Medical emergency!

SIFT’s medical work on the island of Ometepe provides an invaluable health service to rural communities, but this work is under threat due to a shortage of funds. Read more to discover the impact that our clinics are making, and how you can help to keep this work going!

View the Autumn 2013 issue of the SIFT Insight.

Lovely latrines

Our Spring building project saw a team of UK volunteers working with families on the island of Ometepe to construct new latrines in the community of El Corozal. Find out more about the project from a volunteer’s perspective in this issue.

View the Summer 2013 issue of the SIFT Insight.

Award winning healthcare

Dr Sandra and her team of nurses continue to provide an invaluable service to the poor of Ometepe. Read more about their achievements and discover some simple ways that you can support SIFT’s work in Nicaragua.

View the Spring 2013 issue of the SIFT Insight.

Finca El Rayo

Work has begun to provide a new community for families facing eviction from their ancestral homes. In this issue you can read more about this project, as well as getting an overview of SIFT’s work over the past 12 months.

View the Autumn 2012 issue of the SIFT Insight.

Graduation day

In this issue we introduce you to Alex, one of SIFT’s three nurses who have recently received their degrees in nursing. There is also a special poster to celebrate SIFT’s 10 years of work with the poor of Nicaragua.

View the Summer 2012 issue of the SIFT Insight.