Masatepe, Nicaragua - Sustainable Farming
OVERVIEW
This sustainable agriculture and livestock farm in Masatepe has served as a lead initiative for our work in Nicaragua since 2016. Known locally as “La Posada de Lucas” or “Luke’s Inn”, the farm hosts two important ministries. One Egg is a program that gives one egg a day to over 350 local preschool children to eat in class, staving off hunger while also serving to develop cognitive skills through critical animal proteins. The other ministry is a drug and alcohol rehab facility that currently hosts 10 men living on site while undergoing treatment. These men work and live on the farm, learning valuable job-training and life skills over the course of several months. The farm was in need of expanding its livestock operations in order to fully sustain the costs of these two vital programs.
Learn more about our work in Nicaragua here.
INVESTMENT SUMMARY: Growth-Stage investment
This Investment is structured as a Recoverable Grant following a revenue-based financing model which will recycle the full investment via revenue-share by the year 2025.
Tranche 1 (October 2020) funds expansion of pig operations via adding 6 adult sows & infrastructure.
Tranche 2 (early 2021) funds expansion of chickens from 2,000 birds to 3,000 birds.
Tranche 3 (mid-year 2021) funds expansion of chickens from 3,000 birds to 4,000 birds.
Key Metrics for Growth and Impact:
Business expansion to reach capacity within the current confines of the farm.
Provide income for key local change-makers
5 full-time jobs sustained ; multiplier effect of 4x equates to 20 livelihoods provided by these jobs.
10+ men empowered to undergo addiction recovery on-site
Over 400 children receiving eggs in class, amounting to an astonishing 80,000+ eggs per school year.
Despite the beauty of both the geography and the people here, Nicaragua holds claim to the title of being the second poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Poverty is severe with 50% living on under a $2/day and 20% living on under $1/day. The Nicaraguan people have been oppressed by corruption, politics, and war for decades, but nonetheless, it is clear that God has been at work here longer than any of us.