Turning a Seed Fund Into a Growing Business
Concepción, a young mom living in rural Nicaragua, felt stuck in her goals. “I had an idea of starting a small business, but I was very...
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- Feb 21
- 1 min
Marlon's Conservation Techniques Pay Off
One of the tools CEPAD uses in our Food and Environment Security program is crop diversification. Many rural farmers, including Marlon,...
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Ramona Grows in Adversity
Ramona, a wife and mother in CEPAD’s Family Gardening Program, is learning new and organic ways to grow produce in her yard. Ramona’s...
- Jan 30
- 2 min
Priscila: Hopeless to Hopeful
Priscila, aged 61, knows what it is like to feel hopeless. “I currently live alone since all of my children have married and left, many...
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
Margarita's Garden
Margarita has a new garden that has impacted her family in so many ways!
- Dec 7, 2022
- 1 min
Youth Leaders Meet in Managua
47 representatives of CEPAD's youth leadership program have gathered at the Central Office to reflect on what they've learned this year...
- Mar 21, 2022
- 1 min
A video celebrating 50 years!
During 2022 CEPAD is celebrating 50 years of serving God and rural communities in Nicaragua. A Nicaraguan singer and songwriter wrote a...
- Mar 21, 2022
- 1 min
You are supporting 7 new villages in Somoto
Images above: New villages benefitting from your support in Somoto. In Uniles (left), the only access to water is from a truck that...
- Mar 21, 2022
- 2 min
You are empowering leaders
Community Development Committees (CDC) are an essential part of your support of rural villages in Nicaragua. The CDC’s receive trainings...
- Mar 21, 2022
- 2 min
You are a changemaker for many families
Priscilla is a member of the Family Gardens program that gives women the seeds, trainings and tools to grow healthy food for their...
- Sep 16, 2021
- 1 min
Progress on Construction Project!
We have been blessed with so many donors who have contributed to the dream of providing an updated and better facility for CEPAD staff...
- Aug 17, 2021
- 1 min
COVID-19 Kits Are Protecting Vulnerable Families
Jensy del Carmen is a mother of two children. Her husband works in the fields of other farmers two to three days a week, he earns about...
- Aug 17, 2021
- 2 min
From Struggling Single Mother to Business Owner
Francys Castillo is a 25-year old single mother of two children. In the past she had to travel to Costa Rica to look for work to support...
- Aug 17, 2021
- 2 min
Your Gifts are Feeding Families
Mateo used to farm using traditional methods which required him to burn virgin forest and purchase fertilizers and insecticides. It also...
- Jun 16, 2021
- 1 min
Family Gardens change family nutrition
Thanks to you families like Virginia's have been able to improve their nutrition. Virginia is also grateful as a woman to receive...
- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
Hope for the Future: A member of a new community shares his hope for change
Jose Acosta is a member of one of 40 villages that will be starting with CEPAD in January 2021. He shares about how the struggles his...
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
Who wants some produce?
Families all over rural Nicaragua are eating more food and healthier food thanks to your generosity. Thank you! Farmers use the produce...
- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
Incredible Changes after Five Years
Maria Rivas is a community leader who was trained through CEPAD over the past five years. She shares what they were able to accomplish...
- Mar 10, 2021
- 1 min
Empowering Women to be Breadwinners
Women in Nicaragua face many struggles, but thanks to your generous gifts they are learning to improve their self-esteem and to run small...
- Mar 10, 2021
- 1 min
Roofs, seeds and hurricane aid, Oh my!
Thanks so the many generous donors who gave over the past few months we were able to reach our goal for providing hurricane aid for...
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