Ecologia and our partner, International Peace Initiatives (IPI), are very proud to announce that the first year of the three-year Hairdressing Skills Training Project has begun! 25 Women in Meru, Kenya, have started the remarkable journey of changing their lives by studying a Diploma in Hair and Beauty at the IPI Polytechnic. Their course started […]
Working with Disengaged Young People
EMPOWERMENT RATHER THAN CONTROL Diana Whitmore Why is it important? This article is borne out of frustration – frustration that our troubled young people today are not receiving the quality of care, authentic attention, positive intervention and loving support that they both badly need and deserve. What do we aim for? Do […]
Annual Newsletter 2019
Dear Friends, Welcome to our Annual Newsletter! It is a pleasure to compile snippets of news from each of our diverse projects for you. We are indeed a small charity with a big impact! All thanks to you and your support for the children in our projects. We wouldn’t be […]
Amazon Prime Day 15th – 16th July
Shop great deals with Amazon Smile and Amazon will make donations to Ecologia Youth Trust at no extra cost to you! It’s really quite simple. Just follow these step by step instructions and make a difference to the lives of children across the globe. Step 1: Go to Amazon Smile online. Step 2: […]
Henrietta Rose
In loving memory… 24th June 2019, marks the passing of a dear friend, Henrietta Rose. The extraordinary breadth of her interests and the many ways she served her family, her friends and her community were evidenced by the tributes paid to her. One of the great loves of her life was Sky Is The Limit […]
Ellie and Casey’s Volunteer Story
Meet Ellie and Casey, two volunteers who visited our projects in Russia and Kenya and had an incredible experience! Ellie’s Story After a rather average four months studying in Voronezh, I wasn’t entirely sure if returning to Russia was the best way to spend the summer holiday. But I’m glad I took the leap. From […]
Celebrations and New Buildings at Sky Is The Limit School
Liza, our CEO, tells us of her first trip to Sky Is The Limit 8th June, was one of the most moving days in my life. My first visit to Sky Is The Limit School included a Celebration of the three new classrooms, and kitchen and dining room, funded by individual donations and the Toy […]
Miles Apart but Friends for Life
A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.” – Douglas Pagels Sponsoring a child is an amazing act of kindness. When you choose to give a small amount of money each month, not only do you change a child’s life for the better, […]
Young People Making a Difference in their Community
Growing2gether is making changes in the community, thanks to a grant from the Scottish Government and the European Social Fund. Three Growing2gether in the Community projects have been developed by our young people to bring attention to issues that they felt were important to them. Mental Health Mural The Charleston Academy group were inspired to […]
Ecologia Welcomes Tarnos School
Earlier this year, Tarnos School in western Kenya was welcomed into the Ecologia family. Founded in 2009, Tarnos is a low-cost community school providing quality education for children in a large rural area inhabited by the Kalenjin, Kikuyu and Luo communities. What began as a simple building for 50 children, is now a school for […]
