Masaya is a mid-sized city in the Central American country of Nicaragua, and is a lively place, famous for its folklore and handicrafts.  Nicaragua has one of the lowest incomes-per-head in Latin America, and although Masaya is one of the most prosperous (or least poor) parts of the country the rural area surrounding it has many varied needs.

In the UK, the Leicester Masaya Link Group (LMLG) worked to promote links between the two cities (and the two countries), to help towards sustainable development in Masaya and to use the experience of the group’s 25-year link in providing development education in the Leicester area.

In Masaya, a local NGO called ADIC (Asociación de Desarrollo Integral y Comunitario) had a range of projects, mainly in the rural areas, some of which LMLG supported and on which I worked voluntarily.

The LMLG and ADIC have now closed, so the project descriptions here are of historic interest only. They appear on these pages.