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		<title>Complete: Emergency Project for Diego of Colombia: $2174 Raised! Thank You!</title>
		<link>http://aurashouse.com/2010/07/emergency-project-for-diego-of-columbia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This project is now complete. Launched: June 24, 2009. Completed July 30, 2010.

Emergency Project for Diego Armando of Colombia
Our goal was to raise $2,174
Stay tuned for photos and updates.

 
See Diego&#8217;s new bed.
See information regarding Heather&#8217;s raffle to win a Zune for donating.
See gifts Diego received with the first $445 raised by Aura&#8217;s House.


Diego needed help right away to help with medical issues and has limited income as his parents are deceased. We hope to bring peace and comfort to Diego and his caretaker, his aunt.
Read details about Diego&#8217;s Life ...]]></description>
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		<title>Maria Antonia Receives All Supplies To Start Her Tortilla Making Business</title>
		<link>http://aurashouse.com/2010/07/maria-antonia-receives-all-supplies-to-start-her-tortilla-making-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The income generating project for Maria Antonia Pol has been completed.   Thanks to your wonderful efforts, Maria and her grandmother now have all the supplies that they need to open their own tortilla-making business.  Maria will operate her business from a rental that is close to her home and she has also secured the help of her cousin in addition to her grandmother.  They will make fresh tortillas three times a day, as this is a staple of the Guatemalan diet.
Maria is excited about the opportunity you ...]]></description>
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		<title>Aura&#8217;s Tuition Project &#8211; Updates, Letter, and Photos &#8211; Guatemala</title>
		<link>http://aurashouse.com/2010/05/auras-tuition-project-updates-and-photos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 03:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children International agents in Guatemala report that Aura continues to do very well in school, and enjoys having the opportunity to learn and acquire excellent skills.  She is looking forward to completing her education and becoming a teacher.   What a dream come true for this young lady!
See Aura&#8217;s Tuition Project
View images of Aura at school.
Read a letter from Aura to her sponsor, Kristen Palana.

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		<title>Complete:  Household Needs Project for Jessabel Bajada of the Philippines:  $385 Raised! Thank You.</title>
		<link>http://aurashouse.com/2010/04/active-household-needs-project-for-jessabel-bajada-of-the-philippines-0-raised-so-far%e2%80%a6-only-300-left-to-raise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This project is now complete. Launched: April 5, 2010. Completed April 30, 2010.

Household Needs Project for Jessabel Bajada (11) of the Philippines
Our goal was to raise $350.  Your donations will go toward improving the living conditions of Jessabel (11) and her family of the Philippines. This project raised money for the following gifts: home repair materials, grocery items, a plastic clothes drawer, a kerosene stove, kitchenware, school shoes, rubber shoes, an electric fan, rice, meal expenses, and transportation expenses. All projects on the Aura’s House site are 100% US ...]]></description>
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		<title>Complete: Income Generating Project for Maria Antonia of Guatemala: $712 Raised! Thank You!</title>
		<link>http://aurashouse.com/2010/03/active-income-generating-project-for-maria-antonia-guatemala/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s House Partner, Mike Epler for his $207 ...]]></description>
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		<title>Aura&#8217;s Tuition Project Photos and Update -Guatemala</title>
		<link>http://aurashouse.com/2010/03/auras-tuition-project-photos-and-update-guatemala/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s House moved part of the funds raised for Aura&#8217;s 2011 tuition to Aura&#8217;s 2010 tuition so that she would still be allowed to enroll for the 2010 school year.
See Aura&#8217;s Tuition Project

Aura continues to work hard to achieve her teaching degree.  Children    International just informed us that Aura&#8217;s School in Guatemala has ...]]></description>
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		<title>Zoila&#8217;s New Gifts -Honduras</title>
		<link>http://aurashouse.com/2010/03/zoilas-new-gifts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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!



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		<title>Ana Gomez of Ecuador &#8211; Workshop Complete and Thriving</title>
		<link>http://aurashouse.com/2010/02/ana-gomez-workshop-complete-and-thriving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vickie Wiedenmann of Children International has just sent an update on Ana&#8217;s Income Generating Project .   She writes:
Dear friends,
The agency in Quito has advised us that Ana&#8217;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.  ...]]></description>
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		<title>Complete/Active: Tuition Project For Aura Hernandez of Guatemala -$657 Raised for the 2010 School Year</title>
		<link>http://aurashouse.com/2010/02/completeactive-tuition-project-for-aura-hernandez-of-guatemala-657-raised-for-the-2010-school-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Project launched: November 22, 2009.

Tuition Project for Aura Hernandez (16) of Guatemala
Our goal was to raise $657 for Aura&#8217;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!
$813 Raised so far for 2011
Amount Left to Raise for 2011 Tuition: $161
Please note: You may still donate to this project, but we won&#8217;t officially feature it again until November 2010.
See photos and read updates on Aura&#8217;s progress.



 

Our         ...]]></description>
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		<title>An Update on Updates</title>
		<link>http://aurashouse.com/2010/01/an-update-on-updates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi All,
Happy 2010. My apologies that we haven&#8217;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 ...]]></description>
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