SUCCESSES
From incorporation in 2006, including projects already underway, ECUADOR QUILT, INC. has the made the following contributions in Ecuador:
San Pablo:
San Pablo:
- Funded construction of 6 Day Care Centers, disbursed throughout the village, including essential equipment for the kitchens, indoor bathrooms, classrooms and nap time.
- Co-funded construction of a new Medical Center to expand ability to provide medical care to the village.
- On an ongoing basis, funded medicinal and equipment needs as well as support for the staff.
- Funded construction of a Community Center.
- Contributed funds to build a shaded Community Park to provide a place for a needed respite from the brutal sun and high temperatures in San Pablo.
- Provided financial and construction assistance to build houses for more than 60 families.
- Responded to requests for nutritional support at the Day Care Center with quarterly subsidies when government support was discontinued.
- Built a Chapel for this community with strong ties to their Catholic faith.
- Co-funded expansion of the high school building including the construction of 3 trade schools.
- Donated funds and needed equipment for the 3 trade schools.
- The 3 trade schools are a mechanical school with more than 90 students enrolled, a computer science school as well as a tourism school. More than 24 students graduated in 2020.
- Built a Pavilion over the School Plaza which functions as a gymnasium for the school, for assemblies and as a community center for large scale gatherings as the only shaded structure large enough to hold a crowd.
- Purchased plastic chairs to allow for seating for gatherings.
- During the 2020 Covid Pandemic, Ecuador Quilt sponsored a food program for people who were out of work and in need.
- Provided support for maintenance and programs of Hermananas Hospitalarias, del Sagagrado.
- Contributed to funding of the construction of the Saint Theresa Chapel.
- Contribute to the support of nuns who work among the poor to allow them to continue their humanitarian efforts.
HEALTH & CHILDCAREBasic healthcare, meals and child care are basic requirements. Ecuador Quilt provides all of these for the desperately poor.
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HOUSING & COMMUNITYA home with running water is a must. Ecuador Quilt has built more than 60 homes for needy families as well as a community center.
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EDUCATION & TRAININGEducation and training are keys to lift people from poverty. Ecuador Quilt has helped more than 590 students with classrooms & training.
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