The one day Fundación TELETÓN (Telethon) Nicaragua fundraiser is perhaps the most famous in all of Nicaragua. The 22nd edition will broadcast this year from the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Managua on this coming Friday 25th February 2022.
Fundación TELETÓN (Telethon) is a non-profit organization whose objectives are to gather financial and human resources for children, adolescents and youth with disabilities.
José Evenor Taboada is the President of the Board of Directors of the foundation who, with a vast network of volunteers, coordinates the collection of donated funds on the day, as well money collected all year around.
The Telethon itself is the annual fundraising event and involves a television show featuring guest presenters as well as national and international artists. It can be found on Television Channels 9, 10, 14 and 23.
During the day of the event, different activities will be carried out. These include artistic presentations from national and international talents as well as Nicaraguan influencers who will join in through the day.
For more than 20 years, the Fundación TELETÓN (Telethon) Nicaragua has contributed to the comprehensive development of children, adolescents and young people with motor, sensory, intellectual, mental, visceral as well as multiple disabilities.
History
The first Telethon was in 2001 under the slogan “For your capacity to love” and included Nicaraguan personalities who volunteered their time to give great exposure to this event, a project of love, respect and solidarity for children and youth with disabilities.
Over the years various celebrities have added their name to the annual Fundación Teletón fundraiser to help ensure funds continue to come in and allow those with disabilities to live and learn with human rights and dignity.
2022 Telethon
2022 Slogan;
“It’s time to connect with those who need us most”
For more than 20 years, through good and bad economic times, Nicaragua has always responded to this special day. This year the campaign slogan invites everyone in Nicaragua to “connect with those who need us most” and reminds us that there is always someone who needs a little help.
This year, the Fundación TELETÓN (Telethon) Nicaragua team has broken with tradition and decided not to define an amount as the campaign’s fundraising goal. Instead, they will appeal to the hearts of all Nicaraguans and foreigners and let them decide the mark that the fundraiser will reach.
How to Donate
Those wishing to support Fundación Teletón can do so I a variety of ways;
- Through Tigo and Claro you can dial in and donate,
- Via bank transfers,
- Through the “piggy banks” at fixed points around the country,
- On the day of the Telethon at street events through the piggy banks and purchase of Teletón T-shirts and bracelets,
- Tune in to the show on the 25th of February for more information.
