EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL INC
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Target demographics: impoverished children, at risk youth, all ages
Direct beneficiaries per year: 250 in Villa Esperanza Community 55 in Santa Ana Community.
Geographic areas served: Nicaragua
Mission:
Our mission is to break the cycle of poverty before it is transferred to yet another generation, by building more educated and productive communities.
Results:
For the past two years our school retention rate has been over 97% of our 250 children in the program. We now have 4 children in the university and one will graduate end of 2011 with a degree in psychology. The community has experienced a paradigm shift towards valuing education.
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wbailey0706
02/20/12
I continue to be inspired by the work that is being done by Kathy Adams and the other folks at Empowerment Intermational. Just spend a day with the kids from the barrios that participate in the program and you' be inspired too. The extracurricular activies the participants are involved in include a...
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falconer
02/22/11
I have been visiting Nicaragua for five years and working with children in sustainable education projects there. Last summer I met Kathy Adams, the director, and some of her staff. After some lively discussion about socio/economic influences on education and educational philosophy, I was asked if ...
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wendell
02/19/11
I volunteered to raise funds and attend the 8 day, 375 mile bike ride around Lake Nicaragua in Jan 2011. I assisted with driving a support vehicle and I raised $2,060 in donations so I could bike/attend the event.
I also hosted a "meet and greet" between Kathy Adams, CEO/Founder and some of my ...
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