Mission and Vision

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Mission Statement

 

Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners of the Americas, Inc. is a not-for-profit, non-political organization working to enhance the quality of life in both Wisconsin and Nicaragua through people-to-people programs promoting cultural awareness and sustainable community development.

 

Vision Statement

 

Through intensive people-to-people activities and organizational support, we see a healthy and skilled people capable of improving lives and communities in both Wisconsin and Nicaragua.

 

Statement of Beliefs

We believe that...

  • Social change must be sustainable; that is, it must create its own momentum to continue indefinitely once put into motion;

  • The beneficiaries of development must have leadership roles in its realization;

  • The end goal of development is not to educate but to empower individuals to educate themselves;

  • The basic structural unit of W/NP is a peer-to-peer partnership, not a patron and client hierarchy;

  • The partnership is a two-way relationship involving mutual planning and conduct of programs and projects;

  • Volunteers are Partners' main participants, resources, and reasons for being;

  • There should be equal participation at all levels of the Partners organization;

  • Our most valuable assets are the human resources of each country;

  • Partners should focus on improving the quality of life in each of our countries;

  • Partners' programs, to be truly effective in the long run, must benefit each side of the partnership equally.