Corona Care Kits

As a direct result of the public dismissal by the Nicaraguan government with regard to the severity of COVID-19, thousands of citizens continue to be needlessly exposed to the virus. The growing number of Coronavirus infections continues to spread alarm among the general population, with increasing anguish about the developing situation.

This part of the project is specifically targeted at Nicaragua and the provision of supplies and materials aimed at preventing and/or alleviating the impact of the Coronavirus. The Hague Peace Projects works closely with organizations throughout Nicaragua that are currently engaged in the main affected and high-risk areas of the country. Our project provides medical materials, cleaning supplies, and basic survival products to the organizations that directly represent the following vulnerable groups in these areas:

• Nursing homes for the elderly
• Orphanages
• Oncology Centers
• Community health clinics

 Funds collected support these organizations and the invaluable medical assistance provided by volunteer doctors in Nicaragua with the purchase of the following materials:

Supporting local business:

In an effort to support local businesses that are impacted by the virus, we will acquire our supplies from small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nicaragua. We continue to expand our list of collaborators and SMEs that are willing to work towards the success of this campaign.

Direct purchase from SMEs:

1. Farmers: basic grains
2. Organization of Volunteers: masks
3. Local stores: cleaning and alcohol supplies.
4. Local grocery stores: basic household items
5. Medical equipment supplies

Groups of volunteers: (minimal specifications):

1. Doctors and Paramedics: recognize and treat zones of infection / give small checkups to users and workers.
2. Nurses: give recommendations to users and workers.
3. Volunteers: responsible for recording activities
4. Volunteers: responsible for the collection of data

The global Coronavirus pandemic has compounded years of repression and neglect under the authoritarian Nicaraguan government, creating an especially challenging situation for Nicaraguans citizens both at home and abroad. Many of these challenges persist and intensify for Nicaraguan asylum seekers who fall victim to the very limited resources that they have at their disposal. Our project provides assistance in the form of supplementary supplies and medical equipment which are scarce and in high demand among these groups.

Scope of Corona Care-Kits:

Our scope targets Nicaraguan refugees in the following countries:

• Costa Rica
• Panama

The composition of the Corona Care-Kits vary between countries to accommodate their specific needs and challenges.

Costa Rica:

As the country with the largest concentration of Nicaraguan exiles, Costa Rica currently hosts two-thirds of all Nicaraguan refugees and asylum seekers, a total of 77,000 people, with an estimated 15,000 unregistered Nicaraguan exiles who lack legal documents, living under precarious and dangerous conditions. With our limited (and voluntary) funding to date, we have thus far delivered 750 Corona Care-Kits to directly support these groups in Costa Rica.

Panama:

Over 8,000 Nicaraguan refugees have fled to Panama making it the third largest destination for these asylum seekers outside of Costa Rica (77,000) and Europe (9000).

The following table is a summary of the costs for 100 specially designed Corona Care-Kits for Nicaraguan asylum seekers in Panama:

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