Updating my blog to support a great program here in Peace Corps. I hope you can support it!!
The GAD raffle is on! Last year we were able to provide scholarships for 68 girls who wouldn't have been able to finish colegio otherwise. We wouldn't have been able to help them out in this way if it weren't the GAD raffle and the help of all the wonderful volunteers. If you could send this announcement out to your friends and family back home so they could also participate, this year is sure to be just as big of a success! Thanks so much! - GAD
GAD RAFFLE!
July 7, 2009
Grand Prize: 2 Flights within Ecuador
Other prizes include:
River tubing and ziplining in Mindo!
Biking and guided canyoning in Baos!
Rafting in El Chaco!
A guided tour of an Ethnobotanical Park in Puyo!
And many more including prizes in:
Sa, Guayaquil, Santo Domingo, Vilcabamba, and Baos (Azuay)
Donations are tax deductible!! There are several ways to donate:
1. We encourage you to donate on-line through the Friends of Ecuador website. Log on to www.friendsofecuador.org and click on Donate to make a donation to the GAD raffle and see a complete list of this years fabulous prizes.
2. Checks can be made to: Club Kiwanis Chuquiragua Please write GAD Rifa in the Memo of the check and mail to: Attn: GAD. Casilla 17-08-8624. Cuerpo de Paz/Ecuador. Quito, Ecuador. South America.
The Peace Corps Ecuador Gender and Development (GAD) Committee aims to enhance gender equality in all sectors of Ecuadorian society. In 2008, GAD provided over 60 scholarships to financially underprivileged, yet highly motivated Ecuadorian women so that they can finish their high school education. Working in partnership with Club Kiwanis Chuquiragua in Quito, GAD Ecuador's scholarship program is one of only a handful worldwide. The financial assistance that GAD provides for these young women is vitally needed, as a mere 56% of Ecuadorian women receive their high school degree. In addition to the scholarship program, GAD also sponsors popular youth camps and large national leadership conferences for Ecuadorian girls.
