Nica HOPE opened its doors to the community of the Managua City trash dump in February of 2008,

receiving a flood of students seeking to expand their minds, skills, and opportunities for the future. With children working in the trash to make little more than $2 a day, Nica HOPE programs aim to provide education and job opportunities apart from the trash for these youth.

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How to Get Involved This Holiday Season
Nov 11 2009

Buy Nica HOPE Jewelry and Ornaments as Gifts:
Visit our online store to buy jewelry and ornaments... Read more

New Holiday Ornaments
Nov 9 2009

Nica HOPE jewelry students have created 3 new ornament styles just in time to celebrate the holidays! Each piece is... Read more

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    The Smoke in La Chureca

    The piles of trash are continually burning and smoking from spontaneous combustion of the decomposing waste and the intense heat of the Nicaragua capital.  Respiratory sicknessess and burn injuries are common among those that live and work in the dump.

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