This project is now complete. Launched: October 24, 2009. Completed: March 21, 2010.

Income Generating Project for Maria Antonia Hernandez Pol (17) of Guatemala
Our goal was to raise $712 . Your donations will fund a tortilla business for Maria Antonia (17) and her family of Guatemala. The project  raised money for the following gifts: 1 gas stove, 1 plastic table, corn, 100 plastic bags, 1 plastic basket, 2 tablecloths, 1 pot, and 1 plastic pot.

$712 Raised! Thank You!
Special thanks to super-donor and Aura’s House Partner, Mike Epler for his $207 …

Aura Yesenia Solis Hernandez is very grateful to have received the funds to enroll in the 2010 school year which began in early February. Due to unexpected tuition and travel increases, Aura’s House moved part of the funds raised for Aura’s 2011 tuition to Aura’s 2010 tuition so that she would still be allowed to enroll for the 2010 school year.
See Aura’s Tuition Project

Aura continues to work hard to achieve her teaching degree. Children International just informed us that Aura’s School in Guatemala has …

After the Children International staff in Honduras completed the set up of the Chicken Income Generation Project, they had a balance of about $60. Zoila and her sister received clothing, a basket of food, and hygiene items.
Thanks to all of you for helping this family in such a wonderful lasting way!

Vickie Wiedenmann of Children International has just sent an update on Ana’s Income Generating Project .   She writes:
Dear friends,
The agency in Quito has advised us that Ana’a project is now complete and she and her family are delighted and thrilled with the new opportunities you and your donors have given them!
All in all, the entire workshop was renovated; a new bathroom was constructed and a storefront sign was placed on their home.   Ana and her father received desks, tables, chairs, shelving units, supplies and tools for the workshop.  …

Project launched: November 22, 2009.

Tuition Project for Aura Hernandez (16) of Guatemala
Our goal was to raise $657 for Aura’s second year of school (2010) and we aim to raise $974 for her third and final year of school (2011).

$1057 Raised for 2010 -Thank You!
$498 Raised so far for 2011
Amount Left to Raise for 2011 Tuition: $476
Please note: You may still donate to this project, but we won’t officially feature it again until November 2010.

Our …

Hi All,
Happy 2010. My apologies that we haven’t been able to update project totals for donations made after December 29, 2009 so far this January. Our contact that normally sends us the weekly spreadsheet was away from the office at Children International and then was out sick. Luckily he is doing much better now and will be sending the latest spreadsheet on Friday, January 29, 2010. We look forward to updating the site and seeing where we stand after the generous end of year donations. We also plan to update …

We recently received word from Children International regarding the complete Chicken Income Generation Project for Zoila of Honduras. Vickie Wiedenmann writes:
As you can see in the photos attached, Zoila and her family are now the proud owners of 30 chickens! The agency indicated that the family continues to be so very grateful for all that you have done on their behalf, and feel confident that their new business of raising chickens will be of great benefit to them. Thanks to all of you who have made this special …

Thanks to Aura’s House donors, the special household needs and income generation project for Joselin has been completed — as you can see from the photographs below! See the original Household Needs and Income Generation project for Joselin.

Joselin and her family are delighted and very grateful for the support given to them, and especially for the items needed for their income-generating project of making and selling tortillas! Their home now has electricity in all four rooms; Joselin has a wonderful new cabinet in which to store her clothes; and …

Dear Aura’s House Supporters,
By now you have heard of the unimaginable disaster unfolding in Haiti’s capital and surrounding area. The single most important thing individuals who want to help can do is make a donation to a large organization that is coordinating efforts to rescue people, feed people, shelter people, and treat the injured.
Please consider donating to The UN’s World Food Programme, The Clinton Foundation, or The American Red Cross.

Thank You!
Sincerely,
The Team at Aura’s House

This update came a few weeks ago from Vickie Wiedenmann of Children International regarding Ana’s Income Generation project in Ecuador. She writes:

Hello everyone!

I just received an update from the agency in Quito regarding Ana’s project to provide an electrical workshop for Mr. Lema.

He has received tutoring lessons from an “electromechanic specialist” for the past four weeks.  Mr. Lema told our staff that he is confident with his knowledge and skills and appreciated the tutoring provided to him.

Unfortunately, Mr. Lema has suffered medically during the past month …

Aura’s Tuition Project, India Tuition Project, Income Generating Projects, and Kristen’s New Baby Lukas
Hello there Aura’s House Community,
I’m typing to you using only one hand as I hold my new baby boy, Lukas. No doubt it’s been a year full of changes, and as hectic as it can be sometimes, we wouldn’t have it any other way. This past year we launched the new site and took on a gaggle of new projects. Thanks to our donors we were able to help families in Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, Zambia, India, Colombia, …