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Category: Programs In Action

  • THE GIRL WITH A BURN

    THE GIRL WITH A BURN

    This story is hard to read. While the girl’s name is fictional in order to protect her identity, her story is real. Not just for her, but for the many […]

  • EMPOWERING ERWIN

    EMPOWERING ERWIN

    Erwin is energetic and kind — and he works hard, too. The young man lives at Casa de Esperanza as part of the Patzan-Cotzojay family, where he receives all the […]

  • EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION

    EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION

    The  brightly decorated classrooms are divided into arts and reading areas. Teachers sit with students in small groups, helping them sound out words and read books on their own — […]

  • 31 new shining lights.

    31 new shining lights.

    There’s a dusty road in rural Kenya, situated between mountains and hills in a western valley. The road unfolds through green fields, leading to a pair of white gates painted […]

  • JELBIN’S BRIGHT FUTURE

    JELBIN’S BRIGHT FUTURE

    Changing the plan is a part of being young. Actually, it’s a part of the whole of life — but it’s especially prevalent in the crossroads we often meet as […]