We are happy to share with you our Fall 2023 Newsletter, highlighting our work around the world thanks to you, our sponsors and donors, and your generosity and dedication to helping children in need. Enjoy! VISITING OUR AFFILIATED SITES IN BOLIVIA Children Incorporated supports hundreds of children in three different cities and at twelve affiliated sites in Bolivia — all of whom are greatly benefiting thanks to their sponsors. This past spring, our Director of International […]
Our Fall 2023 Newsletter
Read Stories of Hope from Around the World
Revisiting Classrooms in Bolivia
Our Director of Development returns to the Montero School for a long awaited visit
When our Director of International Programs, Luis Bourdet, and I discussed traveling to Bolivia in March of 2023, he was most excited about getting to visit the Montero School outside of Santa Cruz. Not only had Children Incorporated donors funded the construction of seven classrooms at the school seven years ago, for which Luis and I were invited to attend the community inaugural event, but more recently, we have supported the school’s efforts to build […]
Long-Term Housing Solutions in Bolivia
Upon returning to Bolivia after 7 years, our Director of Development reflects on our support
One of my very first site visits with Children Incorporated is something I will never forget. After a brief few days in La Paz, Bolivia, our Director of International Programs, Luis Bourdet, and I flew to Santa Cruz, in anticipation of meeting with our volunteer coordinator, Sister Pilar, at our affiliated site, Villa Emilia. When I initially met her back in 2016, Sister Pilar really stood out to me. A small, gregarious woman who has […]
Investing in Education and the Future in Kenya
Our volunteer coordinator from the St. John’s Community Center visits our Richmond office
This past July, we had a special surprise at our office in Richmond, Virginia when we received notice that our volunteer coordinator, Peter Njuguna, from the St. John’s Community Center in Nairobi, Kenya, would be visiting. Peter has been a long-time coordinator with Children Incorporated, running our sponsorship program that supports children living in poverty in the Pumwani area of Nairobi. Peter arrived at the office prepared with a presentation in which he discussed the […]
Help Save Children in Chile
Facts about child poverty in Chile and how Children Incorporated is helping
Truly a nation of contrasts, Chile spans over 2,000 miles of South America’s western coastline, with deserts in the north, rainforests in the south and the snowcapped peaks of the Andes Mountains ranging throughout. Although a politically progressive country when it comes to human rights, millions of Chileans live in abject poverty. There is a striking disparity between the rich and the poor here, which stems in part from the education system. A good education […]
September 2023 Impact Report
A letter from our volunteer coordinator at Gouge Elementary School
Each year, our volunteer coordinators write letters to our office to let us know their first-hand experiences with just how powerful sponsorship is for children at their schools. Today we hear from Monica at Gouge Elementary School in North Carolina about how our program has helped children this past year, all thanks to our caring sponsors. A letter from Monica “I can’t believe it is that time of year again. I have been thinking for […]