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A Warm Thank You!
Dear Donors to the ASEAC-UNORCAC Scholarship Program, First of all I want to give a warm welcome to all of our new donors and an enormous Thank You for all of your contributions and support for the program. It is your donations and support that this program can continue to grow and strive. With your […]
More InfoScholarship Raffle
The May raffle to pay for student lunches every Wednesday was a great success! We celebrated the inauguration of the ASEAC youth offices with games, food and the raffling of various prizes. We were also honored by the opening speeches of the Cotacachi Mayor Alberto Anrango and UNORCAC president, Rumñahui Anrango. The prizes raffled off […]
More InfoContinued construction on the ASEAC youth office and mini organic gardens!
We are continuing to improve the space given to us by UNORCAC to transform it into the Cotacachi Youth Office. The local government has donated a majority of the building supplies (concrete, tiling, sand, etc) and the scholarship students and their parents have agreed to put in the labor. We are almost finished putting in […]
More InfoThank you Shepard Middle School for the incredible support!
Thanks to the incredible effort lead by Spanish teacher, Barbara Johnson, Deerfield Middle School has helped raise $9000 for the ASEAC-UNORCAC Scholarship Program through creative fundraisers such as bake sales, sales of handmade Ecuadorian crafts, a benefit concert and a fashion show!! Read more about their efforts here
More InfoVisiting a Local Organic Farm in the Cotacachi community of El Batan
Our eco-club recently went on a field trip to an organic integrated farm in one of the nearby Cotacachi communities, called El Batan. This farm is owned by Hector and Aya, who carefully plan and cultivate organic vegetables to sell to the Cotacacheños. By using natural fertilizers (such as manure tea, compost, animal feces etc), […]
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