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*'''Learning''' - EWB-USA uses impact assessment tools to be accountable to our partners and to learn from our experience to improve our community-driven development delivery model.

<span id="docs-internal-guid-b5f1e008-e262-2fdb-b911-07162c197b05"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since 2015, EWB has opened offices in Nicaragua and Guatemala and is looking forward to have offices in 5 countries up to 2020.</span></span>

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<span id="docs-internal-guid-b5f1e008-e262-2fdb-b911-07162c197b05"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Challenges to development regarding food security include deforestation, soil erosion and water pollution.</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Successfully, there is a large list of project work done in two regions of the country.</span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-b5f1e008-e262-2fdb-b911-07162c197b05"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information about EWB-USA’s Nicaragua work, contact </span>[mailto:admin.nicaragua@ewb-usa.org <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">admin.nicaragua@ewb-usa.org</span>]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-b5f1e008-e262-2fdb-b911-07162c197b05"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guatemala &nbsp;faces several infrastructure challenges. The country’s rating on the United Nation’s Human Development Index, which reflects standard of living and quality of life, is the third lowest in Latin America.</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Potable water, sanitation, access, and educational infrastructure are the main needs EWB-USA is working on.</span>