Entries by Audrey White
Strategic Planning Workshop Transforms Dreams Into Skills
Unity. Strength. Forward Movement. Love as a family. Love for God. Deep thankfulness. Hope for the future. These are a few of the things CEPAD community leaders said they felt after a two day workshop where they learned how to solidify their visions for their cooperatives and associations and spring forward into success.
Communities Celebrate Five Fruitful Years
“CEPAD has taught us to fish for five years, and today they are entrusting us with the fishing rod,” said Jose Reyes, a community leader from San Benito Uno.
With New Skills, El Ingenio Leaders Move Forward
“We haven’t achieved everything we want, and we have learned a lot that will help us continue into the future,” he said. “The next project we want to work on is getting potable water, because the one well we have only serves a few houses.”
In Polvazal, Community Leaders Tackle Challenges
Sonia says her community’s biggest challenges are adjusting their agricultural practices to account for increasingly dry years and developing a community organizational structure that will allow them to pursue big goals, like getting a better well in the community. Despite Polvazal’s many challenges, Sonia and others are optimistic.
At The Heart of Short Term Missions: Reflections From A CEPAD Volunteer
“We feel like we exist.” Wow. Existence. Feeling like you belong. Is there any price too high for making a person feel like they matter to someone in this world? For making a person feel like they are a human who is dearly loved by their Creator and made in his image?
We’re Taking Our First Steps In New Communities
This week, CEPAD staff are traveling to every one of the new communities where we will begin work in 2015 to talk with members and get an idea of what they know already and what they hope to achieve.
Drought Decimates Crops, Leaves Families Hungry
Record breaking droughts are ravaging parts of Nicaragua. Harvests are low, cattle and other livestock are dying, and rivers and wells are at 25 to 50 percent of normal water levels. The cost of a month of basic food supplies has risen by about $10 in the last year.
We need your help to carry out a critical training workshop, please give today!
Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign on Razoo so we can carry out critical training for 36 community leaders! In the workshop, they’ll learn how their community cooperatives and associations can develop strategic plans for the future.