mission
statement
The Burlington/ Puerto Cabezas Sister City Program was founded in 1984
to promote understanding between the people of Vermont and the people
of
the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. The forms that relationship has taken
have been varied, and have followed the differing strengths and
interests
of individual participants, both Vermonters and Nicaraguans.
Past
Sister City projects have involved material aid, the creation of a tree
nursery, cultural and educational exchanges, and establishment of a
community
video project. Because of the unique character of Vermont and of
Nicaragua's
Atlantic Coast, projects have related to issues of economic
self-sufficiency,
autonomy, indigenous rights, and community empowerment.
The main strength of the
program,
however, has been and continues to be facilitation of people-to-people
connections.
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