By Douglas McMeekin | Executive Director Yachana Foundation
The Yachana Foundation has completed two very successful training sessions for people from the coast affected by the earthquake in April of last year. The trainings are expensive and we are trying to raise enough money to continue with the next. The first two programs were concentrated on masonry projects. The next will focus on carpentry with some electrical and plumbing. This is what the men from the coast are asking for. Late last year, Global Giving had a matching grant program that we were able to take advantage of and raised $4,675 in direct grants to the foundation plus an additional amount of the same value that will be transferred in April of 2017. Until we receive those funds, or raise money from other sources before then, we will not be able to start the next training session. But overall, the initiative of the foundation for the trainings has been very well received. They are practical trainings where the participants leave with skills that will help them get work. We greatly appreciate Global Giving’s matching grant program as it is facilitating the next training.
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