Empowerment International
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Hey you! Check out something about Empowerment International.
Empowerment International is an organization aiming to help street children.
It has been found that these kids can be helped best before they make the streets their residence. We, therefore, help the most at-risk and poor by ensuring their education and providing them financial and emotional assistance.
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A working kid
Many of the kids have to work to sustain themselves and their family. Often, these children give up their education to earn a living. The cycle of poverty, therefore, continues throughout their lives.
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A helping hand
Mother helping her son with an activity for their sponsor in our program.
We have found that one of the secrets to success is getting the parents to become active participants in their children's education. Not only does this shift the entire communities value of education but it gives them more confidence in other arenas as well.
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A New Trend
Today if you walk through the barrio you will find children studying, often in their parents' presence and often with their assistance.
3 years ago this was not the case. We have been able to explain the value of education to over 70% of the families in the village we work. The families now realize that education is an investment in the future. This is something difficult to think about when food needs to be put on the table every day....which often means putting the kids to work in or out of the home.
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EI's children walking to school
Sights such as these make us feel that we have managed to make a difference in the community!
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Author Sam J. helps
Samuel Jacoby, author and volunteer at Empowerment International, helps Louis understand the exercise.
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Stellar kids
These three girls have awesome grades. The one on the left has aced the year. On location in a precario in Costa Rica (where all is not plush and green but full of warm smiles and lots of determination).
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Working for a living
Young Josefina is here in her afternoon attire, ready for work. She is 15 right now, about to graduate from 6th grade and is one of our photography students. She is taking our workshop this week during vacation and will also be assisting our new students.
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A very good year!
Kayla is a special girl who used to run away to attend school. Her mother had her care taking her little siblings and the home and she was not able to attend school. A teacher told us about her and we entered her in our program. After much work with her family, her mother finally has found work she can do from home so her two girls can attend school.
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Chica Linda
Yessenia is a program participant at Empowerment International.Isn't see a doll ? She lives in an extremely small shack with her family and the family just about survives on a meager income.
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A closer look
We have also started a photography program for the most at-risk children.This helps them hone their creative talents and also keeps them busy in their vacation.
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Thanks!
We are extremely grateful to our donors and volunteers who have stood by us always. Please continue supporting the kids - they need all the help possible.