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The Ali Shungu Foundation |
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"IMPROVING THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING OF FIVE ANDEAN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES" |
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Help for Five Indigenous Communities |
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With Windows Media Player 10 you can stream some of our Otavalo movies. They are best viewed with a high speed connection. Enjoy. |
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What's New? Click the photo to see the video |
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We are looking for someone who can volunteer to write a grant...can you help? |
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Young ladies from 5 Indigenous communities near Otavalo are receiving scholarships to help pay for high school. In many cases, it is the scholarships that have convinced parents to allow their daughters to continue studying. These are interviews with each young lady, telling a bit about themselves and thanking those who have contributed. |
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Rural Students Receive Scholarships |
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With the help of a donated laptop computer, Huaita Sisa Saransiq and Deisy Farinango help create an index for the Yambiro Library, which is being funded and stocked by travelers, teachers and schools. "A house without books is like a room without windows. " |
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Helping their Community |
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Many, many thanks to Chris Taylor and the folks at Barnes and Noble in Asheville, North Carolina for the time and effort that went into collecting books for the children of the Andean village of Yambiro. The books will help form a rural library. |
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Children's books from Asheville, N.C. to Yambiro |
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Brian Holden is a 5th grade teacher from Vancouver, B.C. The students of Brian's class collected school supplies and Brian and his wife Gail lugged them down to give to the Yambiro school. Students will exchange letters and art. |
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A Cultural Exchange between Vancouver, B.C. and Yambiro |
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With the help of Srta. Anna Taft, Doctors from Montana have organized a medical mission to provide free medical check-ups for children and adults in the rural areas surrounding Otavalo. These programs provide much needed attention! |
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Medical Check-Ups for Rural Children |
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Alexandra Gehring and her family from Arlington, Virginia hauled down several suitcases of school supplies provided by students of her daughter's grade school and high school. These efforts help over 120 students from families that can not afford basic supplies. |
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School Supplies from Visitors to Otavalo |
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Students from the University of Wisconsin under the guidance of Dr. Chris Olsen visit Yambiro for the fourth year during the first week of June to treat cows, pigs, dogs, cats and sheep for intestinal parasites. This video was recorded last year. |
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University of Wisconsin Anti Parasite Project |
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Each year the scholarship program expands. This year travelers provided financing for 13 young ladies to continue high school study. Click on the photo of each young lady to see a video interview discussing issues of the day. |
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The 2007-2008 Scholarship Program |
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At long last we have inaugurated the Yambiro Library/Knowledge Center. Students and adults from 5 communities will have access to over 750 books, 2 computers and educational DVDs to be viewed on a new Television and DVD player. |
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Inauguration of the Yambiro Library/Knowledge Center |
