Church of Mamon

This is the Church of Mamón located in El Mamón, Diriamba, Nicaragua on the Pacific Ocean.

There are 103 people that are a part of this church.

There are no jobs in this area leaving these people in extreme poverty. They are lacking: food, health care, schools, electricity, and phones.

The main way of living is by farming, but, most farming is for sustenance and doesn’t allow the farmers to get ahead and plan for the long term.

UPOLI’s goal is to make the farming here profitable and sustainable for the long term. By training the people in techniques that maximize production and profitablity for the specific area and soil types they are able to implement a program that will allow them to become self-sufficient.

The goal is to utilize the first 50 acres to grow enough food to feed the church members working as a coop.

Later, the other 170 acres will be used to plant income producing crops that will help to stabilize the situation of the people and improve their lives.

The project for the 50 acres of plants and animals will cost $7,000. This will provide beans, corn, wheat, chickens, goats, fruit trees, platano, and irrigation system with gas pump. Click here for the original proposal.

The funds will be administered by UPOLI and they will provide support by way of training and follow up.

The purpose of this website is to get support from churches and people for this endeavor.

The following pages are the original proposal in spanish.

I will provide a translation as soon as possible.

If you are interested in supporting this project you can contact me at bob@rlms.org or call 417-429-0341.

In Nicaragua call 698-8663