We’re Dreaming For The Next Five Years. Will You Join Us Under the Mango Tree?
A letter from Executive Director Damaris Albuquerque.
Entries by Audrey White
Harsh Climate, Lack of Resources Propels Yearly Southern Migration
The rain came a month late to Mesa Sur this year, and never arrived with the vigor farmers there rely on because of climate change and El Niño. They’re already planning for October, when they will prepare for their next journey to Costa Rica.
THANKS TO YOU, Arnulfo’s Yields Are Higher Despite Climate Change
Nicaragua’s rainy season is getting shorter, summers are hotter, and long-trustworthy climate cycles are less consistent. Thankfully, CEPAD’s trainings have helped farmers like Arnulfo Jose Espinoza Gonzalez thrive.
CEPAD Serves Hundreds of Families in Earthquake Aftermath
April’s earthquakes were the strongest in more than 40 years and devastated the livelihoods of hundreds of families. CEPAD, in partnership with the ACT Alliance, provided 480 food and supplies packets of 90 pounds each and hosted workshops for 400 people experiencing negative emotional impacts from the quakes. The program was based in the small city of […]
People in Cumaica Norte are Thriving Despite Record Drought and High Food Prices
The price of beans in Nicaragua is triple what it was this time last year. For most of the people we work with at CEPAD, that means they and their children are eating more rice and fewer beans. The causes include global market pressures that have increased exports and a year of devastatingly low rainfall […]
For Two Decades, Brentwood and Bluefields Work Together
The partnership between Brentwood Presbyterian Church and the pastoral committee APASUR in Bluefields has taken many forms in the last 21 years. This summer, both groups are recommitting themselves to the partnership, and the tangible results are already clear. In June, a group of 36 people of all ages traveled to Bluefields to get to […]
From the Profe: Nicaragua Canal Could Be Economic Boon to Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan Canal is a proposal to connect the Carribean Sea and Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean by way of Nicaragua. Said canal would go by river until Lake Nicaragua and cross through Rivas to reach the Pacific. The idea of the construction of a canal that takes advantage of the course of the […]
Student’s CEPAD Photo Wins Congressional Prize
Madeline Lynn, a recent graduate of Ursuline Academy in Dallas, won the grand prize for the 2014 Congressional Art Competition for Representative Pete Session’s district. Her gorgeous image is a composite of photos she took in CEPAD partner community Cañas Blancas last summer during her delegation trip with the Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church youth group. Madeline’s work will […]
With CEPAD Computer Classes, Better Future Is A Click Away
Technology has been slow to reach rural areas of Nicaragua. So for five years, CEPAD’s Matagalpa office has provided affordable computer classes to students of all ages. They can learn skills like word processing, how to use the internet, email, and spreadsheets. There are also advanced classes like computer maintenance. Hundreds of students have taken […]