CEPAD-USA

Delia had previously received workshops from another organization on beekeeping. She received one hive and a beekeeping suit. While Delia...

Jose, a rural farmer in the Matagalpa region of Nicaragua, depended on a good rainy season for harvest. “As a farmer, I always put faith...

Upon hearing about CEPAD’s Family Gardening Program, Santos wanted to take advantage of the new opportunity. “I had a big yard, but...

CEPAD is trying to meet the needs of families in rural Nicaragua as they face water scarcity. Footage © Amos Trust/Mark Kensett

The occasional job of washing her neighbors’ clothes to feed her family just wasn’t enough! When CEPAD came to the community of Elicenia...

Written by Don Mosley I first became aware of CEPAD during a peace delegation which I led to Nicaragua early in 1984. I had been there...

Luz is a busy mother to nine, seven of which live with her and her husband in the rural community of Cacao Sur. With so many mouths to...

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...

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...

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...

One of the tools CEPAD uses in our Food and Environment Security program is crop diversification. Many rural farmers, including Marlon,...

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...

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...

Margarita has a new garden that has impacted her family in so many ways!

During 2022 CEPAD is celebrating 50 years of serving God and rural communities in Nicaragua. A Nicaraguan singer and songwriter wrote a...

Images above: New villages benefitting from your support in Somoto. In Uniles (left), the only access to water is from a truck that...

Community Development Committees (CDC) are an essential part of your support of rural villages in Nicaragua. The CDC’s receive trainings...

Priscilla is a member of the Family Gardens program that gives women the seeds, trainings and tools to grow healthy food for their...

We have been blessed with so many donors who have contributed to the dream of providing an updated and better facility for CEPAD staff...

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...