BLINC – Bristol Link with Nicaragua – Developing solidarity, education and healthcare projects in Puerto Morazán, Nicaragua. Follow us on twitter @Blincistas

Bristol Fairtrade Toolkit

Bristol Fairtrade and BLINC have produced a Fairtrade Toolkit for Fairtrade groups and other organisations to develop their own Fairtrade Producer visit to approach and inspire their local businesses and business networks. See below to explore and download.

UN WORLD PEACE DAY

BLINC has helped fund a second annual Peace Festival for children, based in the community around the Casita de la Paz preschool in Puerto Morazan. Following the 2018 troubles elsewhere in the country, BLINC is keen to help reinforce a culture of Peace, reconciliation and dialogue. We have organised craft based activities for children and some Peace materials. We also helped fund a group of musicians and dancers with giant puppet outfits “Mascarones” to spend the day in the community. A new Peace mural was created on the side of the primary school and the procession ended their to unveil it.

Steve Roser – Lord Mayor’s International Medal

Steve Roser is a founder member of the Bristol Link with Nicaragua. As a volunteer working on social justice and human rights in Central America, he first visited the country in 1985 to take solidarity materials during the Contra war. Inspired by the Sandinista Revolution, Steve has been involved in projects such as bringing Fairtrade coffee producers to work in Bristol schools, organising the Copa Sandino football for Nicaragua tournament each year, supporting a girls football and life skills programme in Nicaragua, building and equipping nine preschools for under-fives in Puerto Morazan and funding teacher training using Montessori teaching methods which he helped introduce to Nicaragua.

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