Nicaragu A Democratic System

Have you ever wondered how High Schools are in other countries? Despite sharing some minor similarities, the differences between Nicaraguan and American High School education are clear. Such as, note-taking methods, grading system, classroom environment.

Education is something that plays a huge role in the world we live in today. If you receive a good education, you can get very far in life. Most people have the dream of one day owning their own business and/or having their dream job, but some people don’t have the luxury of having this path laid out right in front of them. In some of the very poor countries, like Haiti, receiving a quality education is hard. Unlike in the United States, education in Haiti is an honor. Education is not a top priority in Haiti because they have so many economic issues. Most of the population of Haiti never had the chance to attend school, and then out of the ones that did most dropped out and never made it to primary school. The poor families in Haiti need their children to work instead of attending class. This is just the beginning on understanding how the economy in Haiti affects the amount of schooling children receive.

Along with much of the Americas, Nicaragua was colonized by the Spanish in 1524 (Weebly, 2013). In 1821 Nicaragua claimed independence from Spain and in 1938 became known as the Republic of Nicaragua. In the 1960s social disorder and a political revolution began to sweep the country. In 1979 a notable shift in leadership from the Somoza dynasty to the Sandinista group came about in the country. In 1990, the Sandinista lost and until now Daniel Ortega has served as president. 1979 was the turning point made Nicaragua, one of the most prosperous countries of central America, to the poorest in its area and second poorest to Haiti in all of the Americas (Parks, 2012).

In the heart of Central America lies the Spanish speaking nation of Nicaragua. Officially titled “the Republic of Nicaragua”, there have been multiple stories of how the country got its name, the most prominent story says that during the time the Spanish invaded, Nicaragua took its name from an indigenous chief named Nicarao who was ruler of the region. Fast forwarding the history: Three hundred years of Spanish colonialism, a hundred years of totalitarian ruling by multiple “presidents”, and thirty years of Somoza family dictatorship, Nicaragua underwent the Sandinista revolution in 1979 to create a socialist society. Despite socialism having a track record of failure, there was great advancements in literacy and overall education, as well as improvement the nations GDP. However, the 1980’s were engrossed in destructive guerilla wars and political blunder sending the nation into a downward spiral.

Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, but is also full of history, tradition and life. It is known for its great folk music, deep heritage and culture. Nicaragua is hidden jewel with warm, gorgeous culture and breathtaking nature. It is surrounded by its incredible history, culture and nature.

n the 1800’s a lot of people from Europe started to come into Nicaragua. Also families from Belgium, Spain, Italy, and Germany moved to Nicaragua to set up their own businesses to do with money. They established coffee businesses, newspapers, hotels and banks. The U.S. government negotiated with President Jose Santos Zelaya to get land so their would be a canal through Nicaragua in the late 1800’s. The minister of Nicaragua, Luis Felipe Corea, went to Washington and wrote a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State John Hay addressing the needed support of a canal by the Zelaya government. The Zanchez-Merry Treaty was signed with Nicaragua regarding the canal through Columbia but fell through because it was rejected by John Hay. The Spooner Act,

The Civil War in Nicaragua was one of the defining events from the 1980s, and it also happened to be a defining event in my personal life and that of my family. The argument in question was over the nature of the revolution in Nicaragua, and the political motivations of the Sandinistas. I said that the situation in my home country is not as black-and-white as it has been presented in the media. I believe the situation that gave rise to this argument is rooted in a lack of accurate media coverage. Because I am from a Nicaraguan background, but also have one American parent, I can present a unique perspective that illuminates both sides of the argument to show that neither the Sandinistas nor the Americans had the best interests of Nicaragua at heart.

