Healing Harvest
After suffering a family tragedy, Jasmina has tried to find healing around her. “Seven years ago, my son, who was 12 years old, died in a...
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- Apr 26
- 1 min
Fulfilling a Need
When Isabel heard about CEPAD’s programs, she thought this was her chance to lift herself out of poverty and provide a better future for...
- Mar 8
- 2 min
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...
- 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...
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