From Earthquake to Entrepreneur...Ecuador

We are called not only to empower and equip adults with tools for the future; children and adolescents are the present and future of society.

Young people have a natural inclination to help that their parents hopefully nurtured from a young age. When speaking with any young prospects, focus on how they can get involved and make a difference. When they see that their participation will have a positive impact and actually do something, they will want to join.

That has been the motivation for the CDC Community Development Center to invest time in the new generations; children with dynamic and creative workshops are learning to be supportive and to work as a team.

The teenagers have received several talks on various topics such as:

Effective Communication with Parents

The self-esteem

Training Others

Community work

Preventive Talk with the Firemen

As adults have had a process of learning and empowerment to replicate the model, our main goal is for teenagers become agents to help more young people who are involved in addictions and do not invest their time wisely.

We are about to finish the project, but we are very happy for this great opportunity and experience lived, thank you to each person who has placed their bit and trust in us.

The new generations are making a difference today, tomorrow and always.

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“There is immense power when a group of people with similar interests gets together to work toward the same goals.” 
- Idowu Koyenikan

During the last 3 months, we have carried out several workshops for  Leonidas Plaza community.

We have been surprised about the interest and dedication that each family and specially women gave to these workshops. Each week we received at the Community Development Center located in Bahia de Caraquez, about 20 to 30 people to learn new tools that will allow them to improve their domestic economy.

A crochet workshop was held in different sessions, we also held a craft workshop with fomix material to the mothers, who normally cannot work outside home due to their children.

The workshop “Apply Electronics” was very successful, where we were able to receive not only men but women who are willing to acquire knowledge and tools that they can also share to others.

On August 4 we will give a psychology lecture for effective communication between parents and children, this is part of an integral that we have sought to sustain for the benefit of the community.

This group of families have worked hard for the same goal, to get up and empower themselves to go ahead without excuses. They stopped making excuses in order to get results in their lives.