Fast Stat: Nearly 100+ women and girls have learned livelihood skills by passing the Golden Hands Sewing Training Course and are now able to help their families generate income. Michie arrived at ER’s sewing and pattern-making class fraught with fear. She was shy and...
Food Arrives in Haiti! If you've been following the unrest in Haiti, you know shortages of food, water and fuel are creating frightening conditions throughout the country. ER's two partners in Haiti, Lemuel Ministries and House Of Hope (Children's Home for...
Extreme ResponseVolunteer Opportunities Quito Dump Program Location: Quito, Ecuador Statistics are difficult to find because no one has counted the people who live and scavenge in the garbage dumps of the world’s poorest countries. They’re the people society has...
Education is crucial in helping children and families escape generational poverty. Learning helps children build self-esteem and opens doors to employment, sustainable families and community leadership. While many countries have significantly increased access to...
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Like you, we have deep compassion for the people of Venezuela and Colombia who have left their countries in order to survive. These desperate refugees are scattering throughout South America. Thousands of hurting and hungry people are streaming through Quito, Ecuador,...
By Walt Walkowski, ER Global Impact Coordinator Sadly, abandonment, abuse, hunger, thirst, shelter, deaths, typhoons, fires, flooding, earthquakes and disease are prominent traumas faced by the vulnerable people of the Philippines. Because ER and our partners operate...
Four years ago, a short-term team from Bridge Church, Easton, PA, traveled to Quito, Ecuador to help build a home for a family who gleans its existence from the trash at the Quito Dump. After many hours of work, the home was completed and one family of recyclers had a...
ER loves to leverage relationships with our partners to maximize impact. The following story is a great example. ER operates the Golden Hands Livelihood Educational Program which teaches vulnerable women sewing and business skills so they can help provide for their...
Story update: Fast forward less than one year, and the guys in the Quito Men's Program at the Quito Dump are producing some stellar furniture. Check out this set below. Notice the recycled pallet wood. How awesome is this? ER's Pete Emery shares: "We delivered our...
Extreme Response InternationalEDUCATION REINFORCEMENTThrough our Dream Center education reinforcement programs, we provide tutoring, mentoring, nutritious meals, school supplies, uniforms, basic life skills and access to extra-curricular activities to vulnerable...
So you've survived winter and are looking for something exciting to do this year. You've thought about planning a vacation, but the idea of another beach trip leaves you empty. Fortunately for you, we've got the perfect solution: Join an Extreme Response Christmas...