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                                          Feeding Children               


In 2015 the Covenant's nutrition program expanded the feeding programs 3 nutritious meals a week serving, 1350 meals every week. We serve 450 children in 5 villages and at Fundacion NITCA, with 70,000 meals a year. We also provide 4,000 meals to an Elder program in La Cruz Verde. 

Vegetable gardens were started in 5 communities in 2013. There are two planting seasons each year. This helps supplement the meals with additional ingredients and nutrition, while also helping communities learn more about  self-sustainability.


               Feeding Program
               Emergency farm aid
50 pound bag of seedSorghum seed
   The San Francisco Libre region was hard hit by drought conditions in 2014 and the famers' crop failed. Without a crop to harvest the farmers did not have the cash to purchase seed to plant for the next crop. A few small New England UMC churches connected with the Covenant raised $3,500 for seed. Five hundred pounds of seed, plus fertilizer was delivered in October 2014 and a second larger delivery will be made in the spring of 2015. The Fall crop was a success and the farmers are very grateful for the aid in helping them regain self           sustainability.

Simon unloading farm aid
500 pounds of fertilizer for farmers
Omar distributing the seed/
50 pound bag of fertilizer
Fertilizer
500 pounds of seed for farmers
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