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.
We are Expanding!
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.
Empowering Rural Women in Kenya
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.
5 Reasons Why You Should Sponsor a Child
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.
My Turning Point
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.
Simon Reaches England
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…
Weaving Connections
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.
Kitezh: A Volunteer’s Perspective
Ed 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.
A Boy With A Future Thanks To 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.
Simon’s 5000 Mile Run For Ecologia Begins!
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.