support. 

 

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