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Guey tortilla mexicanas dona 200 audÃfonos
Gratitud total a la familia de Guey Tortillas Mexicanas por su generosa donación de 200 audÃfonos para nuestros niñas, niños y jóvenes...
Maria Jose Orellana
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All About the CAP: How Has it Changed Fundación El Arenal?
Written by Stephanie Chamberlain, Volunteer and Michigan State University Student What is Fundación El Arenal? Fundación El Arenal is an...
Maria Jose Orellana
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2016 Christmas Giving Program
Hearts of Gold is delighted to renew its Christmas Giving Program in the 2016 year. Thanks to the generosity from Hearts of Gold...
Maria Jose Orellana
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Reflections from El Arenal, VII
By Sarah Luke Amidst the buses and the taxis that can quickly turn any back road into a busy street of estrangement, I’ve started to pick...
Maria Jose Orellana
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Reflections from El Arenal, V
By Sarah Luke Yesterday at El Arenal the smell of three burnt cakes traveled to the upstairs comedor where we had made half our kitchen:...
Maria Jose Orellana
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Reflections from El Arenal, IV
By Sarah Luke The infrastructure of the building on Calle Trinidad and of the pattern of donations that flutter in and out in waves has...
Maria Jose Orellana
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Reflections from El Arenal, II
By Sarah Luke This week at La Fundación El Arenal we introduced a toy chest. All the toys were donated: plastic dolls with blond and...
Maria Jose Orellana
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Reflections from El Arenal, III
By Sarah Luke A typical student at El Arenal is the child of a market vendor. Her mother sells piñas at a stand. Sometimes she is found...
Maria Jose Orellana
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Until You Raise Your Eyes, You Will Think You Are the Highest Point
As a newbie to Cuenca, arriving late in January from frozen Minnesota, I’ve experienced things expats know all about: smiling Ecuadorian...
Maria Jose Orellana
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What do you know about uplifting children?
Silverware is clanking as children chatter under the watch of a brightly painted tree. To the naked eye, these smiling children are just...
Maria Jose Orellana
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Your Precious Gift of Time Makes All the Difference
For all those who have volunteered in the past few months, I  would like to thank you from my heart  for your time. On Saturday, our...
Maria Jose Orellana
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Thank You and Happy New Year! We Couldn’t Have Done It Without You
Hello Everyone, and Happy 2016 New Year! We hope you had a wonderful, healthy holiday season full of love and laughter! Thanks to you,...
Maria Jose Orellana
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Happy Endings Are Possible – Thanks to YOU!
Great News Everyone!! Thanks to your kindness and support, Maria Hidalgo has a new place to call home and has been reunited with her 5...
Maria Jose Orellana
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How This Woman’s Painstaking Choice Left Me Breathless
A Mothers Choice; The Maria Hidalgo* Story It starts the same way as many of the stories we’ve heard. A family moves from its rural...
Maria Jose Orellana
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