In February 2025, Chris Rose, Amos Trust’s Director, visited Nicaragua to meet with the former CEPAD team and trustees. His visit aimed to express our ongoing support, gain a deeper understanding of Nicaragua’s political climate and plan our next steps.

Food aid, medical care, toilet blocks, community buildings and more fundraising. Read our summer 2024 update. “When I last wrote in December, only the greatest pessimists were anticipating that the attack on Gaza would still be ongoing and that conditions would have got so much worse.” Chris Rose writes.

This month we share two Stories of Hope from Nicaragua and an update on the recovery from Hurricane Julia and Storm Bonnie.

“The greatest impact on my family has been an awakening; an understanding of managing community projects and being part of small businesses in my community.” Karin Joseph shares the story of one member of a rural community in Teustepe, Nicaragua, supported by Amos Trust.

“Farmers proudly brought some of the fruits and vegetables they had managed to produce this harvest, many of which they had not been able to farm before. One farmer from a community in the Boaco communities proudly showed off his crop of tomatoes, which was a first for him, in such a dry region where they are generally not easy to grow.” Katie Hagley writes about how communities in Teustepe, Nicaragua are beginning to thrive.