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The Teacher’s Prayer
I am always touched and moved when I read the words of The Teacher’s Prayer by Gabriela Mistral, the Chilean poet and first Latin American Woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
“let me be more mother than the mother
herself in my love and defense of the child
who is not...
« read more Jewelry Exchange Fundraiser Event
We invite you this Friday December 9th to our Jewelry Exchange Fundraiser Event. Proceeds from this event will benefit CCI.
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« read more Sharon DeLaCruz
Testimonials, Volunteer Testimonials
"A sudden accident interrupted my lifestyle and I needed a wheelchair to maintain my busy schedule. I began the exhaustive task of searching and calling to people around me. With my calling, I learned through people's stories that loved ones passed away and their wheelchairs had been tossed or given...
« read more Looking to Replace a Vandalized Mobile Clinic
For the past months CCI has been doing fundraisers and motivating people into supporting a good cause. A mobile dental unit was intended to be shipped to Ecuador during the month of October. The organization had
been as of July working to raise the funds needed for the cost of shipment...
« read more Container with 550 wheelchairs for national distribution arrives to Ecuador
On September 23th a container of 550 wheelchairs was released from customs in Guayaquil, Ecuador. An inquiry and a process that began in August, 2010, came to fruition on June, 2011 when the shipment of wheelchairs was made from Shanghai, China.
Causes for Change International, Causas para...
« read more Upcoming Fundraising Event, September 30, 2011
If you would like to pay in advance for this event you can do it through our Paypal account on the website....
« read more New Hope for Dennis
The latest project we are proud to have been a part of is the delivery of a wheelchair to Dennis, a young man with cerebral palsy in Costa Rica. In order to make this possible, CCI worked with its partner organization in Costa Rica, Proyecto Daniel.
Ligia Bobadilla of Proyeto Daniel,...
« read more Michelle Christian Corp
July 6, 2011
What I learned more than anything about this experience is that when I look into the face of an individual whether male or female, whatever race or religion, whether old or young, I saw myself. I learned that the light shines in all of us regardless of where...
« read more Pablito and Daniela
Featured, General, Top Stories
One of the biggest objectives of this year’s Mission Trip was to bring to Ecuador a High-Back Wheelchair for Daniela, as well as a Tryke and prosthesis needed for a boy named Pablito. Both eight years of age, she was born with encephalomyelitis, and he without his lower extremities. This...
« read more Disability Conference: Enfrentando la Discapacidad con Optimismo
Events, Featured, General, Top Stories
The conference: Enfrentando la Discapacidad con Optimismo, held in Guayaquil, Ecuador on June 17th was a first for the country of Ecuador, where the Office of the Perfectura of Guayas and a Non-Profit Organization worked together to bring the conversation of attitudinal awareness and treatment with respect and dignity of...
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