Education Ecuador Project #31580

Reduce Work Hours for Ecuador's Street Children

by UBECI

Reduce Work Hours for Ecuador's Street Children

Project Report | Jul 24, 2019
Helping Children Working in the Markets Succeed

By UBECI Administrative Volunteer Team | UBECI Administrative Volunteer

July 2019

Reduce Work Hours for Ecuador's Street Children- #31580

By UBECI Administrative Volunteer Team

Hola!

We at UBECI wish to share our immense gratitude for your continued support to United to Benefit Ecuadorian Children, International (UBECI). Through your donations, we have maintained educational and recreational activities for the economically disadvantaged children of Quito’s market. Without your support, this month’s activities regarding Ecuadorian geography, musical education, traditional dance, national symbols, painting, and art would not have been possible. With all these activities you have strengthened the identity and self - esteem of our children via our market run games and projects, children who would otherwise be obliged to assist in sustaining their family through market work.

Through your aid, we have helped over 522 in the last two months with their personal development through our workshops and we aim to help many more.

From the words of a volunteer:

“UBECI is not a regular organization. It doesn’t just focus on playing with children, but on creating a safe environment, a positive space, and learning experiences. I really like how they focus on the educational aspect or lessons. The thing that really stood out to me is how the children took care of and supported each other–the way they look out for each other. A 5-year-old sister would pick up her 3-month-old sister to care for her, like a mini adult. UBECI, with its different projects for different kids, provides a space where the 5-year-old can be a 5-year-old, an opportunity she would not have otherwise.

“Something donors should know is that they are supporting such a beautiful organization. The staff and everyone involved provides such good energy and motivation to all the volunteers as well as the kids in the market. The staff here work so hard and have such positive attitudes that it influences the children’s happiness. They are very resourceful, from using bottle caps to put paint in to singing educational songs for the children–they know how to make the best out of the worst.” -Ann

Your continued support plays a crucial role in allowing our volunteers on the ground to maintain our current projects and to extend education, self-confidence and new opportunities to even more children. Our other ongoing microprojects include our “Dental Care and Education Project” and our “Emotional Support for Girls in Quito Project”. Our Dental Care project aims to provide 250 children with dental evaluations and dental toolkits in order to establish positive hygiene habits, while our Emotional Support project provides local psychologists and self-esteem.

Thus, we thank you once again for all of your support and hope to continue our partnership.

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Apr 18, 2019
UBECI Spring Report

By Molly McGee | UBECI Administrative Support Volunteer

Those of us at UBECI want to express our sincere gratitude for your continued support to United to Benefit Ecuadorian Children, International (UBECI). With the help of your donations, we are able to maintain our activities throughout the markets in the southern region of Quito for the children and adolescents who are obliged to assist their families in the markets due to their economic situation. Your continued support plays a key role in the success of UBECI’s “Reduce Work Hours for Ecuador’s Street Children” project. Together, we have been able to provide various activities which provide support for over 600 children in the outdoor markets throughout Quito. These activities include workshops and recreational activities providing the youth with homework assistance, hygiene workshops, and most importantly, a place where they may play and learn in a positive and welcoming environment.

It has been a busy couple months here at UBECI as multiple microprojects have been launched in tandem with the continued work of our “Reduce Work Hours for Ecuador’s Children” project. For example, in July we are launching the “Dental Care and Education for 250 Youth in Quito”. The aim of the dental project is to provide 250 children with dental care kits containing essential tools such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, and floss. In addition, UBECI will collaborate with local dentists who will provide dental evaluations and procedures for the children. The aim of this microproject is to educate the children on dental hygiene and instil positive habits of maintaining good dental hygiene. Within the last month, UBECI has also launched a second microproject focusing on the young girls and women working in the markets. With the help of our generous donors through GlobalGiving, the “Provide Emotional Support for GIrls in Quito” project will collaborate with local psychologists in order to evaluate and work to improve the self-esteem of the young girls working in the markets. In addition, this project will work to gradually shift the surrounding community’s focus on the importance of women’s education. Activities such as workshops on healthy self-esteem and emotional and physical care and evaluations from local psychologists the women and young girls (70% of the children working in the markets) will have the opportunity to pursue healthier lifestyles in education and or equal opportunities. The long-term goal for this particular microproject is to shift the focus on women working in the markets towards the importance of providing opportunities for education and equal opportunity.

As part of the mission here at UBECI, staff and volunteers are continuously striving to increase our international support in order to fund the regular campaigns for the Ecuadorian children. The success of these projects is contingent on the funding provided through our generous donors. As such, we will regularly reach out to international organizations and partners in order to promote the work done by UBECI and fundraise in order to continue support for the impoverished children working in the markets of Quito.

We would like to once again extend our gratitude for your support and hope to continue our partnerships with you!

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Jan 22, 2019
UBECI's New Year Report

By Mira Pluess | Communication Leader

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