Families Mentoring Families | Ghana
For the people of Ghana, specifically Liberian refugees living there, success
begins with literacy. Many Liberian refugees live in poverty because they
lack job skills and educational opportunities. Families Mentoring Families is
a nonprofit organization that works tirelessly to address the issue of illiteracy
in Ghana. By opening the Liberian Literacy Center, the only library in a 30-
mile radius that serves 20,000+ displaced Liberians living in Ghana, Families
Mentoring Families hopes to preserve Liberian heritage through the written
word and give refugees the skills needed to lift themselves out of poverty.
“A library needs books, especially Liberian-specific books serving the
Liberian community,” says Wellness Advocate LaReita Berky. Along with
Diamond sponsors Terry and Lil Shepherd and the dōTERRA Healing Hands
Foundation ® , LaReita purchased 40 Liberian-specific books for the new
literacy center, along with a computer, copier, laminating machine, and air
conditioner. “Our goal is to make the library a comfortable and inviting place
to learn, where people can come, stay a while, and read.” —LaReita Berky
Heng-Chun Christian
Hospital | Taiwan
The dōTERRA ® Taiwan team has a long
history of initiating and completing charitable
community development projects via
Helping Hands, the term used to describe
dōTERRA Healing Hands projects in China.
This year, they raised funds to sponsor an
afterschool class project with the Heng-
Chun Christian Hospital.
This project hosted 18 afterschool classes
for 450 native Taiwanese pupils from
underprivileged families. The class provided
students with education and vocational
training that would otherwise be inaccessible.
Every year during the day of service, Wellness
Advocates in the area have the opportunity
to meet the children they sponsor and
participate in a service project with them.
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Hope 4 the
Harvest |
Costa Rica
May schools in countries
around the world require
uniforms and notebooks
for students to attend. This
can be a financial hardship
for families who are already
struggling to provide basic
necessities.
To help alleviate these financial
hardships, Wellness Advocate
Kamilah Asafa worked with
Hope 4 the Harvest in Costa
Rica to provide mandatory
uniforms and notebooks for
children living in low-income
circumstances. With help
from the dōTERRA Healing
Hands Foundation ® , Kamilah
Asafa and Hope 4 the Harvest
provided 767 school uniforms
and notebooks for 200 children.
doterrahealinghands.org
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