Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    Rural Economic Development. During 1,214 new lives were touched by our programs. 2,475 members of our oven project communities received our ongoing support. 8 Households broke the poverty cycle barrier, achieving new financial security owning their own business during 2020. Our brick ovens are built for women seeking a sustainable source of income to support their families. They demonstrate an aptitude and desire to manage, maintain, and run a successful business. Furthermore, rural Costa Rican communities rarely have access to fresh baked goods, many in food dessert areas where the sources are limited. Breads from our ovens offer a sustainable, fresh option for the community. Our oven program provides needed resources for the whole community, giving families the opportunity to live better lives and give back to their communities. Each oven project includes the construction of a new bricks oven, a processing and packaging facility and seeds funding for trainings, business development and start-up costs. During 2020, we worked within eight different communities throughout Costa Rica, empowering 41 women to overcome adversity and achieving financial security. During 2020, we added ten new families to our brick oven community, empowering each family move from living under the national extreme poverty level of $155 a month to earning over $600 a month (the national average income for rural communities). During 2020, we invested an additional $3,500 to support our brick oven communities during the global COVID-19 pandemic, offering emergency funding to ensure each oven project could survive during the unique hardship.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $18.7K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    Global Leadership 39 Youth Volunteers engaged in 5 different community driven initiatives. Two of these indicatives included volunteer trip experiences, impacting the lives of 11 local volunteers, and 6 in-country volunteers. Although the COVID-19 pandemic impacted our international travel, we were still able to accomplish our mission objectives by offering Global Leadership opportunities to more in-country individuals. These experiences promote world peace, expand worldview, foster cross-cultural understanding, and inspire servant leadership. We offer a unique service learning opportunity for volunteers interested in sharing their gifts and talents through our Volunteer Trip Experiences. Our 7-10 day excursions cultivate a live changing cultural exchange between recipients and volunteers, builds meaningful relationships and providing opportunities that expand worldview, foster cross-cultural understanding, and inspire servant leadership.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.8K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    Community Engagement: During 2020, we offered 20 baking events, reaching over 419 local families who participated in our mission through our baking events. Our community events are centered around the warmth of a community bread oven. We offer volunteer experiences and sell baked goods throughout the region. Our oven events demonstrate just how our oven recipients in rural Costa Rica change lives with a brick and a loaf.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $3.2K