SUCCESSES

From incorporation in 2006, including projects already underway, ECUADOR QUILT, INC. has the made the following contributions in Ecuador: 

​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. 
  

Santo Domingo, Colorados:

• Provided support for maintenance and programs of Hermananas Hospitalarias, del Sagagrado.

Guayaquil

• Contributed to funding of the construction of the Saint Theresa Chapel.

LaLibertad

• Contribute to the support of nuns who work among the poor to allow them to continue their humanitarian efforts.​

HEALTH & CHILDCARE

Basic healthcare, meals and child care are basic requirements. Ecuador Quilt provides all of these for the desperately poor. 

HOUSING & COMMUNITY

A home with running water is a must. Ecuador Quilt has built more than 60 homes for needy families as well as a community center.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Education and training are keys to lift people from poverty. Ecuador Quilt has helped more than 590 students with classrooms & training.