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 …

Dear All,
Thank you for helping us to help needy children and their families this past year and for helping us continue to do so. From all of us at Aura’s House, Happy Holidays and all the best for 2010!
Sincerely,
Kristen, Ana, Mike, Christina, Heather, and Courtenay

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, …