Chris Rose, Director of AMOS Trust, a UK based organization that supports CEPAD, shares the impact they have seen over 5 years of support of a group of 7 villages and why they have committed to supporting another group of 7 villages for 5 more years. People in the UK are surprised when they hear […]
You are Training Tomorrow’s Leaders Ebelín is a mother and community leader in the village of La Providencia. Before your support for her training, she was shy and mostly stayed in her home with her family. She is now helping her community by improving the roads and transforming empty land into gardens. They have recently solicited […]
Jhan and Ian Vellenga recently joined CEPAD’s team as Mission Co-Workers through the PCUSA (Presbyterian Church USA). Jhan is from the Dominican Republic and Ian is from California, but they met while they were both pursuing a Masters in Divinity at San Francisco Theological Seminary. Jhan and Ian will be working with CEPAD for at […]
Our new communications volunteer, Nicole, shares her experience of attending crisis response trainings with CEPAD staff. I was able to attend the crisis response trainings that took place in the regions of Teusteppe and Nueva Guinnea a few weeks ago. It was my first time traveling to other CEPAD offices, visiting rural communities, and speaking […]
Millie Rose has been working with CEPAD for the past four months during her gap year before she returns to England to attend Portsmoth University to study international development. She has worked with the volunteer office visiting many of CEPAD’s partner communities and attending trainings. Millie first visited Nicaragua in 2015 for two weeks to […]
This Christmas I want to invite you into a special place, the home of Mirna Espinoza. I want you to come and sit at her table and listen to her story. As you step into Mirna’s house you will see dirt floors, a curtain covering a doorway where the whole family sleeps and a makeshift […]
CEPAD partners Episcopal Relief & Development are inviting the faith community to “pray, fast and act to fight hunger and poverty around the world” through their #ForSuchATime movement. They write about CEPAD’s successful agriculture program to break cycles of hunger and poverty in rural Nicaraguan villages. We appreciate their partnership and how they share our […]
Amos Trust, one of our partners, shares about a recent trip to Nicaragua where they visited Teustepe, a village they support through CEPAD, and how they see God working there. We are thankful for their partnership and commitment to CEPAD. Read their article here.
El 19 Digital, a Nicaraguan news outlet, reports on CEPAD’s 45th anniversary. They share how CEPAD impacts rural villages, how we were formed, and how we hope to continue. You can read their full article here.
One of our partners, Episcopal Relief & Development, shares how CEPAD works with local farmers to improve agricultural practices. We are very thankful for their partnership! Check out their article and video here.