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Change a Child’s Life this Christmas

24 November 2016 Leave a Comment

A Christmas Appeal: Danny at KACH

Thanks to your support, many more children can now go to school and have people caring for them.
Please take a moment to read our 2016 Christmas Appeal by our CEO Liza Hollingshead.

Filed Under: Appeals, Articles, From the CEO Tagged With: 2016, Christmas Appeal, Liza Hollingshead

We are Expanding!

26 October 2016 Leave a Comment

Teen and toddler

Ecologia Youth Trust is delighted to announce the expansion of its activities and the launch of our first Scottish programme – Growing2gether. We aim to develop our work in Scotland, creating the opportunity for us to address the growing needs of Scottish children and young people.

Filed Under: From the CEO, Growing2gether, News Tagged With: 2016, Growing2gether, Lady Diana Whitmore

Empowering Rural Women in Kenya

12 October 2016 Leave a Comment

Empowering rural women: skills training graduation

Around the world, rural women face inequality when it comes to access to services, resources and education. The empowerment of women globally is an urgent requirement to help bring about an end to extreme poverty and discrimination. In Kenya alone, women provide 80% of all farm labour.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: 17 days of activism, 2016, IPI, rural women, Skills Training, women's empowerment

5 Reasons Why You Should Sponsor a Child

20 September 2016 Leave a Comment

Why you should sponsor a child: child resting

Without doubt, we believe our child sponsorship programme is great – and we’ve seen how impactful it is, both for the sponsor and for the children. So, we decided to make a list of reasons why you should sponsor a child through Ecologia, to show you just how valuable it is.

Filed Under: Articles, Child Sponsorship Tagged With: 2016, child sponsorship, clare cooper marcus, sponsor

My Turning Point

11 August 2016 Leave a Comment

My Turning Point: Ma Kyin eco-farming in Myanmar

Myanmar’s Inle Lake watershed area is a beautiful heritage site with a unique eco-system. However, it has suffered increasing environmental damage due to overuse of chemical fertilisers and pressure from increased tourism. Ma Kyin Htwe explains how the eco-farming training funded by Ecologia has proved a turning point, for herself and her community.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: 2016, Eco farming, Inle Lake, Myanmar

Simon Reaches England

27 July 2016 Leave a Comment

Simon near Ardrossan

He’s been running 4 months, from Findhorn in Moray anti-clockwise along the British coast, and is now just over the border in England. He’s also almost halfway to his fundraising goal of £10,000. Simon’s run continues…

Filed Under: Articles, Simons Run Tagged With: #justalittlerun, 2016, Run around Britain, Scottish border, Simon Clark

Weaving Connections

4 July 2016 Leave a Comment

Weaving Connections: Ma Kyin eco-farming in Myanmar

Being separated from one’s parents and family creates disadvantage, and our commitment is to empower disadvantaged young people which includes creating opportunities to make friends in other cultures. Our Summer 2016 Newsletter is now out and is filled with stories about how the connections that have been weaved are changing, transforming and uplifting those that our project partners support.

Filed Under: Articles, News, Newsletter Article Tagged With: 2016, Newsletter, summer 2016 newsletter, weaving connections

Kitezh: A Volunteer’s Perspective

21 June 2016 Leave a Comment

Ed Hatfield tutoring at KitezhEd Hatfield visited Kitezh in 2014 with the group from Sevenoaks School. This visit left a lasting impression on him of the strength of Dmitry Morozov’s dream for the care of neglected orphans in Russia, and in 2016 he returned as a volunteer at Kitezh for 3 months.

Filed Under: Articles, Volunteering Tagged With: 2016, Kitezh, Russia, Volunteer

A Boy With A Future Thanks To Kitezh

18 April 2016 Leave a Comment

Shurov Family in Kitezh Imagine a poor rural family, two small boys and two alcoholic parents. Inevitably the social services stepped in and the boys were taken to a ‘shelter’. Fortunately not long after, a couple from Kitezh were looking for two children to take into their family. Read on.

Filed Under: Articles, Newsletter Article Tagged With: 2016, Kitezh

Simon’s 5000 Mile Run For Ecologia Begins!

28 March 2016 Leave a Comment

Simon Clark – Setting Off On Easter Sunday, Ecologia’s intrepid coastal runner, Simon Clark, set off from our base in Findhorn, Morayshire, on a 5,000 mile run around the wiggly edge of mainland Britain. Despite a cold, blustery wind many people gathered to send him off.

Filed Under: Articles, Fundraising Events, Simons Run Tagged With: #justalittlerun, 2016, Easter, Run around Britain, Simon Clark

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