Blog | Comamos Juntos - Eat United Nicaragua

Apr 22, 2020
6 min

What do the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have to do with Eat United?

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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A story of 3 businesses: how socio-political crisis affects food security and food sovereignty

Katie Alesbury

Dec 10, 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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Managua's Market Life: Through the eyes of a volunteer

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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What do you do with 100 kilos of rescued food? (+ BONUS RECIPE!)

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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A Shared Mission Bringing People Together

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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Global Food Waste Facts & What You Can Do

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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Resilient small-scale coffee farming in La Fundadora

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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Off To The Market – Following Eat United Volunteers For The Day.

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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Guest Post: Sophie, a previous volunteer.

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.