The Nicaraguan volunteers in the National Literacy Crusade developed a sense of new nationalism for Nicaragua defined by their experiences with the illiterate Nicaraguan population. The accounts of this change is most evident from the experiences of brigadistas working in the Nicaragua’s poor rural regions. Brigadistas, the majority of whom came from urban middle-class backgrounds, gained an appreciation for the rural farmers and laborers. The testaments and personal accounts of brigadistas provide insight on the impact of their time with the long-disenfranchised citizens of Nicaragua. Several factors

It is important to understand the policy-making process especially for advocates who plan what type of input is needed in order to have an impact on the final policy. There are a few interesting factors between health policy and social policy. The Social policy deals more with the distribution and maintenance of economic solvency, as well as the provision of services such as housing and transport to specific target groups such as the poor. While in health policy the focus is more on in meeting the health needs of a specific population. In the same manner health insurance policies perhaps were

The Sandinistas ' National Literacy Crusade of 1980 (CNA) significantly reduced the rate of illiteracy in Nicaragua from an estimated forty-three percent to twelve percent. Improvements to the literacy rate were short-lived. The instability of Nicaragua under the Sandinistas (1979-1990) effectively froze state-sponsored education programs, minimizing the potential of educational efforts after the 1980 campaign. The weakened Sandinista government, as well as inadequate preparation of post-CNA teachers, allowed the newly literate to lose their literacy. Although the campaign failed to permanently reduce illiteracy, it did serve as a catalyst for a new brand of Nicaraguan nationalism amongst young Nicaraguans who served as volunteer teachers. The campaign allowed women to transcend the traditional social and hierarchical boundaries of Nicaraguan society. Women assumed positions of authority as teachers, challenging the historically patriarchal norms of Nicaraguan culture.

The second half of the twentieth century was a time of revolution in Latin America and Nicaragua was a country that was forever changed by that time period. The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), also known as the Sandinistas, were an insurgency that was started by three college students who sought to overthrow a dictator and establish a Marxist style of government in the small central American country of Nicaragua. They learned from their defeats and learned how to be self-sufficient so that they could fight a long, protracted war. They were successful in their efforts and after eighteen years of conflict they overthrew a dictatorship and established a new government in their country.

Education comes with social benefits as well which can improve the situation of the poor, such as lower fertility and improved health care of children ("Poverty and Education"). "Poor people are often unable to obtain access to an adequate education, and without an adequate education people are often constrained to a life of poverty." - Servaas Van Der Berg. The absolutely poor in developing countries have low education levels. Some may not even have access to primary education or may not have completed their primary education, not realizing that it is important to reduce poverty. Education is often poorly measured, and the impacts do not always show up as statistically significant in cross- country growth regressions (Levine & Renelt, 1992). Africa’s education crisis makes media headlines and analysis by the Brookings Center for Universal Education (CUE) explains why this needs to change. Progress towards universal primary education has come to a halt and learning levels of children who are in school are poor as well. Using a Learning Barometer, CUE estimates that 61 million African children will reach adolescence lacking even the most basic literacy and numeracy skills, this will deprive a whole generation of opportunities to develop and escape poverty ("Poverty, Education, & Opportunity").

Although, there is no universal health care system across Mexico their are three principal subsystems that provide health care to Mexico’s population. One of the three subsystems is a number of social security institutions created in 1943 that provides health services to those who are employed and are provided with coverage through work benefits by their employers. This system also provides coverage to the families of the employees on a very limited basis. Financing for this health care system is paid through the employer contributing to the cost, payroll taxes, as well as government contributions. The social security sector is comparable to the staff model Health Maintenance Organization in the United States commonly known as HMO. The social

There are many who doubt the effectiveness of this bill or whether it is the right thing to do since foreign intervention is a daunting concept to a small population like Nicaragua. “The NICA Act would create economic instability and mean the reversal of the Nicaraguan government’s highly successful poverty reduction programme; those who are most impoverished will suffer the most serious consequences.” (NSCAG News, 2017). A strong argument against the NICA Act is that it would have negative repercussions for the population given that the loans given to Nicaragua by the United States government are used to fund educational and

Since the beginning Nicaragua as felt the impact of foreign intervention. Just like other states in Latin America, Nicaragua went through one of the greatest acts of foreign intervention: The conquest of the America’s. When the New World was first colonized by Spain and Portugal, millions of indigenous in Latin