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January 30, 2025
Simply by joining a peer-operated Savings and Internal Lending (SILC) group, Paubla’s fortunes have changed for the better. She and her husband, Javier, have always been hard workers, always trying […]
November 26, 2024
Cristóbal learned about the many offerings of local partner Centro Inter Eclesial de Estudios Tecnologicos y Sociales (CIEETS) from a neighbor. Since then, all the training he’s received has made […]
June 18, 2024
Judith knows that opportunities like learning about diversified farming don’t necessarily come every day. That’s why she values each resource and bit of knowledge presented to her and intends to […]
May 13, 2024
“Once bitten, twice shy” is a well-known saying about learning from bad experiences. But Claudia has overcome her mistrust of Savings and Internal Lending Communities stemming from a failed group, […]
January 22, 2024
Whereas Juan Alberto once grew only corn and “beans if we could get them,” he now has a diversified farm that enables him to cope with unpredictable swings between drought […]
December 7, 2023
Aleyda’s entry into the Farmer Field School offered by local partner Centro Inter Eclesial de Estudios Tecnologicos y Sociales (CIEETS) was just the start of a new way of life […]
April 25, 2023
Rather than buying nitrogen to fertilize his corn and bean crops, Isaí is growing his own. Ever since he started farming 18 years ago, he’s watched his yields go down […]
February 20, 2023
Yes, it was horrible. Frightening. Dangerous. Devastating. But they had community action plans for a variety of disaster scenarios, that’s how they got through the hurricane, and that’s why they […]
October 21, 2022
Edén has been a farmer since he was 16, but he only planted basic grains, and just for household consumption. Now he’s got a diversified farm, he’s improving his soils, […]
January 12, 2022
Now that they have a tank to store rainwater in, Maribel and her family are no longer completely limited to producing food in the unpredictable rainy season. She says, “Through […]
