CEPAD works with 40-50 communities over the course of 5 years. Following the 5th year, there is an entry/exit year where communities CEPAD has been working in prepare for CEPAD’s departure and communities where CEPAD will be working prepare for CEPAD’s programs. One thing that makes this community-choosing process unique is that CEPAD only works with a community where we are invited by the community members. Other criteria for choosing communities include:
- Existing ecological conditions (water, soil, rain supply) that can withstand agricultural production and food and environment security.
- A poverty level indicating high need.
- The 7 communities chosen in each department for a 5-year cycle should be within 20km of each other.
- Little to no existing presence of other nonprofit organizations or the government.
- Some (even if minimal) road access to reach the community.
Below are the communities CEPAD is working with for the 2015-2019 cycle organized by department.
San Francisco Libre
- El Bijague
- El Obraje
- La Chorrera
- La Uva
- Las Huertas
- Las Mercedes
- Las Cruces
Matagalpa
- El Bijague
- Jucuapa Occidental
- Las Delicias
- Ocote Sur
- Las Mercedes
- Santa Josefina
Santa María de Pantasma
- Bramadero 1
- Bramadero 2
- Jiquelite
- La Brellera
- Las Piedras
- Quebrada Honda
- El Prisionero
Jinotepe
- El Bosque
- Los Encuentros
- Buena Vista/La Conquista
- El Polvazal
- Santa Gertrudis/LaConquista
- El Brasil/La Conquista
- El Zapotal
Teustepe
- El Nancital
- La Joya
- Mercedes del Rancho
- Agua Caliente
- La Concepción
- El Pochotal/San Lorenzo
- Llano Grande
Nueva Guinea
- El Serrano
- La Ceiba
- La Fonseca
- Diriangen
- La Providencia
- Santa Fe
- Las Milpas