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Reflections from El Arenal, VII

By Sarah Luke Amidst the buses and the taxis that can quickly turn any back road into a busy street...

Thank you to all of the volunteers that have been working so hard on the Japa Housing Project, building a...

Congratulations to our partner Hogar de la Esperanza on their opening of a thrift store! The thrift store will be...

In the last month a minga was held to dig holes and trenches to start building the foundation of the...

By Sarah Luke I had finally done the thing I never wanted to do here: I turned a kid away...

“On April 16, 2016 a massive 7.8 earthquake ravaged the northern Ecuadorian coastline and Canoa, a small tourist village in...

By Sarah Luke Yesterday at El Arenal the smell of three burnt cakes traveled to the upstairs comedor where we...

By Sarah Luke The infrastructure of the building on Calle Trinidad and of the pattern of donations that flutter in...

Reflections of Natasha’s visit to Canoa and the Saman Project, Written by Sarah Luke Natasha Verkley, Hearts of Gold’s Executive...

By Sarah Luke The children at El Arenal look almost like every other child: hair pulled back in scrunchies, hands...