Child Sponsorship Program, December 2018
“Without education, we would be on the street. We don’t know where we would be.” As I sat across the table from two of our college students in Dar es Salaam earlier this year, I had to make sure my sips of coffee were strategically timed! Our uproarious laughter filled the small eating area as […]
Amigos en Acción: $92 from 92
As many of you know, 2018 has been an eventful year in Nicaragua due to socio-political protests and unrest. Many organizations that have worked in different regions throughout the country have closed their doors and ceased services, whether temporarily or permanently. We at Amigos en Acción are proud to say that we have continued as […]
Lake Eyasi, 2018-19
So much is happening and the need is so large it is hard to contain it in a few paragraphs. May 2018 saw 10 of us on the ground again. While there we worked a remote bush community medical clinic, built 3 houses, started a micro loan program with local ladies growing onions, built a […]
Jhule Update
I went to Jhule today in Nepal. Amazing story strating in 1979 when a Nepal girl was given to a passing French expedition. Fast forward past the times when you could only walk t this village, a reuniting of the daughter with family, earthquake relief to today. Here we are beginning with our partnership with […]
Political Instability in Nicaragua
Update on 2 Wheels Projects: Due to the political instability in Nicaragua that started in April of 2018 and still continues, we have had to suspend the project. The Co-founder, Alejandro Solano, now resides in Costa Rica with refugee status. He is still passionate about this project and is hopeful that he can continue donating […]
4Walls Update
Quiet lives have been disrupted but the 4Walls Project continues building houses in Nicaragua. Conflicts between competing interests have created serious political strife in Nicaragua since April 2018. The situation grew severe enough for the U.S. Embassy in Managua to withdraw staff and issue an advisory for U.S. travelers.Our little town of El Sauce has been quiet […]
New Land, New Building
It’s an exciting time of change and hope for the children we are working with in Uganda! This year, we were able to purchase land and begin building a new primary school in the village of Kankoole. The new school will provide amazing opportunities to the children in the area that previously have not had […]
Good news from The Friends Project!
Good news from The Friends Project! We successfully funded college scholarships for two students from El Sauce, Nicaragua, where we raised money for, built and opened a kindergarten in 2014. Yessenia and Alonso are in their final year of school; she’s becoming a nurse and is already in an internship in a rural community and […]
Art Camp in Amigos en Accion
In Amigos en Accion, we finished another successful year with an incredible art camp led by students from Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy (FALA), and we are looking forward to an even better 2018! Our regular program ran through the end of November, and we had 24 students actively participating. The students learned and grew […]
January Journey: My Return to Yunguilla
My backpackwas tightly tucked under the seat in front of me, seatbelt buckled, hair tied back, first aid kits checked (and hopefully under the plane), passport safely tucked away, and there I was, ticket in hand, on my way back to Ecuador. I was incredibly excited, a little bit sleepy, and hardly nervous. Although there […]