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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 goals with 169 targets which were adopted on September 25, 2015 by the United Nations...
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Regina Jorde
- Mar 10, 2020
- 3 min
What does Sustainability even mean?
Sustainability is a common term used in everyday language. However, many people do not have a clear understanding of what sustainability...
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Katie Alesbury
- Feb 7, 2019
- 4 min
The human cost of sugar
Chronic Kidney Disease (CDKu) is a fatal progressive loss of kidney function. In the last decade alone it has claimed the lives of over...
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Katie Alesbury
- Dec 9, 2018
- 6 min
A story of 3 businesses: how socio-political crisis affects food security and food sovereignty
In April 2018 something changed in Nicaragua. Protests began against the government. There were road-blocks, violence and destruction;...
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Comamos Juntos
- Aug 18, 2018
- 2 min
Managua's Market Life: Through the eyes of a volunteer
(Author: Stephanie Mork) Busses revving, horns honking, dogs barking, horses on the cobblestone, people yelling to get your attention,...
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Comamos Juntos
- Aug 11, 2018
- 2 min
What do you do with 100 kilos of rescued food? (+ BONUS RECIPE!)
(Author: Stephanie Mork) From 2013 to 2017, Eat United has saved over 75,000 kg of food: enough for over 560,000 plates. That’s...
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Comamos Juntos
- Aug 4, 2018
- 3 min
A Shared Mission Bringing People Together
(Author: Stephanie Mork) Volunteers make up the backbone of Comamos Juntos and we have been lucky to have such a passionate and hard...
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Comamos Juntos
- Jun 8, 2018
- 2 min
A Week in the Shoes of a Comamos Juntos Volunteer
(Author: Marketa Zackova) Are you deciding whether volunteering with Eat United (Comamos Juntos) would be the right thing for you? Or are...
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Comamos Juntos
- May 29, 2018
- 2 min
Global Food Waste Facts & What You Can Do
(Author: Marketa Zackova) Most of us know we are wasting way too much food globally. Numbers say it all: approximately one third (1.3...
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Katie Alesbury
- May 26, 2016
- 3 min
Resilient small-scale coffee farming in La Fundadora
Last month I had the opportunity to visit La Fundadora, a small town in Jinotega in the fertile coffee mountains, towards the north of...
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Comamos Juntos
- Jan 14, 2016
- 2 min
2015 Food Waste Fighting Round-Up.
(Author: Carly S) 2015 was a big year in the fight against hunger and food waste. As the new year kicks off everyone here at Eat United...
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Comamos Juntos
- Oct 12, 2015
- 1 min
Snap Your Snack and Fight Hunger!
A fun and interactive way for people from all over the world to unite in the love of food and show their support for a fairer food system.
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Comamos Juntos
- Sep 21, 2015
- 3 min
Off To The Market – Following Eat United Volunteers For The Day.
Here at Eat United Nicaragua we reckon everyone should have access to healthy food in sufficient quantities. We think it’s crazy that...
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Comamos Juntos
- Sep 14, 2015
- 2 min
Food Sharing Fridge in Spain.
(Author: Carly S) As collective outrage grows over the amount of good food wasted globally, innovative and creative solutions to this...
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Comamos Juntos
- Aug 13, 2015
- 3 min
Students Help Out Eat United.
(Author: Carly S) This week here at Eat United we were lucky enough to have a wonderful group of young people from the United States come...
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Comamos Juntos
- Aug 7, 2015
- 2 min
Community Spotlight: Villa Guadalupe.
Eat United takes a look at the communities we work with. Today's spotlight is on Villa Guadalupe. Villa Guadalupe is home to former...
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Comamos Juntos
- Aug 5, 2015
- 2 min
Guest Post: Sophie, a previous volunteer.
(Author: Sophie P) I recently spent two incredible weeks in the shambolic but fascinating Managua with Comamos Juntos. Right from day one...
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Comamos Juntos
- Jul 31, 2015
- 2 min
Some good news on global hunger.
(Author: Carly S) The recently released United Nations Millennium Development Goals Progress Report highlighted that the target of...
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Comamos Juntos
- Jul 29, 2015
- 1 min
Talking with some volunteers.
(Author: Carly S) Rebecca (Bex) from the UK and Tegan from Canada volunteered with us recently helping with food collection and...
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Comamos Juntos
- Jul 24, 2015
- 1 min
The Alphabet of "Ugly" Fruit and Veg.
(Author: Carly S) A large proportion of tasty and healthy fruits and veggies never make it to the table and are instead thrown away,...
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Eat United is a non-profit organization on a mission to strengthen the capacity of communities in Nicaragua to access and enjoy healthy food. Our blog explores food waste and food security, volunteer experiences, stories from our work on the ground in Managua and delicious recipes from Central America.