Childhood: Canadian Feed The Children Online Update

March 2011

We hope you enjoy reading this update from Canadian Feed The Children. Your support helps children thrive in Bolivia, Canada, Ghana, Ethiopia, Haiti and Uganda. Thank you!

Alexandra* left her small town in Bolivia at age 15 and ended up locked in a room, selling her body to survive in La Paz. Her gruelling ordeal - a sadly too-common story for the 800,000 at risk children and adolescents of Bolivia - has a happy ending, thanks to the unique work of Little Flower.

*Name changed to protect privacy; “Alexandra” is not pictured here.

Read the full story here.


Sheltering Bolivia’s Most Vulnerable Alalay – a Canadian Feed The Children partner since 1990 – provides homes and hope to 1,500 children who otherwise would be living in the streets in La Paz, El Alto, Santa Cruz and Cochabamba, Bolivia. Find out more about their innovative, life-saving programs and how you can support Bolivian children in crisis here.		Taking an Inspiration Break… Who says Facebook can’t be inspiring? Not us, that’s for sure! Check out our new “Inspiration” Photo Album. Be sure to “like” our facebook page, so you can see new photos in the series each Wednesday between now and mid-May. Contribute your own favourite quotation or just read through the comments from our increasingly-active facebook community.

Signs of Hope in Haiti
Francoise Briet, Program Manager, was moved, surprised and shocked by what she saw during her two-week trip to Haiti. See the country from her eyes here and click "Trip Report" here.

Let the Water Flow…
The area just outside of Leogane, Haiti, hard-hit by the earthquake, is a beehive of activity. Work has begun on a new CIDA-funded project that will let water flow once again. Read more here.

We are grateful for the generosity of the following donors this month, who have stepped up to the plate to help reduce the impact of poverty on children.

Thank you to Ian and Joy Winterborn, long-time supporters of Canadian Feed The Children who have travelled to many of the projects to see firsthand the difference their support makes. We are so grateful for your continued support!

Our sincere appreciation to R. V. Anderson Associates Ltd., who have generously funded relief efforts in Haiti and also support income generation projects for women in Ghana.

Giving through your workplace has a huge impact on the world – just ask the folks that give through the O.P.G. Employees and Pensioners Fund! Thank you to all of you who give so generously through their employers!

Special thanks for the “egg”-ceptional support from the staff at LawPRO who contributed more than $5,000 in chickens, coops, poultry feed and training for 50 women in Ethiopia.

Thank you to these and our other generous supporters!

What are you doing in September?
Want to join us in Bolivia?
We’re in the early stage of planning an exclusive trip for 15 CFTC supporters to tour Bolivia with Canadian Feed The Children. We’ll visit the main projects funded by CFTC donors in La Paz, El Alto, Santa Cruz and Cochabamba. The 10-day trip is tentatively scheduled to fly out of Toronto to La Paz on Sept 17, 2011.

Intrigued? We’d love a show of hands among those who might be interested in travelling with us – no obligation, just for early planning purposes. Please contact Lisa to express your initial interest and learn more: ldoucette@CanadianFeedTheChildren.ca or call 1-800-387-1221 ext. 227.

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