Dr. Jose Evenor Taboada, Honorary British Consul in Managua

Honorary Consul:

Development work

The Office of the Department for International Development - DFID closed its Managua office in April 2009 but has committed to maintaining its programmes in Nicaragua for the amount of £ 4 million a year until 2011.

The Nicaragua programme will be managed from the DFID Caribbean Office in Barbados and will be delivered through partnerships with the World Bank and other development partners.

Nicaragua has been reclassified as a middle income country and as of April 2009 will no longer receives direct budget support from the UK.

For more information, please visit the (DFID) website.

The British Embassy supports small projects in Nicaragua with a particular focus on the Caribbean Coast region where it has been undertaking a Prison Reform Campaign to improve conditions for juvenile and women prisoners.

A website has been created to draw attention to this issue and to help raise funds to help the prisoners. Bruce Callow organised to raise some money.

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Wardens Network

Nicaraguan British Association

The Nicaraguan British Association is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of social, cultural, educational, commercial and touristic activities between Nicaragua and the UK. The Association which is based in Managua, was founded in 1964 and welcomes all nationalities, particularly Commonwealth citizens.

Anyone wishing to obtain further information about the Association can contact:michael@unionjacksa.com (Tel: +505 8851 5121).

The Association welcomes new members to the organisation so that they can benefit from the diverse range of activities offered which include fund raising activities for communities in need.

In co-ordination with the British Embassy in San Jose the Association is currently involved in fundraising drives to support the Bluefields Hospital Paediatric Ward and juvenile prisoners in Bluefields jail.