Pronat - Koulutushanke Nigaraguassa

PRONAT Project for Training Girls and Young Women in Granada, Nicaragua
	Para la Mujer por la Mujer
PRONAT was founded in 2004 by Kaija Tiittanen and Arlen Mayorga. is non political, non religious, non profit-making private project of the association APIMUNIC registered in Nicaragua in 2006. provides free training for women from the poorest areas of Granada. is financed by private contributions of friends in Finland and the US and by the Finnish Embassy in Managua. co-operates with NuevoMundo ry in Finland and with other NGOs in Nicaragua.	The entrance of our classroom on the premises of La Casa de la Oración, Granada

Mission

Pronat encourages young women to develop their intelligence and complete their education, which they missed due to unwanted pregnancies and the extreme poverty of their families. We teach them employable skills and make them aware of women´s rights, thereby raising their self-esteem and enabling them to build their own future.

Equality in Technology: Courses in Computing and English

Every year 40 students study Computing and English for ten months and graduate after passing the exams. The most advanced students are granted scholarships for further studies.

Computing skills are a great asset when applying a job. The class in Computing is over. Students leaving the house of Oracón.

Courses in Sewing and Cosmetology

A class in Sewing is arranged for ten women once a year. The students sew school uniforms for sale, design and make bags, clothes and other items of recycled material. Besides Sewing, a course in Cosmetology was arranged in 2004.

Seminars and Workshops

Our students participate in monthly seminars and workshops on family planning, marital violence, incest, drugs and venereal diseases. They learn about healthy nutrition and the traditional use of medicinal plants in health care.

Follow up

The graduates of PRONAT are encouraged to pursue further studies and learn a trade. They are assisted in finding jobs and invited to do voluntary work at the project.

The vision of PRONAT is to provide the women who have completed the course in Sewing with sewing machines, which they can buy by installments working at home. Thus they will earn their living and their children can attend school instead of working in the street.

Management by Nicaraguan Women

The head of the project and all the employees on the payroll are Nicaraguan. The project is in charge of Janin Mejia Raudez. Computing is taught by Martha Lorena Pérez. Lazaro Espinoza is responsible for security.

English is taught by foreign and local volunteers. Some of our former students assist at the project and three of them are members of the board of the association APIMUNIC.

Martha Pérez and Janin Meija Raudez.

How You Can Help

We are extremely appreciative for any donations you can send our way. With your contribution we can continue empowering women and encouraging them to acquire employable skills and become more independent and self-supporting. We are looking for a building site in Granada and would like to have a house built in a few years time, because the house we rent is too small for our activities. Your contribution will help us realize these plans and develop the project further.

Checks can be sent to

Kaija Tiittanen
Maksjoentie 97
08700 Lohja, Finland
made payable to Kaija Tiittanen

OR through

Building New Hope(APIMUNIC/PRONAT)
106 Overton Lane
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
412-421-1625

A501 (c) (3) charitable organization at work in Nicaragua and El Salvador.

Your donations sent through Building New Hope are tax-deductible.

Contact Information

PRONAT
P.O.Box 205 (del Hotel Gran Francia 1 c al sur), Granada, Nicaragua.

Janin Meija Raudez
janin_mejia@yahoo.es
Tel:+505 82 92 955
Kaija Tiittanen
kaija.tiittanen@gmail.com
Tel:+358 19 341614, +358 40 77 35 534