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Loscarasucias Children's Home Global Colors board member Joy Haynes went to Argentina and while there decided to do a little Guerrilla Aid. In a short amount of time she met every immediate need of a children's home outside of Buenos Aires. |
Women Fuelwood Carriers Just outside of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, there are women who hike roughly 18 miles a day collecting wood to be sold in the market. The weight of the packs they carry can be up to 70 lbs. - close to the weight of some of the women - and they do it all for about $2. |
Development in Gardening We partnered with an amazing organization, Development in Gardening (DIG), to create vegetable gardens next to hospitals in Africa.
We worked at Hospital Fann in Dakar, Senegal, and created something so unique it brought First Lady Laura Bush to visit.
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Cows for the Massai After the September 11 attacks, the very poor people of the Maasai banded together and raised enough money to buy fourteen cows - their most prized possession -to give as a gift to America to help us heal.We decided to go over and thank them by repaying the gesture... |
UCLA at Angkor Thom While in Cambodia in 2005, we met a group of children being taken care of by the monks near Temple Bayon in Angkor Thom just north of Siem Reap, and they eventually became the inspiration to start Global Colors.It was only fitting that our first project was to go back and thank them. |
CAA Envirotrade Creative Artists Agency (CAA) selected Global Colors to launch their International Volunteer Vacation Program, having us take CAA employees to Mozambique and South Africa for a reforestation and outreach project. |
Jeff Scott We were contacted by the friends and family of Jeff Scott to see if we could do any sort of project in his memory, and so we set out to get to know the man Jeff had become, and create a project work in his honor. |
Bonfil Orphanage Just outside Cancun, Mexico, there is a small orphanage called "Casa Hogar Esperanza". This "House of Hope and Faith" is run by Asencio and Esther Mancilla who started this home nearly 20 years ago when someone left an infant on their doorstep. |
Back to School Inspired by Jeff Scott, our Cambodian Back to school program was able to expand to become a resounding success. 120 children are now in school, families are becoming self-sustaining, and we were lucky enough to facilitate it. |
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Inspired by Jeff Scott , our Cambodian Back to school program has been a resounding success.120 children are now in school, families are becoming self-sustaining, and we were lucky enough to facilitate it.
For the project, we partnered with a local NGO outside Phnom Penh - The SAO SARY FOUNDATION - to maintain the school program, and we couldn’t be happier with the results. Through our partnership we were able to identify the children at most risk, and tailor-make our program to perfectly suit the area, community, and each child.
Back to School The first day of school was incredible! We took 120 children off the streets and into school, and through your support, provided them with:
 After the formalities, Carla Brooks (Barton's mother) came to give the first assignment - an easy task after teaching 35 years in the U.S. public school system. Known as “Mama Carla”, she passed out crayons and had each child draw a picture for the person who put them in school.Global Colors is all about results. In our first request for help, we showed pictures of children we wanted to get in school, and nothing made me happier than to see them there that day ready for school - knowing that we accomplished exactly what we set out to do.
Put your mother on a motorcycle - I guarantee it will make you smile...
Project GalleryThis project contains two galleries Gallery one has 12 images Gallery two has 16 images click on the image to view that gallery. |
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In addition to our back-to-school program, we also created a new source of income for some impoverished families- providing self-sustaining employment specifically suited for each of them. For instance, a woman with 9 children - one with cerebral palsy - was unable to find work and still take care of her children. We learned that in her village they lacked a market, so we helped create a roadside stand (think of your local 7-11) where she can stay home with her children and sell things that her community needs - now making 10 times her previous income.
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