Did you know rural women, the majority of whom depend on natural resources and agriculture for their livelihoods, make up over a quarter of the total world population?
In developing countries, rural women represent approximately 43 percent of the agricultural labor force, and produce, process and prepare much of the
Imagine you are 56 years old and need to care for fifteen grandchildren. You have fifteen lives that are depending on you to have their best interest at heart and have the ability to provide for them. For anyone this would be a monumental task let alone for someone in
This year will be the very first time this family will wake up in a safe, warm, comfortable home.
Aldo and Zulma live in Peru – but for them every day is a day of giving thanks – because this year, a friend like you gave them an amazing gift: A NEW
Esperanca has a unique opportunity to correct the water crisis in Los Angeles, a rural village in Nicaragua, by piping clean, fresh water sourced from a pure subterranean spring to everyone’s home in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is just 1 of 12 villages Esperanca plans to bring clean drinking water to over the next four years.
Esperanca has been granted approval to be part of the 2015 State Employees Charitable Campaign (SECC).
It’s back to school time. All around the world children are piling into school buses, excited to show off their new clothes, to break open their brand new school supplies and find out what this new year will hold. But high in the mountains of southern Bolivia, there’s a different kind of excitement. For these children, back to school means more than seeing old friends and meeting new teachers.