Overcomers: Artisans Shine at Quito Fair
May 17, 2019Women in the Quito Recycling Community are learning new skills, starting micro businesses and generating income to support their families. Read below how a Entrepreneurs Fair sponsored by ER and opened up to our partners and friends helped many artisans show off and sell their handiwork. (May 17, 2019) The first ever Feria De Emprendimiento […]
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Do Something Awesome with Your Refund
May 16, 2019(April 15, 2019) Getting a tax refund this year? If so, congratulations! Are you planning to invest your refund? If so, consider investing some of it people. We have some big-impact ideas, whether your refund is $33 or $3,300. *Provide a school pack/supplies/uniforms for vulnerable children. ER and our partners have identified 1,000 kids from high-poverty […]
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A Rebel with a Future
May 1, 2019Emily chose to stay. She chose to re-engage. She chose to accept the opportunities before her. She chose a future and she is thriving! By Robyn Wallace, Quito Dump Program (April 30, 2019) “Emily” made some big decisions recently. Emily first attended the Quito School After-School Support Program as an eight-year-old in 2013. We’ve watched […]
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What’s Cooking in Manila?
April 25, 2019By John Coffey, IT Tender Team Leader (April 26, 2019) School is out for the summer in Manila, but the children are still hungry to learn. During the months of April and May, the learning continues at IT Tender with our summer projects and events. The temperature reaches almost 40 degrees celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), […]
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Overcomer: He’s Too Far Behind…NOT
April 22, 2019By Amy Townsend, Dream Centre Co-Director (June 1, 2019) “Toby” is a grade 4 learner at Star of the Sea. He is Congolese and his family speaks French in the home. Both parents work very long hours in the tourist industry. He faces many life challenges beyond school. Toby is one of the first kids at […]
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It’s Harvest Time in South Africa
April 16, 2019Following is an excerpt from ER partner Living Hope’s latest eNewsletter. Here, John Thomas shares how teaching farming is helping vulnerable people learn a trade, gain confidence, build relationships and become sustainable. By John Thomas, Executive Director, Living Hope Trust Living Hope’s ‘Harvest Training Initiative’ program trains students in agriculture, business and missions. It is the […]
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Make Your Mom Smile
April 2, 2019(April 25, 2019) Mother’s Day is May 12. Your mom is special! So don’t wait. If you buy her a gift on AmazonSmile, ER will receive .5% of your purchase. There’s no extra cost. Click here to shop and/or sign up. If you’re reading this blog, chances are you care about people. But with life pounding […]
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Overcomers: Girls Learn Self-Reliance
April 2, 2019(June 1, 2019) Last month 11 at-risk girls learned basic sewing at the second Golden Hands Sewing Camp near Manila. The camp provides the girls with life and job skills to help propel them forward. All the girls had to learn to cut patterns and sew, and then make a reversible bag. Here, they proudly […]
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ER Canada: Beacon of Light
April 1, 2019Pierre and Sharon Roux traveled from South Africa all the way to Simcoe, Canada to share the incredible work they are doing with people living in settlements in their country. Pierre heads up ATAIM, a long-time ER partner operating near Cape Town and Beaufort West. Every year, ER Canada holds an annual banquet to bring […]
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March 30, 2019Emily chose to stay. She chose to re-engage. She chose to accept the opportunities before her. She chose a future and she is thriving! By Robyn Wallace, Quito Dump Program (April 30, 2019) “Emily” made some big decisions recently. Emily first attended the Quito School After-School Support Program as an eight-year-old in 2013. We’ve watched […]
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