politics
diciembre 5, 2025
La Navidad que Nicaragua perdió: un país sin caridad, sin juguetes y sin organizaciones que acompañen
Hubo un tiempo en que, en estas fechas, organizaciones, parroquias y voluntarios recorrían el país llevando alimentos, medicinas y juguetes. Hoy, después de la expulsión de congregaciones, el cierre de miles de ONG y la criminalización de la caridad, Nicaragua enfrenta una Navidad donde los más vulnerables están completamente solos
TL;DR
- Nicaragua is facing a Christmas where vulnerable populations are left without support due to the closure of NGOs and charity organizations.
- The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has systematically dismantled independent social support structures since 2014, aiming for total control.
- The Catholic Church's Conferencia Episcopal warned in 2014 about the dangers of poverty, lack of medicine, and inefficient healthcare if aid organizations were hindered.
- The closure of organizations like the American Nicaraguan Foundation (ANF) has left thousands of children and families without vital programs.
- Political motivations behind the dismantling of social aid aim to make the population exclusively dependent on the state and party structures.
- A climate of internal distrust and surveillance within official structures contributes to the suppression of charitable activities.
- Over 3,500 organizations, including schools, medical associations, and religious orders, have been closed since 2018.
- Expelled congregations like the Missionaries of Charity have left elderly and homeless individuals without care.
- The Church continues to serve but under extreme conditions, with most of its social works dismantled or confiscated.
- Independent charity platforms like Fundación 10 have drastically reduced their capacity due to administrative pressures and state surveillance.