Where we work
Nicaragua is the largest Central American country by area with Honduras bordering on the North and Costa Rica on the South. It has an estimated population of just over 6.2 million covering a total area of just over 130,000 km2.
The country is broken into 15 “departments” or “districts” and 2 autonomous regions with the top four most populace departments being Managua (location of the capital), Matagalpa, Chinandega, and Leon.
It ranks among the poorest countries in Latin America. The World Food Program estimates that, as of 2021, almost a quarter of the population lives in poverty.
At present HOLA employs Ministry of Health (MINSA) approved OBGYNs to work at MINSA clinics in Chacraseca, La Leona and La Ceiba. Leon is the closest major city to all of these locations, with travel times ranging from 30 minutes to an hour.
In partnership with the NGO, Nica Love, HOLA has run spay/neuter and wellness clinics in the coastal community of Villa Del Carmen and Villa Guadalupe on the outskirts of Managua.
Our veterinary teams have also done extensive work in the rural community of Miramar, located to the north of Leon.
