THE ATHENS/TEUSTEPE SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION
                     Development Through Cooperation

Using that concept, the Athens/Teustepe Sister City Association was formed in 1987, establishing in our Southeast Ohio community a sister city link with Teustepe, a community which at that time was caught up in Nicaragua's nearly decade-long Contra War.

Throughout our relationship, we have been given the unique opportunity to see the community and its people through the eyes of the Athens community, thus bringing to life and putting faces upon the vague headlines that often ignored the very people everyone claimed to be helping.

The sister city relationship stresses development through cooperative efforts, utilizing a "bottom-up" approach to development that more clearly defines the true needs of a community and enables more people to participate in decisions that directly affect their lives.

Through a number of projects, the ATSCA has provided nearly $20,000 in medical, educational, agricultural and recreational assistance to Teustepe, delivered personally by visiting delegations. And we have helped initiate projects that bring not only charity to the community, but projects that help people get on their feet and provide a sense of self-worth and dignity that poverty so often takes away.

For more information, check out the following:

• For a listing of the organization's highlights 1987-1995
• Some Guiding principles and concepts we strive to abide by
• Our list of projects
• Our events calendar
• Resources available
• Contact Information
• and our Hall of Fame

To send us a message, contact us at xx012@seorf.ohiou.edu.

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