Justice and Human Rights Ecuador Project #22226

Reduce work hours for Ecuadorian street children

by UBECI

Reduce work hours for Ecuadorian street children

Project Report | Feb 1, 2023
Homework Help

By Abbie Pond | Volunteer

While most of the children we work with do not attend school, there are a few who started in our program who are now attending school. We learned early on that most parents are unable to help their children with their homework as they never received a formal education themselves.

As we visit each of the markets, one volunteer or staff member spends time tutoring the children who are attending school. We help them with their homework and reviewing concepts that are difficult for the child. Our goal is to give these children a better future, and some are on their way! We want to ensure they have the help they need so they continue to attend school.

Funding from our generous donors paritially goes towards funding school supplies for these children. We want them to have to skills and tools they need to receive an education and give back to Ecuador. Most of these children would not have the opportunity to go to school or receive school supplies otherwise. We thank everyone who has contributed to making UBECI run, we are starting to see the impact it has made.

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Jul 2, 2021
Educational and emotional support for children.

By Administrative Area | By NGO Support UBECI

Educational support

News from UBECI Ecuador, June 2021

By NGO Support UBECI

Although COVID-19 remains prevalent throughout Quito, Ecuador, the pandemic has not prevented UBECI from taking action to help children in the local markets. By taking the necessary precautions, including widespread mask-wearing and rigorous sanitation measures, UBECI staff has been able to maintain its presence at the local markets to provide educational assistance, as well as social and emotional support for children.

Most families that work in the markets rely on their children to do daily chores such as bagging produce and cleaning the stall. These tasks add up to twelve hours a day, which prevents children from attending school to get a formal education. Without the ability to receive an education, children are left with limited opportunities for the future. UBECI has been working to fill this void by incorporating educational activities for the children to participate in at the markets.

Three days out of the week, UBECI staff, accompanied by a social worker, visit the markets in South Quito to serve the child’s needs. In recent months, UBECI has worked with the children on reading and writing, along with learning about the history of Ecuador. In addition, UBECI has created birthday cards and provided gift baskets for the children when it is their birthday. Not only have these activities contributed to the positive well-being of the children, but their families have benefited as well.

Despite the widespread impact COVID-19 has had in Quito, UBECI has continued to work diligently in the local markets to ensure children and their families have the necessary resources to thrive and prosper. On a weekly basis, UBECI has consistently worked to develop and implement innovative strategies to better serve the children at the markets.

UBECI Foundation would not be able to act without the generous contributions and support from all of you. Even in times of trouble, your donations have assisted UBECI in providing additional assistance for children at the markets. Regardless of the circumstances moving forward, UBECI will work to give at-risk children a better future.

Group activities

Emotional support

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Jan 20, 2017
Final Report of 2016!

By Charlie Matthews | Administrative Leader / Volunteer / Santa Clause

The UBECI Family made us so proud this past year! We had 159 donations totaling just under $15,000 before the end of 2016. And then four more donations these past few weeks of January to push us up to less than $900 away from our original goal of $16k. All of this monetary love and support went straight to our flagship project Play, Do & Learn. That means that YOU directly aided in restoring the human rights of 647 of our kids in Quito. Way to go Family!

November and December were two of the best months from the whole year for many reasons. With activities focusing on leadership and education, all of the kids had a blast while improving their cognitive, motor and socioafective skills by an overarching average of 54 percent! We also held our Christmas Campaign where each of our UBECI niños received a few gifts from Papá Noel himself! Many of the children are not accustomed to getting presents during the holidays because of their families' economic situations, so I can personally say that it was incredibly heartwarming to see the smiles on not only the kids' faces, but on their parents' as well.

On the financial side of things, we received almost a quarter of our GlobalGiving funding in just these two months. And of that money, more than half came on #GivingTuesday! This day was HUGE because all of the donations made were matched at 50% by GlobalGiving. So thank you so so so much for coming out on the Giving Tuesday and Year End campaigns. UBECI's kids could not be more thankful.

And finally, on to 2017! We have now renewed our GlobalGiving project to coincide with the new year and the new improvements UBECI Foundation is making. Among these improvements are more staff, more volunteers, more kids, more markets, and more partnerships! All of this means better lives and opportunities for our children and their families. Check out the updated project here > https://goto.gg/26415

Because of how well and how efficiently the UBECI Family helped out last year, we are refining our funding requests as part of our year-long strategy. Reducing our annual goal by $1,000 and emphasizing the promotion of GlobalGiving's challenges and bonuses are the main changes you can expect to see. Which means, keep an eye out! You will be hearing more from us soon on how to continue supporting the kids of Quito.

Good luck, Happy New Year and thanks again!

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