Meet the Warrior Women: Cultivating Change, Growing Hope WARRIOR WOMEN
provide even more food for the children in their community. Their hard work and dedication have not gone unnoticed. “The group of women from the community are warriors — women with great courage, enthusiasm, and a spirit of service,” said Fernando, a Convoy of Hope agriculture technician in Nicaragua. “We have often seen them give up their time to help other people. We are so grateful to these sisters for their great contribution.” This spirit of service has become central to their identity as they continue to grow food not just for their families, but for their entire community. For the Warrior Women, agriculture has become more than just planting seeds — it has become a source of empowerment and dignity. “This work that we have done supporting the Agriculture program has brought us other experiences,” they said. “Agriculture is not just a job for men. Now we feel empowered to produce our own food.” With gratitude for the support and training they’ve received, they remain determined to keep learning and to share their knowledge with others. “We are grateful to all of Convoy of Hope, especially to the facilitators. We believe that they have given us the opportunity to learn, and that is why we now have the experiences to continue improving our lives, our family, and our society.”
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The Warrior Women’s journey has been marked by both challenges and triumphs. Along the way, they discovered new ways to use what they already had. Recently, they learned to make compost from harvest remains, mixing cornstalks, banana leaves, and dry leaves to enrich their soil. They also took a risk by planting yellow corn for the first time, initially doubting the quality of the seeds. But when harvest season arrived, their doubts turned into joy — the corn flourished, and they were able to share it with the local school feeding program. “With the corn produced, we cooked it and shared it with the children in the cafeteria. It was so delicious that the children asked us for more corn,” they said. Encouraged by this success, the women are now eager to expand their gardens and
Look out world — here come the Warrior Women. In Nicaragua, five courageous and enthusiastic women — Andria, Ana,
Nohemi, Belkis, and another Ana — are learning, growing, and paving the way for others to flourish in agriculture. For nearly 10 months, they have partnered with Convoy of Hope to learn improved farming practices, put them into action, and then pass on their knowledge to other women. Their goal is simple yet powerful: to empower more families to grow their own food, even on small plots of land. “As a group, we must share what we have learned with other women so that they, too, can have their own garden where they can grow some vegetables,” they said. “There is no need to have a large area of land to be able to grow food. It can be done from a small area.”
EC Talk | September 2025
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