Casas de la Esperanza

La Prusia, or Las Prusias, is the name of a
quarter in the outskirts of Granada. It is a couple
of miles to the South West of Granada.

It is one of the poverty belts that surround the
cities of Nicaragua.

The only car access is through the path of La
Prusia, a dirt road that runs by the Cemetery.

There is a pedestrian entrance through the
road to Nandaime, close to the Km. 50.

La Esperanza
Housing & Development
EH&D, April 2008

U.N. Millennium Development Goals, Goal 8, Target 16:
"In cooperation with the developing countries, develop decent and
productive work for youth"

La Prusia

← La Laguna de Apoyo

EH&D 1

EH&D 2

THE PATH OF LA PRUSIA

IN 2006

IN 2007. AFTER FIXING IT

THE 2007 WINTER'S RAINS

AFTER THE RAIN

We thank Engineers Without Borders of the
University of Connecticut, who have prepared
the project for repairing the road.

La Prusia needs $30,000 for this project

Babies

About two hundred families are living as squatters in several areas, most of them at both sides of the main path.
Just a few of them have their own small piece of land to build their own homes with wood remains and tin. Most families
are squatting on municipal or private land, of different owners, in miserable houses. In many cases the floor is just earth.
Until now water had to be paid at a very high price, and it arrived only a few hours, every second day. Some families had to
buy it in barrels brought there in two-wheeled carts. The electricity has very low voltage and many times the
appliances do not work. Jobs are very scarce and occasional.

Kids

The need of technical education and jobs for young people and adults is very clear.
The living conditions of most of these families are very harsh. Urgent measures should be taken
for helping this young community to use their energy and dynamism for getting out of poverty.

Houses

La Esperanza
Housing & Development
Casas de la Esperanza (EH&D)
is a non denominational, non political
NGO, tax exempt: 501 (c) (3).
It develops housing and provides
technical education to families who are
currently squatters, living on the outskirts of
Granada, Nicaragua