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Posts By: Nicole Farn

Thank you for Making Room!

Thank you to everyone who supported this year’s Development Dinner to Make Room for women and girls. Thank you for squeezing in tight. Thank you for your ears that listened, f... Thank you to everyone who supported this year’s Development Dinner to Make Room for women and girls....

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Alberta Teachers #MAKEROOM in Guatemala

As we continue to address classroom construction needs in Comitancillo, Guatemala, we are also concentrating efforts on improving the quality of education received inside clas... As we continue to address classroom construction needs in Comitancillo, Guatemala, we are also conce...

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A labour of love; A means to move forward

The Casa Grande (Big House) of the Strathcona Lodge is a bustle of activity as dental brigade volunteers prepare for a clinic day in the 84-family remote Kichwa community of E... The Casa Grande (Big House) of the Strathcona Lodge is a bustle of activity as dental brigade volunt...

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Conserving Environments, Sustaining Communities

Ecotourism should empower local people through shared participation, provide income opportunities to stimulate local economy, and have minimal impact on natural resources to c... Ecotourism should empower local people through shared participation, provide income opportunities to...

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In solidarity with Nicaragua

As a Civil Society Organization that played a large role supporting the Nicaraguan people in their struggle for a just government in the 80’s, we continue to support justice, ... As a Civil Society Organization that played a large role supporting the Nicaraguan people in their s...

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Because of you, Mom

This Mother’s Day, show your mom how much you appreciate her by making mothering easier for another deserving mom. Sure, you could buy her flowers, but empowering anothe... This Mother’s Day, show your mom how much you appreciate her by making mothering easier for an...

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Small town, Big hearts

I have traveled all around this here globe. But there is a little piece of my soul in Scales Mound, Illinois, population 373. A few weeks ago, I was treated to a Skype call fr... I have traveled all around this here globe. But there is a little piece of my soul in Scales Mound, ...

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The spirit of Change for Children

Volunteers are the spirit of Change for Children The classrooms of the new secondary schools recently constructed in the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve in Nicaragua served as true ... Volunteers are the spirit of Change for Children The classrooms of the new secondary schools recentl...

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The Journey to Gender Equality

Change for Children’s International Projects Manager, Adrienne, recently ventured into the Bosawas Bosawas Reserve for the first time and was welcomed by community membe... Change for Children’s International Projects Manager, Adrienne, recently ventured into the Bos...

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More than Numbers on World Water Day

700 million people suffer from water scarcity. 2 billion people drink unsafe water every day. 443 million school days are lost annually due to water-related illnesses. 700 million people suffer from water scarcity. 2 billion people drink unsafe water every day. 443 mi...

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