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August 1, 2025
In an area with limited road access and few opportunities for youth, Jason has found a path of personal and collective growth through his participation in a community-based youth empowerment […]
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 […]
November 16, 2023
There’s a good chance that farmers everywhere might smile in recognition as Douglas tells how he and his fellow farmers first reacted to the idea of practicing Conservation Agriculture. “We […]
September 5, 2023
Doña Adilia nearly gave up farming. Then she learned about conservation agriculture, and her enthusiasm is through the roof! She lives with her son and his family on a little […]
August 26, 2022
Lisbania and her Savings and Internal Lending Community (SILC) group members were scared at first by the mere thought of trying to learn to save money together. “It seemed too […]
When Martín first heard about an opportunity to farm sustainably in 2018, he instantly recognized that “this was something we needed.” The intervening years have proven him right. He says, […]
July 28, 2022
Doña Silvia confirms that, as expressed by the subtitle of the program (“Somos Resilientes”), she and her family are indeed resilient. Except for her husband’s seasonal work picking coffee, agriculture […]
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 […]
December 8, 2021
When technicians from local partner Caritas Estelí first presented soil restoration as a means of improving resilience to worsening weather patterns, Doña Emma says she and the 40 other farmers […]
